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1913 in History

Browse historical records dated to 1913. Records are rendered from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

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Historical Events in 1913

1913
1st Mediterranean Flight
Roland Garros · France · Mediterranean

Completes the first flight over the Mediterranean

1913
Accession of Constantine I
Constantine Glucksburg · Greece · Thessaloniki

Constantine succeeds his father as King of Greece.

1913
Adriatic Question
Nikola Pasic · Serbia · Serbia

Accepts peace without the Adriatic outlet Serbia had sought because the Great Powers support a separate Albanian state.

1913
Aegean Islands Decision
Mehmed Mehmed V · Turkey · Aegean Sea

Accepts that the Great Powers will decide the sovereignty of the Ottoman Aegean islands other than Crete.

1913
Aegean Islands Decision
Lujo Vojnovic · Montenegro · London

Accepts Great Power authority to determine the future of Ottoman Aegean islands other than Crete.

1913
Albanian Boundary Decision
Stojan Novakovic · Serbia · London

Accepts that the Great Powers will determine Albania's frontiers and related questions.

1913
Albanian Frontiers
Ismail Qemali · Albania · Albania

Sees Albania excluded from the Ottoman cession while the Great Powers retain authority to determine its frontiers and related questions.

1913
Albanian Independence
Ismail Qemali · Albania · Vlore

Great Power diplomacy confirms an autonomous Albanian state.

1913
Albanian Question
Leopold Berchtold · Austria · Vienna

Supports Albania to block Serbian access to the Adriatic.

1913
Albanian Settlement
Enver Bey · Turkey · London

The treaty leaves Albania's status and frontiers to the Great Powers rather than assigning the territory among the Balkan allies.

1913
Albanian Settlement
Nicholas Petrovic-Njegos · Montenegro · Albania

Faces Great Power control of Albania's frontiers, limiting Montenegrin claims despite wartime gains.

1913
Albanian Settlement
Ismail Qemali · Albania · London

The peace treaty excludes Albania from the Ottoman territorial cession and leaves its frontiers and other questions to the Great Powers.

1913
Albanian Settlement
Ismail Qemali · Albania · London

The Treaty of London leaves Albania's boundaries and related questions for determination by the Great Powers.

1913
Alliance Bulgaria and Serbia and Greece
Constantine Constantine I · Greece

An anti Bulgarian Serbian-Greek alliance is signed

1913
Alliance Bulgaria and Serbia and Greece
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria

An anti Bulgarian Serbian-Greek alliance is signed

1913
Alliance Bulgaria and Serbia and Greece
Radomir Putnik · Serbia

An anti Bulgarian Serbian-Greek alliance is signed

1913
Alliance Constantine Constantine I and Bulgaria over the Macedonia and Thrace border
Constantine Constantine I · Greece

Greece and Serbia break their alliance with Bulgaria over the Macedonia and Thrace border

1913
Alliance Constantine Constantine I and Serbia and declares war on Bulgaria
Constantine Constantine I · Greece

Romania, Greece, Montenegro, and Turkey immediately side with Serbia and declares war on Bulgaria, which found itself completely isolated

1913
Alliance two and an agreement for mutual diplomatic support
Constantine Constantine I · Greece

Greece and Serbia signed a Treaty of mutual defence against an attack, a mutual border is agreed between the two and an agreement for mutual diplomatic support

1913
Antarctic Crossing Plan
Ernest Henry Shackleton · Great Britain · London

Names the venture the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

1913
Armament
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Great Britain

The new Naval Law is passed by the Reichstag in order to expand the German navy

1913
Armament
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Great Britain

Draws up detailed plans to create a War Fleet of 79 battleships by 1920

1913
Arrest of Emily Pankhurst
Emily Pankhurst · Great Britain · London

Imprisoned for inciting people to place explosives outside Lloyd George's house

1913
Arrest of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi · India · Natal

Arrested & jailed in Natal, an act which provokes riots

1913
Arrest of Sylvia Pankhurst
Sylvia Pankhurst · Great Britain · London

Sentenced to 3 months for inciting suffragettes to bomb Lloyd George's Surrey home

1913
Assassination of Chiaojen Sung
Yuan Shikai · China · Shanghai

Has Sung Chiao-jen assassinated, provokes the Chinese 2nd Revolution

1913
Assassination of George I
George George I · Greece · Salonika

Death of George I, assassinated during the First Balkan War

1913
Assassination of George I
George George I · Greece · Salonika

Is assassinated in Salonika during the war.

1913
Assassination of George I
George Glucksburg · Greece · Thessaloniki

King George I is assassinated shortly after Thessaloniki becomes part of Greece.

1913
Assassination of Sung Chiao-jen
Sung Chiao-jen · China · Shanghai

Assassinated by agents of Yuan Shih-kai

1913
Attack on Former Allies
Mikhail Savov · Bulgaria · Macedonia

Bulgarian forces attack Serbian and Greek positions.

1913
Attorney General Appointment
John Allsebrook Simon · Great Britain · London

Becomes Attorney General in the Liberal government.

1913
Balkan Crisis Diplomacy
Arthur Nicolson · Great Britain · London

Coordinates Foreign Office diplomacy during the Second Balkan War.

1913
Balkan League
Constantine Constantine I · Greece

Greece and Serbia signed a Treaty of mutual defence against an attack, a mutual border is agreed between the two and an agreement for mutual diplomatic support

1913
Balkan League
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria

Bulgaria attacks first, without formally declaring war, attacking the Serbian army in Gevgelija and then the Greek army in Nigrita

1913
Bedford Land Speech
David Lloyd George · Great Britain · Bedford

Uses a major Bedford speech to promote rural social reform.

1913
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Barry Jackson · Great Britain · Birmingham

Jackson opens Britain's first purpose-built repertory theatre in Birmingham.

1913
Boycott
Victoriano Huerta · Mexico · Mexico City

The USA declares a boycott against Mexico after its President expels some Americans

1913
Britain & France jointly oppose the German-Turkish military convention
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

Britain & France jointly oppose the German-Turkish military convention

1913
Bucharest Negotiations
Stoyan Danev · Bulgaria · Bucharest

Negotiates after Bulgaria's military isolation.

1913
Bulgarian Attack on Former Allies
Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Bregalnica

Authorizes military action against Serbian and Greek positions.

1913
Bulgarian Attack on Former Allies
Nikola Pasic · Serbia · Bregalnica

Directs the Serbian government during Bulgaria's surprise attack.

