April 1913 calendar

Events

• 03 Apr 1913 British suffragette Emily Pankhurst sentenced to three years in jail.
• 04 Apr 1913 The Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot victim of the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
• 08 Apr 1913 17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified.
• 10 Apr 1913 President Woodrow Wilson throws out first ball, Senators beat New York Yankees 2-1.
• 14 Apr 1913 Belgium begins general strike for voting rights.
• 19 Apr 1913 17th Boston Marathon won by Fritz Carlson of Minnesota in 2:25:14.8.
• 21 Apr 1913 Gideon Sundback of Sweden patents the zipper.
• 22 Apr 1913 Montenegro troops march into Skoetari, North-Albania.
• 24 Apr 1913 The Woolworth Building skyscraper in New York City is opened.
• 26 Apr 1913 Sun Yet San calls for revolt against President Yuan Shikai in China.
• 29 Apr 1913 Swedish engineer Gideon Sundback of Hoboken patents all-purpose zipper.

Famous Birthday

• Muddy Waters

  American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983).

• Oleg Cassini

  French fashion designer and bon vivant with jet-set clientele.

• Doris Chase Doane
• Hugh McLaren

  Scottish physician and surgeon who served as a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Birmingham in 1951.

• John Howard (actor)
• John Blofeld

  British teacher who writes comprehensively on both aspects of Tao, the mystical aspiration and practical self cultivation.

• Lise Delamare

  French stage and film actress, who died on 25 July 2006 in Paris.

• Les Tremayne

  London, England -- Actor (Angry Red Planet, War of the Worlds).

• Benny Lynch

  Scottish-American boxer, flyweight.

• Ernest Bour

  French conductor, perhaps best known for his recording of Ligeti's "Atmospheres" with the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra...

• Fernand Petzl
• Jerome Weidman

  US writer (Tenderloin).

• Russ Conway

  Brandon, Manitoba -- Actor (Richard Diamond Private Eye).

• Thomas Chalmers

  broadcaster.

• Constance Shacklock

  opera singer.

• Bernard Chacksfield

  Air Vice-Marshal.

• Al Hodge

  Actor (Captain Video).

• Gabor Jodal

  composer.

• Alan Cheales

  dominican priest.

• Paul Langton

  Salt Lake City, Utah -- Actor (Leslie-Peyton Place).

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Famous Deaths

• Jose Marraco y Ferrer composer

  dies on 78th birthday.

• Karl Hagenbeck German animal trainer (Von Tieren)

  dies at age 68.

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Enrico Caruso - Rigoletto - Deh! Non Parlare Al Misero (Recall Not the Past)
2. Victor Light Opera Co. - Gems from Lady of the Slipper
3. Henry Burr - When I Lost You
4. Sousa's Band - On the Mississippi (Medley)
5. Ada Jones & Billy Murray - All Night Long