Page 16: Historical Events In 1913

Dec 01   The inaugural drive-up gasoline station opens (Pittsburgh)   

Dec 02   Archdiocese of Managua created.   

Dec 03   Omer Vanaudenhoven, Flemish industrial/resistance fighter.   

Dec 06   Eleanor Holm, NYC, 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932).   

Dec 06   White Sox beat Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo.   

Dec 08   Delmore Schwartz, US, poet/short story writer/critic (Shenandoah)   

Dec 08   In this year, Construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.   

Dec 08   In this year, Construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in SF   

Dec 09   Heavyweight Jack Johnson-Jim Johnson fight to no decision in Paris.   

Dec 10   Kamerlingh Onnes receives Nobel prize for physics   

Dec 10   Morton Gould, Richmond Hill NY, prolific composer (Verdun)   

Dec 11   Carlo Ponti, Milan Italy, married to Sophia Loren/director (2 Women)   

Dec 12   "Mona Lisa," stolen from Louvre Museum in 1911, recovered   

Dec 12   Eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park)   

Dec 12   The "Mona Lisa," stolen from the Louvre Museum in 1911, recovered   

Dec 13   Archie Moore, light-heavyweight boxing champ (1952-60).   

Dec 13   Mona Lisa stolen in Aug 1911 returned to Louvre.   

Dec 14   Greece formally takes possession of Crete   

Dec 15   Muriel Rukeyser, US, poet (1977 Shelley Memorial Award)   

Dec 15   Nicaragua is recorded as becoming a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.   

Dec 16   Charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week   

Dec 17   Stefano Gobatti, composer, dies at 61   

Dec 18   Alfred Bester, US, science fiction author (Decievers, Starlight).   

Dec 18   Willy Brandt, German statesman is born   

Dec 19   Jack Johnson fights Jim Johnson to a draw in 10 for hw boxing title.   

Dec 19   William C De Vries, surgeon/inventor (artificial heart).   

Dec 21   1st crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) printed in NY World   

Dec 21   Raich Carter, soccer star   

Dec 21   The inaugural crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) printed in New York World   

Dec 22   Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913), dies at 69.   

Dec 23   Hans Henkemans, composer.   

Dec 23   James Middleton, cricketer (24 wkt of lefty pace S Af 1895-1903), dies   

Dec 23   President Woodrow Wilson signs Federal Reserve Act into law   

Dec 24   Karl Michael Komma, composer   

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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,