1913
Bulgarian Delegation
Stoyan Danev · Bulgaria · London

Leads Bulgaria's plenipotentiary team in accepting the settlement ending the First Balkan War.

1913
Cabinet Supports Controlled Oil Supply
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

The Cabinet accepts in principle that the government should acquire control over dependable oil supplies.

1913
Capture of Adrianople
Enver Bey · Turkey · Adrianople

Adrianople is captured by the Bulgarians, assisted by the Serbs, Turkey is brought back to the negotiating table in London

1913
Capture of Adrianople
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Adrianople

A combined Bulgar-Serb force captures Adrianople

1913
Capture of Adrianople
Nikola Ivanov · Bulgaria · Adrianople

Captures Adrianople with Serbian assistance.

1913
Capture of Adrianople
Nikola Ivanov · Bulgaria · Adrianople

Commands the Bulgarian Second Army during the fall of Adrianople.

1913
Capture of Adrianople
Mehmed Shukri Pasha · Turkey · Adrianople

Surrenders Adrianople to a combined Bulgar-Serb force

1913
Capture of Adrianople
Stepa Stepanovic · Serbia · Adrianople

Serbian heavy artillery assists Bulgaria at Adrianople.

1913
Capture of Adrianople
Stepa Stepanovic · Serbia · Adrianople

Commands Serbian artillery supporting the capture of Adrianople.

1913
Capture of Ciudad Juarez
Pancho Villa · Mexico · Ciudad Juarez

Captures Ciudad Juarez

1913
Capture of Ioannina
Enver Bey · Turkey · Ioannina

The Turkish garrison of 30,000 falls to Prince Constantine of Greece

1913
Capture of Ioannina
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Ioannina

The Turkish garrison of 30,000 falls to Prince Constantine of Greece

1913
Capture of Ioannina
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Ioannina

Captures Ioannina from Ottoman forces.

1913
Capture of Nangking
Yuan Shikai · China · Nangking

Yuans forces capture Nangking from the Nationalist Kuomingtang

1913
Capture of Nanjing
Shih-Kai Yuan · China · Nanjing

Captures Nanjing

1913
Capture of Scutari
Radomir Putnik · Serbia · Scutari

Assists Montenegro in capturing Scutari from the Turks

1913
Capture of Serres
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Serres

Greek troops enter Serres after Bulgarian withdrawal.

1913
Cat and Mouse Act
Reginald McKenna · Great Britain · London

Introduces temporary release for hunger-striking prisoners in poor health.

1913
Ceasefire
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Kresna

The Greeks offered a ceasefire and the Bulgarians accept due to the danger posed by the Romanian army in the north

1913
Ceasefire
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria

Romanian intervention threatens Sofia and forces Bulgaria toward peace.

1913
Cession of Crete
Mehmed Mehmed V · Turkey · Crete

Renounces Ottoman sovereignty over Crete in favour of the Balkan allies.

1913
Cession of Crete
Stephanos Skouloudis · Greece · London

Accepts the treaty article by which the Ottoman Empire renounces sovereignty over Crete to the Balkan allies.

1913
Chief of Staff
Alexandru Averescu · Romania

Appointed Chief of Staff

1913
Chief of Staff
Alexandru Averescu · Romania

Appointed Chief of Staff

1913
Commercial Arrangements
Jovan Popovic · Montenegro · London

Accepts that commercial questions resulting from the peace will be addressed by subsequent agreements.

1913
Conference of London
Enver Bey · Turkey · London

When the news of the Turkish coup reaches London it was recognized that further negotiations are useless and that the London Peace Conference had failed

1913
Conference of London
Enver Bey · Turkey · London

The Balkan States finally agree to accept the mediation of the powers, when the Balkan delegates and the representatives of the great powers meet for the 2nd time they find a Treaty embodying the original terms ready for.

1913
Conference of London
Enver Bey · Turkey · London

The 2nd meeting of the London Peace Conference

1913
Conspiracy Conviction
Emmeline Pankhurst · Great Britain · London

Is sentenced for inciting the bombing of Lloyd George's house.

1913
Constitution of USA
Thomas Woodrow Wilson · United States of America · Washington

Resumes the "State of the Union Address" to Congress after a break of 112 years

1913
Constitution of USA
Thomas Woodrow Wilson · United States of America · Washington

The 17th Amendment to the US Constitution allows for the popular election of senators

1913
Coup
Enver Bey · Turkey · Istanbul

The Turkish Government is overthrown by the Young Turks & its leader Enver Bey. After a coup, Kiamil Pasha is driven from power and Nazim Pasha murdered by Enver Bey, who places himself at the head of a new Government

1913
Coup
Enver Bey · Turkey · Istanbul

After a coup, Kiamil Pasha is driven from power and Nazim Pasha murdered by Enver Bey, who places himself at the head of a new Government

1913
Coup
Enver Bey · Turkey · London

When the news of the Turkish coup reaches London it was recognized that further negotiations are useless and that the London Peace Conference had failed

1913
Crete Settlement
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Crete

Benefits from the Ottoman renunciation of sovereignty over Crete in favour of the Balkan allies.

1913
D'Arcy Concession Government Review
Charles Greenway · Great Britain · London

The Foreign Office reviews the history and strategic significance of D'Arcy's Persian petroleum concession.

1913
Declaration of War
Enver Bey · Turkey

The truce in the Balkans is renounced and the war resumed

1913
Declaration of War
Carol Carol I · Romania · Bucharest

Declares war on Bulgaria during the Second Balkan War.

1913
Declaration of War
Constantine Constantine I · Greece

The Macedonia and Thrace border dispute with Bulgaria causes the 2nd Balkan War

1913
Declaration of War
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Dodecanese

Romania, Greece, Montenegro, and Turkey immediately side with Serbia and declares war on Bulgaria, which found itself completely isolated

1913
Declaration of War
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria

Greece and Serbia break with Bulgaria over the Macedonia and Thrace border

1913
Declaration of War
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria

Romania raises an army and declares war on Bulgaria

1913
Declaration of War
Yuan Shikai · China

The Chinese 2nd Revolution breaks out

1913
Defense of Zletovo
Mihail Savov · Bulgaria · Zletovo

Attempts to break Serbian defenses along the Bregalnica front.

1913
Defense of Zletovo
Stepa Stepanovic · Serbia · Zletovo

Reinforces Serbian units resisting Bulgarian attacks near Zletovo.

