July 1913 calendar

Events

• 01 Jul 1913 Serbia and Greece declare war on Bulgaria
• 03 Jul 1913 Common tern banded in Maine; found dead in 1919 in Africa (1st bird known to have crossed the Atlantic)
• 04 Jul 1913 37th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: A F Wilding beats McLoughlin (86 63 10-8)
• 05 Jul 1913 Queen Wilhelmina meets SDAP-leader Troelstra
• 07 Jul 1913 British House of Commons accepts Home-Rule Law
• 10 Jul 1913 Romania declares war on Bulgaria
• 18 Jul 1913 After 68 straight innings Christy Mathewson gives up a walk.
• 20 Jul 1913 Turkish troop take Adrianopel and Erdine from Bulgaria
• 23 Jul 1913 Arabs attack Jewish community of Rechovot Palestine
• 25 Jul 1913 Carl Weilman strikes out six times in a 15 inning game.
• 27 Jul 1913 Belgian Philippe Thys wins Tour de France
• 28 Jul 1913 12th Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2)
• 29 Jul 1913 Albania becomes sovereignty under Prince Wilhelm von Wied
• 30 Jul 1913 Conclusion of the second Balkan War.
• 31 Jul 1913 The Balkan States signs an armistice at Bucharest.

Famous Birthday

• Madame Soleil
• Gerald Ford

  American politician, a lawyer, congressman and Vice-President under Richard Nixon in 1969 and the 38th President of the United States.

• Roger Garaudy

  French philosopher.

• Red Skelton

  American film, nightclub and Emmy-award-winning TV comedian, world-known and loved.

• Michael Foot

  English journalist and politician Secretary of State for Employment (d. 2010).

• M H van Der Putte
• Eda Reiss Merin
• The Bronx (New York)
• Tetsu (painter)
• Gaston Plissonnier

  French politician, married to Juliette Dubois.

• Dave Garroway

  American radio broadcaster from 1939 and by 1952, the original host of the "Today Show," for nine years.

• Willis Eugene Lamb
• Pinetop Perkins

  Member of the Blues Hall of Fame (Born 1913).

• Eleanor Clark

  American author of non-fiction for over 40 years, including "Rome and a Villa" and "Oysters of Lochmariaquer.

• Pierre Bordas

  French publisher, the founder in 1946 of 'éditions Bordas,' a publishing house based in Paris.

• Stanley Rosenfeld
• Walter Kerr

  New York drama critic (Sad Clowns).

• Licia Albanese

  Bari, Italy -- Operatic soprano (NY Met Opera).

• Jan Slot

  Dutch Mayor (Eethen / Hardenberg / Ede).

• Walter Landor

  Designer.

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Famous Deaths

• Tobias MC Asser

  Lawyer (Nobel 1911).

• Edward Burd Grubb

  Jr.

• Climaco Calderon

  President of Colombia (Born 1852).

• Louis Hemon

  French-born Canadian writer (Born 1880).

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Elsie Baker & James F. Harrison - The Land of Golden Dreams
2. Henry Burr - To Have, To Hold, To Love
3. Peerless Quartet - You're a Great Big Blue-Eyed Baby
4. Harry Lauder - She's the Lass for Me
5. Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan - Snookey Ookums