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…
Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot. Date: May 29, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: May 14, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)
Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film, is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry. Date: May 3, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened. Date: April 24, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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…
First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople. Date: March 26, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: March 23, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: March 22, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1913…