Page 10: Historical Events In 1913

Jul 05   Queen Wilhelmina meets SDAP-leader Troelstra.   

Jul 05   Smiley Lewis, Louisiana, vocalist (I Hear You Knockin')   

Jul 07   British House of Commons accepts Home-Rule Law.   

Jul 07   Edward Burd Grubb, American Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General (b.1841)   

Jul 08   Walter Kerr, NY drama critic (Sad Clowns).   

Jul 10   134°F (57°C), Greenland Ranch, Calif (US record).   

Jul 10   Ljuba Welitsch, Borisovo, Bulgaria, opera soprano (Nedda-Pagliacci)   

Jul 11   Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, US, sci-fi author (Space Lords).   

Jul 13   Carolina Gisolf, Holland, high jumper (Olympic-silver-1928).   

Jul 13   inaugural Commonewealth of Australian banknotes are circulated   

Jul 14   Fritz Erler, German politician (SDP)   

Jul 14   Gerald Ford, Former (38th) American President is born   

Jul 15   Hammomd Innes, English novelist is born.   

Jul 15   Murvyn Vye, Quincy Mass, actor (Bob Cummings Show).   

Jul 16   Hugh Ford, FRS mechanic engineer.   

Jul 17   Everett Helm, composer.   

Jul 18   After 68 straight innings Christy Mathewson gives up a walk   

Jul 18   Jan Slot, Dutch mayor (Eethen/Hardenberg/Ede)   

Jul 19   In this year, Billboard publishes earliest known "Last Week's 10 Best Sellers among Popular Songs" Malinda's Wedding Day is #1.   

Jul 20   Turkish troop take Adrianopel and Erdine from Bulgaria   

Jul 22   Licia Albanese, Bari Italy, operatic soprano (NY Met Opera).   

Jul 23   Arabs attack Jewish community of Rechovot Palestine.   

Jul 23   Coral Browne, Melbourne Aust, actress (Margaret-Time Express)   

Jul 24   George H Brown, film producer   

Jul 25   Carl Weilman strikes out 6 times in a 15 inning game.   

Jul 25   John Cairncross, linguist (5th Man).   

Jul 26   Lou Salica, US, flyweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1932).   

Jul 27   Eva Jones, poet/novelist.   

Jul 27   In this year, Belgian Philippe Thys claims Tour de France   

Jul 28   12th Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2)   

Jul 28   In this year, US claims its inaugural Davis Cup since 1902, beating England, 3-2.   

Jul 29   Albania is recorded as becoming sovereignty under prince Wilhelm von Wied.   

Jul 29   Stephen McNally, NYC, actor (Split Second, 30 Seconds over Tokyo)   

Jul 29   Tobias MC Asser, lawyer (Nobel 1911), dies.   

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Jan 01   Eliot janeway: Financial writer (economics of chaos)   

Jan 02   Ernest sidey: British air marshal   

Jan 02   Gardner read: Evanston, illinois, composer   

Jan 02   Juanita e jackson mitchell: Us head (naacp)   

Jan 02   Leon p teisserenc de bort: France, meteorologist   

Jan 02   Anna lee: English actress    

Jan 04   Malietoa tanumafili ii: King of west-samoa (1962- )   

Jan 06   Edward gierek: Party leader (polish cp)   

Jan 02   Leon p teisserenc de bort: Fr meteorologist (stratosphere),    

Jan 04   Alfred von schlieffen: Prussian general-field marshal,   

Jan 06   Frederick hitch: English victoria cross winner (b. 1856)   

Jan 07   Jack boyle: American baseball player (b. 1866)   

Jan 13   Thomas p krag: Norw author/novelist (jon graeff, ulf ran),   

Jan 17   Carl baermann: Composer,    

Jan 18   Edmond r h regout: Dutch industrialist/politician,   

Jan 19   David emlyn evans: Composer,