Government Headquarters Completed
The complex becomes the administrative headquarters of the South African government.
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1913 in Great Britain — Page 4
Explore 184 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1913.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1913
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Government Investment Negotiations Begin
Negotiates with British officials over state investment that could preserve Anglo-Persian's independence and finance expansion.
Kingsway Theatre Production
Adapts Bennett's novel Buried Alive into a successful comedy.
Labour and the Empire
Publication of "Labour and the Empire"
Labour Solidarity Campaign
Promotes labour solidarity during the prolonged lockout.
Law Backs Ulster Unionists
Bonar Law continues to defend Ulster Unionist resistance to home rule as the Irish constitutional crisis deepens.
Legislation
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act makes the Budget law after read in Parliament
Legislation
Legislation allows a political levy & gives trade union members a voluntary opt-out
London School of Economics (LSE)
Appointed Lecturer in social science at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics Lectureship
Begins lecturing in social science at the London School of Economics.
Love Poems and Others
Publishes the collection Love Poems and Others.
Lowther Lodge Headquarters
Establishes a permanent Kensington headquarters for British geographical work.
Mathematical Logic Publication
Completes their major attempt to derive mathematics from formal logic.
Mediterranean Dockyard Readiness Overseen
Carden oversees Malta's dockyard readiness and support functions during the final pre-war year.
Missing Atomic Numbers Identified
Uses X-ray spectra to identify gaps in the sequence of atomic numbers and demonstrates that specific elements remain undiscovered.
Moseley Establishes Atomic Number Law
Henry Moseley's X ray spectroscopy linked element identity to nuclear charge. It connected industrial practice with more systematic technical investigation.
Moseley Law
Establishes a precise relationship between characteristic X-ray frequencies and the nuclear charge associated with each element.
Negev Mapping Expedition
Maps routes and ancient sites across the Negev region.
Neon Isotopes
Finds evidence that neon atoms occur with different masses.
New Statesman
Helps found the New Statesman
Novel Published
Examines romantic passion across successive periods of one man's life.
Olympic Gains Reinforced Internal Protection
Harland and Wolff introduced changes to Olympic's internal protection, including improvements to bulkheads and hull arrangements.
Olympic Receives Expanded Lifeboat Equipment
William James Pirrie's Belfast shipyard modified Olympic to carry more boats and improve survivability following Titanic's loss.
Olympic Returns with Improved Lifeboat Provision
Olympic underwent extensive safety modifications after Titanic's sinking, including increased lifeboat capacity and strengthened internal protection.
Orchestral Idyll Composed
Creates one of his best-known pastoral orchestral works.
Paris Suffrage Leadership
Directs WSPU strategy from exile in Paris.
Peacock Pie
Publishes the poetry collection Peacock Pie.
Poems and Songs Collection
Collects verse originally appearing throughout his prose works.
Poetry Collection Published
Explores intimacy, desire and personal conflict through early poetry.
Positive-Ray Mass Analysis
Uses positive rays to reveal the element's isotopic composition.
Principia Mathematica Volume Three
Publishes the third volume of Principia Mathematica with Whitehead.
Principia Mathematica Volume Three
Co-publishes the third volume of Principia Mathematica.
Principia Mathmatica
Publication of "Principia Mathmatica"
Professor Challenger Novel Published
Describes humanity threatened by a mysterious atmospheric phenomenon.
Reform of Parliament
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act makes the Budget law after read in Parliament
Reform of Trade
Legislation allows a political levy & gives trade union members a voluntary opt-out
Royal Geographical Society Move
Oversees the Society's move into Lowther Lodge.
Safety of Life at Sea Conference Chairmanship
Leads the British delegation and chairs the international conference convened to establish common standards for safety of life at sea.
Scott's Last Expedition
Scott's diaries are published posthumously.
Second Cup Medal For Bache
Joe Bache added another FA Cup success to his Aston Villa career in 1913, showing the consistency of his contribution across different seasons.
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