1913
Diplomatic Expulsion at Mexico City
Victoriano Huerta · Mexico · Mexico City

The USA declares a boycott against Mexico after its President expels some Americans

1913
Diplomatic Proposal at London
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Great Britain · London

Proposes an Anglo-German "naval holiday" to reduce expenditure on armaments

1913
Diplomatic Ultimatum at Washington
Thomas Woodrow Wilson · United States of America · Washington

Gives President Huerta of Mexico an ultimatum to resign

1913
Dispute over Macedonia
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Sofia

Disputes Macedonia with Serbia and Greece after London.

1913
Election
Thomas Woodrow Wilson · United States of America · Washington

The 17th Amendment to the US Constitution allows for the popular election of senators

1913
End of Berntsen Government
Klaus Berntsen · Denmark · Copenhagen

The Berntsen Government ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Council President of Denmark.

1913
End of Jens Bratlie Government
Jens Bratlie · Norway · Oslo

The Jens Bratlie Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.

1913
Enos-Midia Cession
Stoyan Danev · Bulgaria · London

Accepts the territorial settlement under which the Ottoman Empire cedes lands west of the Enos-Midia line, except Albania.

1913
Enos-Midia Settlement
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Thrace

Accepts a peace that transfers Ottoman territory west of the Enos-Midia line to the Balkan allies.

1913
European Territorial Cession
Mehmed Mehmed V · Turkey · Thrace

Cedes Ottoman territory in Europe west of the Enos-Midia line, with Albania excluded.

1913
Expedition Closure
Victor Lindsey Campbell · Great Britain · Cape Evans

Helps close the Cape Evans hut before departure.

1913
FA Cup Final Clean Sheet
Samuel Hardy · Great Britain · Crystal Palace

Keeps a clean sheet as Aston Villa defeat Sunderland.

1913
FA Cup Winning Goal
Tommy Barber · Great Britain · Crystal Palace

Barber scores the decisive goal in the 1913 FA Cup final.

1913
Falstaff Premiere
Edward William Elgar · Great Britain · Leeds

Falstaff receives its first performance at the Leeds Festival.

1913
Family
Eva Foot · Great Britain · Plymouth

Michael Foot is born to Eva Mackintosh Foot, whose family name becomes his middle name.

1913
Family
Isaac Foot · Great Britain · Plymouth

Michael Foot is born into the political household of Isaac Foot, later Liberal MP for Bodmin.

1913
Federal Income Tax
Woodrow Wilson · United States of America · Washington

The federal government begins collecting income tax under the newly ratified Sixteenth Amendment.

1913
Federal Reserve Act
Woodrow Wilson · United States of America · Washington

Wilson signs legislation creating the Federal Reserve System.

1913
Federal Reserve Act
Woodrow Wilson · United States of America · Washington

The Federal Reserve Act requires gold reserves against Federal Reserve notes and deposits.

1913
Fighting at Ovce Pole
Alexander Karadordevic · Serbia · Ovce Pole

Commits the Serbian First Army in fighting around Ovce Pole.

1913
Fighting at Ovce Pole
Mihail Savov · Bulgaria · Ovce Pole

Presses Bulgarian operations against the Serbian First Army.

1913
Film
Charles Spencer Chaplin · Great Britain · Hollywood

Chaplin reports to work at Keystone Studios to launch a legendary film career

1913
Final Cape Evans Departure
Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans · Great Britain · Cape Evans

Evans oversees the final departure from Cape Evans as Terra Nova takes the remaining expedition members north from Antarctica.

1913
Financial Questions
Mehmed Mehmed V · Turkey · Paris

Agrees that financial questions arising from the war and territorial cessions will be referred to an international commission in Paris.

1913
Financial Questions Commission
Andra Nikolic · Serbia · London

Accepts referral of financial questions arising from the war and territorial cessions to an international commission in Paris.

1913
First Balkan War Settlement
Edward Grey · Great Britain · London

Uses London diplomacy to manage disputes among the Balkan states.

1913
First Balkan War Settlement
Edward Grey · Great Britain · London

Helps end the First Balkan War through Great Power mediation.

1913
First Highbury Goal
George Jobey · Great Britain · Highbury

Scores Arsenal's first goal at Highbury in the 2-1 victory over Leicester Fosse.

1913
First Highbury Winning Goal
Andy Devine · Great Britain · Highbury

Scores the winning goal as Arsenal open Highbury with a 2-1 victory over Leicester Fosse.

1913
First Issue Published
Clifford Sharp · Great Britain · London

Directs the weekly magazine from its first issue.

1913
Football League Championship
Charles Murray Buchan · Great Britain · Sunderland

Helps Sunderland win the Football League championship.

1913
Football League Championship
Robert Kyle · Great Britain · Sunderland

Manages Sunderland to the Football League championship.

1913
Foreign Policy Statement at Washington
Thomas Woodrow Wilson · United States of America · Washington

The USA declares a boycott against Mexico after the expulsion of Americans

1913
Four-Engine Passenger Aircraft
Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky · Russia · Saint Petersburg

The achievement marks four-engine passenger aircraft as an important Russian scientific milestone.

1913
Gamboa Dike Explosion
Woodrow Wilson · United States of America · Gamboa

Wilson sends the telegraph signal detonating Gamboa Dike and joining the canal waters.

1913
German Turkish Convention Opposition
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

Britain and France jointly oppose the German-Turkish military convention.

1913
Great Power Coordination
Arthur Nicolson · Great Britain · London

Works to limit wider conflict among the European powers.

1913
Great Power Settlement
Ismail Qemali · Albania · London

Continues seeking recognition of Albanian interests while the treaty assigns the country's territorial settlement to the Great Powers.

1913
Greek Delegation
Stephanos Skouloudis · Greece · London

Signs the treaty as one of the principal Greek plenipotentiaries.

1913
Greek Entry into the War
Constantine I · Greece · Kilkis

Leads Greek forces against Bulgaria after the outbreak of war.

1913
Greek Entry into the War
Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Kilkis

Faces simultaneous Serbian and Greek offensives.

1913
High Commander
Otto Liman von Sanders · Germany

Appointed High Commander of the Turkish Army in Istanbul

1913
HMS Queen Elizabeth Launch
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Great Britain · Portsmouth

Oversees the naval programme as HMS Queen Elizabeth is launched.

1913
Home Rule
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

The House of Commons passes the Irish Home Rule Bill, rejected by the Lords

1913
Home Rule Commons Passage
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

The Commons passes the Irish Home Rule Bill before Lords rejection.

1913
Ilya Muromets First Flight
Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky · Russia · Saint Petersburg

Leads the first flight of the Ilya Muromets four-engine aircraft.

