WORLD HISTORY · 1913 日本語
Events of 1913Taisho 2 (Japan) · Year of the Ox
What happened in 1913?
In 1913, Prime Minister Katsura Taro's cabinet resigned in the Taisho Political Crisis, and Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japan's last shogun, died. Elsewhere, the Second Balkan War broke out and Henry Ford introduced the moving assembly line.
- Katsura cabinet resigns in Taisho Political CrisisAsia
- First Yamamoto cabinet takes officeAsia
- Rule requiring active-duty officers as military ministers abolishedAsia
- Second Balkan War breaks outEurope
- Yuan Shikai becomes China's first formal presidentAsia
- Last shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu diesAsia
- Ford introduces the moving assembly lineNorth America
- Federal Reserve established in the United StatesNorth America
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1913 at a glance
| Japanese era | Taisho 2 |
|---|---|
| Chinese zodiac | Year of the Ox |
| Age of people born in 1913 | Turn 113 in 2026 |
| Previous / next year | 1912 (Meiji 45 / Taisho 1) ／ 1914 (Taisho 3) |
| Events | 67 |
| AP World History | Unit 7 (Global Conflict) |
| AP U.S. History | Period 7 |
Famous people born in 1913
Our birthday pages list 390 people born in 1913. Here are some of them.
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- Gerald FordBorn July 14 · turns 113 this year · 38th president of the United States, the only person to hold the office without…
- Alan LaddBorn September 3 · turns 113 this year · American film star of the 1940s and 1950s, best remembered for This Gun for Hir…
- Jesse OwensBorn September 12 · turns 113 this year · American track and field star who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olymp…
- Burt LancasterBorn November 2 · turns 113 this year · American film star who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Elmer Gantry.
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- Anna LeeBorn January 2 · turns 113 this year
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Events of 1913 (timeline · 67)
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First Balkan War: Greece completes its capture of the eastern Aegean island of Chios, as the last Ottoman forces on the island surrender.
An Atlantic coast storm sets the lowest confirmed barometric pressure reading (955.0 mb (28.20 inHg)) for a non-tropical system in the continental United States.
First Balkan War: The Battle of Lemnos begins; Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it did not venture for the rest of the war.
Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan writes his first letter to G. H. Hardy at Cambridge, stating without proof various formulae involving integrals, infinite series, and continued fractions, beginning a long correspondence between the two as well as widespread recognition of Ramanujan's results.
First Balkan War: A Greek flotilla defeats the Ottoman Navy in the Naval Battle of Lemnos, securing the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea for Greece.
The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.
Claudio Monteverdi's last opera L'incoronazione di Poppea was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.
Greek military aviators Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis perform the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.
A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of the Americas, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiates a period of almost four decades of independence.
The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who subsequently become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later.
King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki.
Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later.
Mystic Phan Xích Long, the self-proclaimed Emperor of Vietnam, is arrested for organising a revolt against the colonial rule of French Indochina, which was nevertheless carried out by his supporters the following day.
A tornado outbreak kills more than 240 people in the central United States, while an ongoing flood in the Ohio River watershed was killing 650 people.
The Vienna Concert Society rioted during a performance of modernist music by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Alexander von Zemlinsky, and Anton von Webern, causing a premature end to the concert due to violence; this concert became known as the Skandalkonzert.
First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film, is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.
Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a near-riot.
The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War between the Balkan allies and the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans cede all their European territories west of a straight line between Enos and Media and Albania becomes an independent nation.
The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V's horse at The Derby. She is trampled, never regains consciousness, and dies four days later.
The Bulgarian army launches attacks against Serbian positions, triggering the Second Balkan War.
Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.
President Woodrow Wilson addresses American Civil War veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913.
Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
The Second Revolution breaks out against the Beiyang government, as Li Liejun proclaims Jiangxi independent from the Republic of China.
Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
The United Mine Workers of America launch a strike which eventually escalated into the Colorado Coalfield War.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal.
Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners.
A rail workers' strike in Chile escalates into a general strike, organized by the Regional Workers' Federation of Chile.
Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
King Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III.
The first day of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $159,243,000 in 2024 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date.
The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, reaches its greatest intensity after beginning two days earlier. The storm destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people.
Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece.
The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.
More than two years after it was stolen from the Louvre, Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa is recovered in Florence, Italy. The thief, Vincenzo Peruggia, is immediately arrested.
Haruna, the fourth and last Kongō-class ship, launches, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II.
The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.
The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 striking workers families at a Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire".
Disfellowshipped Adventist lay preacher Felix Manalo begins the new religious movement known as the Iglesia ni Cristo with the baptism of its first members.
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FAQ
What year was 1913 in the Japanese calendar?
1913 was Taisho 2 in the Japanese era system.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1913?
1913 is the Year of the Ox.
How old is someone born in 1913?
They turn 113 on their birthday in 2026.
What happened in 1913?
In 1913, Prime Minister Katsura Taro's cabinet resigned in the Taisho Political Crisis, and Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japan's last shogun, died. Elsewhere, the Second Balkan War broke out and Henry Ford introduced the moving assembly line.
Dates and events are based on Wikipedia and other references. Summaries and regions are written by the site editors.