Date: November 7, 1913
Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country. Date: February 19, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1913Monteverdi’s…
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. Date: February 13, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
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. Date: March 31, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31…
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. Date: July 3, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 3 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On…
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. Date: May 30, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May…
Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece. Date: December 1, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1913King O’Malley Drives First Survey Peg for Canberra Construction,…