1913
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition Announced
Ernest Henry Shackleton · Great Britain · London

Announces plans to cross Antarctica from sea to sea.

1913
Inauguration
Thomas Woodrow Wilson · United States of America · Washington

Inaugurated President of the USA, 28th

1913
Independence of China
Yuan Shikai · China

Declaration by Russia & China of Outer Mongolian autonomy under Chinese suzerainty. China recognizes the autonomy of Outer Mongolia

1913
Independence of Mongolia
Yuan Shikai · China

Declaration by Russia & China of Outer Mongolian autonomy under Chinese suzerainty. China recognizes the autonomy of Outer Mongolia

1913
Institutional Care Legislation
Reginald McKenna · Great Britain · London

Creates administrative arrangements for institutional supervision and care.

1913
Invasion of Bulgaria
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria

The Romanians encounter little resistance from the Bulgarians, and by the time of the ceasefire are only 30 kilometers from Sofia

1913
Invention of Aeroplane
Igor Sikorsky · Russia

The 1st 4 engine aircraft is built & flown by Igor Sikorsky

1913
Irish Home Rule
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

The House of Commons passes the Irish Home Rule Bill, rejected by the Lords

1913
Kuomingtang
Yuan Shikai · China

Outlaws the Kuomindang Party

1913
Land Campaign
David Lloyd George · Great Britain · Bedford

Launches a campaign advocating reform of land ownership and taxation.

1913
Leeds Festival Performance
Edward William Elgar · Great Britain · Leeds

Elgar conducts the premiere of his symphonic study.

1913
Legislation
Thomas Woodrow Wilson · United States of America · Washington

The Underwood Tariff Act reduces duties where US goods control the market. The Underwood Tariff Act reduces duties on commodities

1913
Letter to Chkheidze
Leon Trotsky · Russia

Writes to Nikolay Chkheidze during continuing disputes over Bolshevik organization and Social Democratic unity.

1913
London Conference
Edward Grey · Great Britain · London

Hosts negotiations ending the First Balkan War.

1913
London Peace Negotiations
Eleftherios Venizelos · Greece · London

Represents Greek interests during the London negotiations that end the First Balkan War.

1913
Marxism and National Question
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin · Russia · Vienna

Writes on nationality policy for the Bolshevik current.

1913
Mental Deficiency Act
Reginald McKenna · Great Britain · London

Oversees enactment of the Mental Deficiency Act.

1913
Militant Suffrage Arson
Edith Rigby · Great Britain · Rivington

Uses property destruction to protest women's political exclusion.

1913
Mobilization
Stojan Danev · Bulgaria

Bulgaria is attacked by Turkey and Romania

1913
Montenegrin Delegation
Jovan Popovic · Montenegro · London

Represents Montenegro in accepting the treaty while its ambitions around northern Albania remain constrained by Great Power decisions.

1913
Mount Athos Decision
Mehmed Mehmed V · Turkey · Mount Athos

Accepts that the Great Powers will determine the future status of Mount Athos.

1913
Mount Athos Decision
Georgios Streit · Greece · London

Accepts that the Great Powers will determine the status of Mount Athos under the peace settlement.

1913
Moving Assembly Line
Henry Ford · United States of America · Highland Park

Ford introduces a moving assembly line that sharply reduces automobile production time.

1913
Mutual Defence Treaty
Constantine Constantine I · Greece

Greece and Serbia signed a Treaty of mutual defence against an attack, a mutual border is agreed between the two and an agreement for mutual diplomatic support

1913
Nationality Arrangements
Ioannis Gennadius · Greece · London

Accepts that nationality questions created by the peace settlement will be resolved through special conventions.

1913
Natives Land Act
Louis Botha · South Africa · South Africa

Heads the government when the Natives Land Act becomes law.

1913
Neutrality
Joseph Joffre · France

A plan to mobilize 3 million troops against Germany, assumes Belgiums neutrality

1913
New Statesman Editor
Clifford Sharp · Great Britain · London

Becomes founding editor of the New Statesman.

1913
New Statesman Founded
Beatrice Webb · Great Britain · London

Co-founds the New Statesman with Sidney Webb.

1913
News of Polar Party Losses
Robert Falcon Scott · Great Britain · Oamaru

The world was informed of the tragedy when Terra Nova reached Oamaru, New Zealand.

1913
Nobel Prize in Literature
Rabindranath Tagore · India · Stockholm

Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for sensitive and beautiful verse expressed through his own English translations.

1913
Oil Fuel Supply Memorandum
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Great Britain · London

Presents a Cabinet memorandum arguing that the Royal Navy needs secure, controlled sources of fuel oil.

1913
Ottoman Advance into Thrace
Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Thrace

Faces an Ottoman advance while Bulgarian armies retreat elsewhere.

1913
Ottoman Advance into Thrace
Enver Pasha · Turkey · Thrace

Leads Ottoman forces back into territory lost during the First Balkan War.

1913
Ottoman Delegation
Osman Nizami Pasha · Turkey · London

Leads the Ottoman delegation that signs the treaty ending the First Balkan War.

1913
Ottoman Recapture of Adrianople
Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Adrianople

Loses Adrianople as Bulgarian forces withdraw from Thrace.

1913
Ottoman Recapture of Adrianople
Enver Pasha · Turkey · Adrianople

Re-enters Adrianople with Ottoman forces.

1913
Panama Canal
George Goethals · United States of America · Panama Canal

Completes the management of the construction of the Panama Canal

1913
Panama Canal
Thomas Woodrow Wilson · United States of America · Panama Canal

President Wilson opens the Panama Canal

1913
Peace
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Kresna

The Greeks offered a ceasefire and the Bulgarians accept due to the danger posed by the Romanian army in the north

1913
Peace
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria

The Greeks offer a ceasefire and the Bulgarians accept due to the danger posed by the Romanian army in the north

1913
Peace Conference
Edward Grey · Great Britain · London

Hosts renewed peace negotiations between the Balkan allies and the Ottoman Empire.

1913
Plan XVII
Joseph Joffre · France

Operation XVII is approved by the War Minister. A plan to mobilize 3 million troops against Germany, assumes Belgiums neutrality

1913
Plot
Sylvia Pankhurst · Great Britain · London

Sentenced to 3 months for inciting suffragettes to bomb Lloyd George's Surrey home

1913
Poet Laureate
Robert Bridges · Great Britain

Appointed Poet Laureate

1913
Political Fund Legislation
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

Permits union political funds while allowing members to opt out.

