Bulgarian Forces Capture Adrianople in First Balkan War, March 26, 1913

King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki. Date: March 18, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1913King O’Malley Drives First Canberra Survey Peg, February 20, 1913Igor Stravinsky’s…

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. Date: February 9, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On…

First Balkan War: Greece completes its capture of the eastern Aegean island of Chios, as the last Ottoman forces on the island surrender. Date: January 3, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1913Rockefeller Foundation…

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…

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. Date: January 5, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this…

First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes. Date: April 4, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1913First Balkan War:…