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1913 in Great Britain — Page 5

Explore 184 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1913.

Historical records for Great Britain in 1913

Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 24 of 184 unique records.

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Second Symphony First Version

Vaughan Williams, Ralph · London · Composer · Arts / Classical Music

Creates an orchestral portrait of London before its 1914 premiere.

Sinai Survey

Lawrence of Arabia, Thomas Edward · Negev · Exploration / Mapping

Works with archaeological and survey teams in Sinai and the Negev, experience later useful for military intelligence.

Social Science Teaching

Attlee, Clement Richard · London · Lecturer in Social Science · Politics / Labour Party

Combines academic teaching with social work and Labour politics.

Sodium Chloride Crystal Structure

Bragg, William Lawrence · Cambridge · Physicist · Science / Physics

Determines the arrangement of atoms within sodium chloride crystals.

Songs from Books

Kipling, Rudyard · London · Author · Arts / Literature

Publishes the collection Songs from Books.

Sons and Lovers

Lawrence, D H · Arts / Literature

Publication of "Sons and Lovers"

St Pauls Suite

Holst, Gustav Theodore · London · Arts / Classical Music

Composes, "St Pauls Suite"

The Awakening of India

MacDonald, James Ramsey · Politics / Labour Party

Publication of "The Social Unrest". Publication of "The Awakening of India"

The Banks of Green Willow

Butterworth, George Sainton Kaye · Great Britain · Composer · Arts / Classical Music

Composes the orchestral idyll The Banks of Green Willow.

The Dark Flower

Galsworthy, John · London · Author · Arts / Literature

Publishes the novel The Dark Flower.

The Great Adventure

Bennett, Enoch Arnold · London · Playwright · Arts / Theatre

The Great Adventure receives a London stage production.

The Little Nugget

Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville · London · Author · Arts / Literature

Publishes the comic novel The Little Nugget.

The Passionate Friends

Wells, Herbert George · Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Passionate Friends"

The Poison Belt

Doyle, Arthur Conan · London · Author · Arts / Literature

Publishes the Professor Challenger novel The Poison Belt.

The Social Unrest

MacDonald, James Ramsey · Politics / Labour Party

Publication of "The Social Unrest". Publication of "The Awakening of India"

Union Buildings Completed

Baker, Herbert · Pretoria · Architect of the Union Buildings · Government / Government of South Africa

Completes the Union Buildings overlooking Pretoria.

University College Retirement

Ramsay, William · London · Chemist · Science / Chemistry

Retires from his professorship at University College London.

War Office Mobilization Plans

Wilson, Henry Hughes · London · Director of Military Operations · Warfare / Military

Coordinates War Office preparations with French military planners.

Wilderness of Zin Survey

Woolley, Charles Leonard · Negev · Archaeologist and Surveyor · Exploration / Mapping

Surveys the Wilderness of Zin with Thomas Edward Lawrence.

Working-Class Suffrage Organization

Pankhurst, Sylvia · London · Suffragette Organizer · Politics / WPSU

Builds the group that becomes the East London Federation.

WSPU

Davison, Emily Wilding · Politics / WPSU

Plants a bomb at Lloyd George's newly built house in Surrey, damaging it severely

WSPU Direction from Exile

Pankhurst, Christabel · Paris · Suffragette Leader · Politics / WPSU

Maintains communication with British militants while avoiding arrest.

X-Ray Crystallography

Bragg, William Lawrence · Cambridge · Physicist · Science / Physics

Applies X-ray diffraction to reveal a crystal's internal structure.

X-Ray Spectrometer

Bragg, William Henry · Leeds · Physicist · Science / Physics

Develops instruments for measuring X-ray diffraction from crystals.

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