1913
Political Levy Reform
Arthur Henderson · Great Britain · London

Helps Labour benefit from lawful political levies with individual opt-outs.

1913
Political Levy Reform
Arthur Henderson · Great Britain · London

Welcomes restoration of trade-union political fund powers.

1913
Postwar Crisis
Leopold Berchtold · Austria · Vienna

Views Serbian gains as a threat to Austria-Hungary.

1913
Postwar Diplomacy
Edward Grey · Great Britain · London

Seeks to contain Great Power tension after the wars.

1913
Postwar Diplomacy
Sergei Sazonov · Russia · St Petersburg

Backs Serbia after the Balkan settlements.

1913
Postwar Diplomacy
Gottlieb von Jagow · Germany · Berlin

Monitors Balkan tensions after the wars.

1913
Postwar Serbian Army
Radomir Putnik · Serbia · Belgrade

Serbia emerges militarily strengthened from the Balkan Wars.

1913
President of Bolivia
Ismael Montes · Bolivia

Ismael Montes begins his second presidential term.

1913
President of China
Yuan Shikai · China

Appointed President of the Republic of China

1913
President of China
Shih-Kai Yuan · China

Appointed President of all China after the resignation of Sun Yat-Sen in the South

1913
President of Switzerland
Eduard Müller · Switzerland · Bern

Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.

1913
President of Venezuela
Jose Gil Fortoul · Venezuela · Caracas

Appointed acting President of Venezuela

1913
Prisoner Arrangements
Mikhail Madjarov · Bulgaria · London

Accepts that prisoner-of-war questions will be settled through later special conventions.

1913
Progressive Weekly Launched
Beatrice Webb · Great Britain · London

Creates a weekly review of politics, society and literature.

1913
Purge
Victoriano Huerta · Mexico · Mexico City

The USA declares a boycott against Mexico after its President expels some Americans

1913
Pygmalion World Premiere
George Bernard Shaw · Great Britain · Vienna

Pygmalion receives its world premiere in a German translation.

1913
Racial Land Segregation Legislation
Louis Botha · South Africa · South Africa

The act severely restricts African land ownership and tenancy.

1913
Recapture of Adrianople
Enver Bey · Turkey · Adrianople

Ottoman forces retake Adrianople from Bulgaria.

1913
Recapture of Eastern Thrace
Mehmed Mehmed V · Turkey · Eastern Thrace

Ottoman forces recover Eastern Thrace.

1913
Reform of Armed Forces
Raymond Poincare · France · Paris

The Army Bill imposes 3 years military service

1913
Reform of Parliament
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

The House of Commons passes the Irish Home Rule Bill, rejected by the Lords

1913
Reform of Parliament
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

The Commons passes a Bill to disestablish the Church in Wales, rejected by the Lords

1913
Reform of Trade
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

A Royal Proclamation bans the import of arms into Ulster

1913
Reparations
Shih-Kai Yuan · China

Japan sends a flotilla to the Yangtzi because China fails to honour reparations

1913
Request for Armistice
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Sofia

Seeks peace as enemies advance on several fronts.

1913
Resumption of War
Enver Bey · Turkey · Istanbul

The Ottoman government resumes hostilities after the coup.

1913
Retreat from Serres
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Serres

Bulgarian forces retreat after burning parts of Serres.

1913
Rivington Pike Bungalow Fire
Edith Rigby · Great Britain · Rivington

Claims responsibility for burning Lord Leverhulme's empty bungalow.

1913
Romanian Advance
Alexandru Averescu · Romania · Sofia

Romanian forces approach Sofia with little resistance.

1913
Romanian Crossing of the Danube
Carol I · Romania · Corabia

Sends Romanian forces across the Danube into Bulgaria.

1913
Romanian Crossing of the Danube
Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Corabia

Diverts attention toward the Romanian advance from the north.

1913
Romanian Invasion
Ferdinand Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen · Romania · Dobruja

Leads Romanian forces into Bulgaria.

1913
Romanian Mobilization
Carol I · Romania · Bucharest

Orders Romanian mobilization against Bulgaria.

1913
Romanian Mobilization
Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Bucharest

Faces Romanian intervention while fighting Serbia and Greece.

1913
Rule of Aegean
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Aegean

Greece is awarded some Aegean Islands for the loss of southern Albania to Albania

1913
Rule of Albania
Constantine Constantine I · Greece

Southern Albania is divided between Albania and Greece

1913
Rule of Crete
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Crete

Crete and Salonika were definitively assigned to Greece

1913
Rule of Dodecanese
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Dodecanese

Greece protested Italy's annexation of the Dodecanese

1913
Rule of Macedonia
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Macedonia

Greece gains territory in Macedonia

1913
Rule of Mongolia
Yuan Shikai · China

Declaration by Russia & China of Outer Mongolian autonomy under Chinese suzerainty

1913
Rule of Salonika
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Salonika

Crete and Salonika were definitively assigned to Greece

1913
Rule of Thrace
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Thrace

Greece gains territory in Thrace

1913
Rule of Thrace
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Thrace

The treaty transfers Ottoman territory west of the Enos-Midia line to the Balkan allies, creating major Bulgarian expectations in Thrace.

1913
Scandal
Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg · Germany · Berlin

Loses a vote of confidence in the Reichstag over the Zabern

1913
Scandal
David Lloyd George · Great Britain · London

Exonerated of illegally dealing in Marconi shares by a debate in the House of Commons

1913
Scott Journals Edited
Leonard Huxley · Great Britain · London

Arranges the recovered notebooks into Scotts Last Expedition.

1913
Scotts Last Expedition
Leonard Huxley · Great Britain · London

Edits Scott's expedition journals for posthumous publication.

1913
Second Balkan War Armistice
Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Bucharest

Seeks an armistice after Bulgaria is attacked on several fronts.

1913
Second Balkan War Armistice
Nikola Pasic · Serbia · Bucharest

Accepts an armistice after Serbia's battlefield victory.

1913
Second Gunnar Knudsen Government
Gunnar Knudsen · Norway · Oslo

Begins the Second Gunnar Knudsen Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.

1913
Second Zahle Council Presidency
Carl Theodor Zahle · Denmark · Copenhagen

Begins the Second Zahle Council Presidency in Copenhagen and serves as Council President of Denmark.

1913
Senior Government Law Officer
John Allsebrook Simon · Great Britain · London

Assumes responsibility as the government's senior legal adviser.

1913
Serbian Counterattack
Radomir Putnik · Serbia · Bregalnica

Orders counterattacks that begin pushing Bulgarian forces back.

1913
Serbian Counterattack
Mihail Savov · Bulgaria · Bregalnica

Attempts to maintain the Bulgarian offensive after Serbian resistance stiffens.

1913
Serbian Delegation
Stojan Novakovic · Serbia · London

Heads Serbia's senior diplomatic representation as peace is concluded with the Ottoman Empire.

1913
Serbian Question
Sergei Sazonov · Russia · St Petersburg

Backs Serbia while trying to manage Great Power tension.

1913
Serbian Victory at Bregalnica
Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Bregalnica

Orders withdrawal after Bulgaria fails to defeat Serbia.

1913
Serbian Victory at Bregalnica
Radomir Putnik · Serbia · Bregalnica

Secures a decisive Serbian victory after ten days of fighting.

1913
Serbo-Greek Alliance
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Athens

Supports alliance with Serbia against Bulgaria.

1913
Serbo-Greek Alliance
Nikola Pasic · Serbia · Belgrade

Aligns with Greece against Bulgarian claims.

1913
Siege of Adrianople
Mehmed Mehmed V · Turkey · Adrianople

Bulgarian forces conquer Adrianople while Greek forces liberate Ioannina

1913
Siege of Gevgelija
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Gevgelija

Bulgaria attacks first, without formally declaring war, attacking the Serbian army in Gevgelija and then the Greek army in Nigrita

1913
Siege of Ioannina
Mehmed Mehmed V · Turkey · Ioannina

Bulgarian forces conquer Adrianople while Greek forces liberate Ioannina

1913
Siege of Mexico City
Victoriano Huerta · Mexico · Mexico City

Rebel leader Panch Villa announces plans to march on Mexico City & besiege Huerta

1913
Siege of Mexico City
Pancho Villa · Mexico · Mexico City

Panch Villa announces plans to march on Mexico City & besiege President Huerta

1913
Siege of Nigrita
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Nigrita

Bulgaria attacks first, without formally declaring war, attacking the Serbian army in Gevgelija and then the Greek army in Nigrita

1913
Siege of Serres
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Serres

The Greek army does not enter the city of Serres in time to prevent it being razed by irregular Bulgarian units

1913
Siege of Serres
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Serres

The Greek army does not enter the city of Serres in time to prevent it being razed by irregular Bulgarian units

1913
Signing Pressure
Edward Grey · Great Britain · London

Warns the delegations that they must sign the prepared settlement or leave London.

1913
St James's Peace Conference
Edward Grey · Great Britain · London

Presides over the diplomatic process in London that brings the Balkan belligerents to a formal peace treaty.

1913
State of the Union Address
Thomas Woodrow Wilson · United States of America

Resumes the "State of the Union Address" to Congress after a break of 112 years

1913
Succession
Constantine I · Greece · Salonika

Succeeds as King of Greece in the newly occuppied city of Salonika

1913
Sunderland League Title
Charles Murray Buchan · Great Britain · Sunderland

Contributes important goals during the club's title-winning campaign.

1913
Sunderland Managerial Title
Robert Kyle · Great Britain · Sunderland

Guides the club close to a league and cup double.

1913
Super-Dreadnought Programme
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Great Britain · Portsmouth

Advances construction of a new oil-fired battleship class.

1913
Surrender of Adrianople
Mehmed Shukri Pasha · Turkey · Adrianople

Surrenders Adrianople after siege.

1913
Surrender of Ioannina
Esat Pasha · Turkey · Ioannina

Surrenders Ioannina to the Greeks.

1913
Temporary Prisoner Discharge
Reginald McKenna · Great Britain · London

Allows recovered prisoners to be returned to complete their sentences.

1913
Terra Nova Return
Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans · Great Britain · Cape Evans

Returns in Terra Nova for the expedition's final relief.

1913
Terra Nova Returns to Cardiff
Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans · Great Britain · Cardiff

Brings Terra Nova back to Cardiff after the Antarctic expedition.

1913
The Balkan War and Socialism
Leon Trotsky · Russia

Writes The Balkan War and Socialism while analyzing nationalism, war and socialist policy in southeastern Europe.

1913
The Student of Prague
Stellan Rye · Germany · Berlin

Directs The Student of Prague, a landmark German silent fantasy film.

1913
Three-Year Prison Sentence
Emmeline Pankhurst · Great Britain · London

Begins hunger striking after receiving a three-year sentence.

1913
Trade Union Act
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

Secures Royal Assent for the Trade Union Act.

1913
Trade Union Act Campaign
Arthur Henderson · Great Britain · London

Strengthens Labour financing after the Osborne judgment restrictions.

1913
Trade Union Act Royal Assent
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

Secures Royal Assent for the Trade Union Act.

1913
Trade Union Act Support
Arthur Henderson · Great Britain · London

Supports legislation restoring trade-union political funding rights.

1913
Treaty of Athens
Mehmed Mehmed V · Turkey · Athens

Concludes peace with Greece after the Balkan Wars.

1913
Treaty of Athens
Eleftherios Venizelos · Greece · Athens

Settles peace terms with the Ottoman Empire.

1913
Treaty of Bucharest
Carol I · Romania · Bucharest

Romania gains Southern Dobruja after the Second Balkan War.

1913
Treaty of Bucharest
Carol I · Romania · Bucharest

Hosts the settlement ending war among the Balkan states.

1913
Treaty of Bucharest
Carol Carol I · Romania · Bucharest

Gains Southern Dobruja from Bulgaria.

1913
Treaty of Bucharest
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Bucharest

Confirms Greek gains in Macedonia and Salonika.

1913
Treaty of Bucharest
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Bucharest

A final peace is agreed in the Treaty of Bucharest

1913
Treaty of Bucharest
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Bucharest

Accepts territorial losses after defeat.

1913
Treaty of Bucharest
Titu Maiorescu · Romania · Bucharest

Hosts the treaty ending the Second Balkan War.

1913
Treaty of Bucharest
Nikola Pasic · Serbia · Bucharest

Secures most of Vardar Macedonia for Serbia.

1913
Treaty of Bucharest
Nicholas Petrovic-Njegos · Montenegro · Bucharest

Participates in the settlement ending the war.

1913
Treaty of Constantinople
Enver Bey · Turkey · Constantinople

Confirms Ottoman recovery of Adrianople from Bulgaria.

1913
Treaty of Constantinople
Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Constantinople

Recognizes Ottoman recovery of Adrianople and eastern Thrace.

1913
Treaty of Constantinople
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Constantinople

Recognises Ottoman recovery of Eastern Thrace.

1913
Treaty of Constantinople
Mehmed V · Turkey · Constantinople

Regains Adrianople and eastern Thrace under the Ottoman-Bulgarian settlement.

1913
Treaty of London
Constantine I · Greece · London

Greece accepts the peace settlement ending the First Balkan War and shares in the Ottoman cession of European territory west of the Enos-Midia line.

1913
Treaty of London
Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · London

Bulgaria accepts the peace ending the First Balkan War, including the Ottoman cession west of the Enos-Midia line, while allied territorial disputes remain unresolved.

1913
Treaty of London
Edward Grey · Great Britain · London

Hosts the London negotiations and presses the Balkan allies and Ottoman representatives toward the settlement ending the First Balkan War.

1913
Treaty of London
Mehmed V · Turkey · London

His government accepts the settlement ending the First Balkan War and surrendering most remaining Ottoman territory in Europe to the Balkan allies.

1913
Treaty of London
Osman Nizami Pasha · Turkey · London

Accepts Ottoman cession west of the Enos-Midia line, the renunciation of Crete, and Great Power decisions on Albania, Aegean islands and Mount Athos.

1913
Treaty of London
Nikola Pasic · Serbia · London

Serbia accepts the London peace while the creation of Albania blocks a Serbian Adriatic outlet and disputes over conquered territory remain unresolved.

1913
Treaty of London
Nicholas Petrovic-Njegos · Montenegro · London

Montenegro accepts the peace ending the First Balkan War while the Great Powers continue to constrain its ambitions around Albania.

1913
Treaty Signature
Ahmed Rechid Bey · Turkey · London

Signs the peace settlement as a member of the Ottoman delegation.

1913
Treaty Signature
Ahmed Reshid Bey · Turkey · London

Signs the peace settlement as legal adviser in the Ottoman delegation.

1913
Treaty Signature
Stoyan Danev · Bulgaria · London

Signs the peace treaty ending the First Balkan War on behalf of Bulgaria.

1913
Treaty Signature
Batzaria Effendi · Turkey · London

Joins the Ottoman team that formally accepts the loss of most European territory west of the Enos-Midia frontier.

1913
Treaty Signature
Ioannis Gennadios · Greece · London

As Greece's minister in London, authenticates the agreement that restores formal peace with the Ottoman Empire.

1913
Treaty Signature
Ioannis Gennadius · Greece · London

Represents Greece among the plenipotentiaries concluding the London settlement.

1913
Treaty Signature
Mikhail Madjarov · Bulgaria · London

Adds Bulgaria's signature to the agreement ceding Ottoman territory west of the Enos-Midia line to the Balkan allies.

1913
Treaty Signature
Mikhail Madjarov · Bulgaria · London

Serves in the Bulgarian delegation signing the London peace settlement.

1913
Treaty Signature
Lazar Mijuskovic · Montenegro · London

Serves among the Montenegrin representatives signing the London settlement.

1913
Treaty Signature
Andra Nikolic · Serbia · London

Signs the peace treaty for Serbia.

1913
Treaty Signature
Andra Nikolic · Serbia · London

Serves in Serbia's delegation concluding the London peace settlement.

1913
Treaty Signature
Stojan Novakovic · Serbia · London

Signs the Treaty of London for Serbia after the First Balkan War.

1913
Treaty Signature
Stefan Paprikov · Bulgaria · London

Represents Bulgaria among the plenipotentiaries concluding peace in London.

1913
Treaty Signature
Jovan Pavlovic · Serbia · London

Signs the London settlement as one of Serbia's plenipotentiaries.

1913
Treaty Signature
Jovan Popovic · Montenegro · London

Represents Montenegro in the delegation concluding peace with the Ottoman Empire.

1913
Treaty Signature
Stephanos Skouloudis · Greece · London

Signs the London peace settlement as a member of the Greek delegation.

1913
Treaty Signature
Georgios Streit · Greece · London

Joins the Greek plenipotentiaries in concluding the settlement while the future of the Aegean islands remains with the Great Powers.

1913
Treaty Signature
Georgios Streit · Greece · London

Participates in the Greek delegation signing the Treaty of London.

1913
Treaty Signature
Milenko Vesnic · Serbia · London

Participates in the Serbian delegation that concludes peace with the Ottoman Empire.

1913
Treaty Signature
Milenko Vesnic · Serbia · London

Represents Serbia in the delegation that signs the treaty ending the war.

1913
Treaty Signature
Lujo Vojnovic · Montenegro · London

Signs the London treaty on behalf of Montenegro.

1913
Treaty Signature
Lujo Vojnovic · Montenegro · London

Signs the peace treaty as a member of the Montenegrin delegation.

1913
Treaty Signing
Edward Grey · Great Britain · London

Oversees the signing of the treaty ending the First Balkan War.

1913
Ulster Arms Import Ban
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

A Royal Proclamation bans the import of arms into Ulster.

1913
Underwood Tariff
Woodrow Wilson · United States of America · Washington

The Underwood Tariff reduces import duties and introduces a federal income-tax schedule.

1913
Union Political Funds
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

Permits trade union political funds while allowing members to opt out.

1913
Vienna Theatre Production
George Bernard Shaw · Great Britain · Vienna

Introduces Shaw's drama concerning language, class and Eliza Doolittle.

1913
Visit to London
Raymond Poincare · France · London

Visits Great Britain

1913
Vote of Confidence
Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg · Germany · Berlin

Loses a vote of confidence in the Reichstag over the Zabern

1913
Welsh Church Commons Passage
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

The Commons passes the Welsh disestablishment bill before Lords rejection.

1913
Western Party Specimen Recovery
Frank Debenham · Australia · Victoria Land

Geological specimens cached during the Western Party journeys are recovered as Terra Nova completes the expedition's final Antarctic season.

1913
Withdrawal Negotiations at Mexico City
Victoriano Huerta · Mexico · Mexico City

The USA demands the withdrawal of Huerta from Mexico

1913
WSPU
Emily Wilding Davison · Great Britain

Steps out in front of the King's horse, Anmer, as it rounded Tattenham Corner in the Derby, with Davison carrying the banner of the WSPU

1913
WSPU
Herbert Jones · Great Britain

Herbert Jones, the jockey who was riding the King's horse, suffers a mild concussion in the incident, but is "haunted by that womans face" much longer

1913
Young Turk Coup
Enver Bey · Turkey · Istanbul

Helps overthrow Kiamil Pasha during the war.

1913
Young Turk Coup
Enver Pasha · Turkey · Constantinople

Helps overthrow the Ottoman government and renew the war.

1913
Young Turk Coup
Kiamil Pasha · Turkey · Istanbul

Is forced from power by the Young Turk coup.

1913
Young Turk Coup
Nikola Pasic · Serbia · Constantinople

Prepares Serbia for resumed operations after the Ottoman political crisis.

1913
Young Turks
Enver Bey · Turkey · Istanbul

The Turkish Government is overthrown by the Young Turks & its leader Enver Bey

Births in 1913

1913
Birth of Albert Camus
Albert Camus · France · Mondovi

Albert Camus is born at Mondovi in French Algeria.

1913
Birth of Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten · Great Britain · Lowestoft

Birth of Benjamin Britten

1913
Birth of Clay Lavergne Shaw
Clay LaVerne Shaw · United States of America · Kentwood

Clay Lavergne Shaw was born in Kentwood, Louisiana, on March 17, 1913.

1913
Birth of David Pieter de Villiers Graaff
David Pieter de Villiers Graaff · South Africa

Birth of David Pieter de Villiers Graaff

1913
Birth of Gustav Husak
Gustav Husak · Czech Republic

Birth of Gustav Husak

1913
Birth of Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman · Guatemala

Birth of Jacobo Arbenz Guzman

1913
Birth of James Cleveland Jesse Owens
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens · United States of America · Oakville

Birth of James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens

1913
Birth of Jo Grimond
Joseph Grimond · Great Britain · St Andrews

Joseph Grimond is born in St Andrews.

1913
Birth of Lon Nol
Lon Nol · Kampuchea · Prey Veng

Birth of Lon Nol in Prey Veng Province

1913
Birth of Mark Felt
Mark Felt · United States of America

Birth of Mark Felt

1913
Birth of Michael Mackintosh Foot
Michael Mackintosh Foot · Great Britain · Plymouth

Birth of Michael Mackintosh Foot

1913
Birth of Neelam Reddy
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy · India

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy is born and later becomes the sixth President of India.

1913
Birth of Peter Cushing
Peter Wilton Cushing · Great Britain · Kenley

Peter Cushing is born in Kenley, Surrey.

1913
Birth of Richard Milhous Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon · United States of America · Yorba Linda

Birth of Richard Milhous Nixon, 25 miles south of Los Angeles in a 2 story farmhouse

1913
Birth of Sid James
Sid James · Great Britain

Birth of Sid James, born Solomon Joel Cohen

1913
Birth of Vivien Leigh
Vivien Mary Leigh · Great Britain · Darjeeling

Vivien Leigh is born as Vivian Mary Hartley in Darjeeling.

1913
Birth of Walter Winterbottom
Walter Winterbottom · Great Britain · Oldham

Birth of Walter Winterbottom

1913
Birth of Willy Brandt
Willy Brandt · Germany

Birth of Willy Brandt

1913
British Actor Born
Peter Wilton Cushing · Great Britain · Kenley

The future British film and television actor is born.

1913
British Actress Born
Vivien Mary Leigh · Great Britain · Darjeeling

The future British stage and film actress is born in India.

1913
Future Liberal Leader Born
Joseph Grimond · Great Britain · St Andrews

The future leader of the British Liberal Party is born.

Deaths in 1913

1913
Death of Alfred Graf von Schlieffen
Alfred Graf von Schlieffen · Germany

Death of Alfred Graf von Schlieffen

1913
Death of Emily Wilding Davison
Emily Wilding Davison · Great Britain

Dies four days after she was struck by King George Vs horse Anmer at the Epsom Derby on 4 June 1913

1913
Death of James Hamilton
James Hamilton · Great Britain

Death of James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn

1913
Death of Nazim Pasha
Nazim Pasha · Turkey · Istanbul

Is killed during the Young Turk coup.

1913
Death of Sung Chiao-jen
Sung Chiao-jen · China · Shanghai

Death of Sung Chiao-jen

Battles in 1913

1913
Battle of Bregalnica
Radomir Putnik · Serbia · Bregalnica

Defeats Bulgarian forces in Macedonia.

1913
Battle of Bregalnica
Mikhail Savov · Bulgaria · Bregalnica

Suffers defeat against Serbian forces.

1913
Battle of Bregalnica Begins
Radomir Putnik · Serbia · Bregalnica

Coordinates the Serbian response to the Bulgarian attack.

1913
Battle of Bregalnica Begins
Mihail Savov · Bulgaria · Bregalnica

Directs Bulgarian armies attacking Serbian positions.

1913
Battle of Doiran
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Doiran

The Greeks defeat the Bulgarian army in the battles of Doiran and Mt. Beles before themselves being defeated at the Kresna straights

1913
Battle of Kalimanci
Bozidar Jankovic · Serbia · Kalimanci

Commands Serbian forces during heavy fighting near Kalimanci.

1913
Battle of Kalimanci
Mihail Savov · Bulgaria · Kalimanci

Organizes Bulgarian resistance against the Serbian advance.

1913
Battle of Kilkis-Lahanas
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Kilkis-Lahanas

The Greek army counterattacks and defeats the Bulgarians at Kilkis-Lahanas

1913
Battle of Kilkis-Lahanas
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Kilkis-Lahanas

Defeats Bulgarian forces in Macedonia.

1913
Battle of Kilkis-Lahanas
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Kilkis-Lahanas

Bulgarian forces lose ground to Greece.

1913
Battle of Kilkis-Lahanas
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Kilkis-Lahanas

The Greek army counterattacks and defeats the Bulgarians at Kilkis-Lahanas

1913
Battle of Kresna
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Kresna

The Greeks defeat the Bulgarian army in the battles of Doiran and Mt. Beles before themselves being defeated at the Kresna straights

1913
Battle of Kresna
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Kresna

Part of the Greek army advances up the Struma River valley, defeating the Bulgarian army in the battles of Doiran and Mt Beles before themselves being defeated at the Kresna straights

1913
Battle of Kresna Gorge
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Kresna

Greek advance is checked in the Kresna Gorge.

1913
Battle of Kresna Gorge
Nikola Ivanov · Bulgaria · Kresna

Bulgarian forces halt the Greek advance.

1913
Battle of Mount Beles
Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Mount Beles

The Greeks defeat the Bulgarian army in the battles of Doiran and Mt. Beles before themselves being defeated at the Kresna straights

1913
Battle of Mount Beles
Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Mount Beles

Part of the Greek army advances up the Struma River valley, defeating the Bulgarian army in the battles of Doiran and Mt Beles before themselves being defeated at the Kresna straights

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