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Historical Events in January 1913

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  • Jan 1 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Hastings, NZ: Irishman James Cecil Parke beats Alfred Beamish of England 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1, 7-5
  • Jan 1 US Post office begins parcel post deliveries
  • Jan 2 Australia releases its first national stamp - a kangaroo on a map of Australia

Gandhi Leaves Tolstoy Farm

Jan 2 Mahatma Gandhi leaves the Tolstoy Farm in Transvaal, South Africa

Pacifist and Spiritual Leader Mahatma Gandhi
  • Jan 6 Attempting to end hostilities in the Balkans, the London Peace Conference breaks down because Turkey refuses to cede Adrianpole, the Aegean island, and Crete
  • Jan 7 William M. Burton patents a process to "crack" petroleum

Chance Yankees Manager

Jan 8 Frank Chance becomes NY Yankees manager

Baseball HOF First Baseman Frank Chance
  • Jan 11 1st sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at 13th Auto Show (NYC)

Stalin "Man of Steel"

Jan 12 After using other pseudonyms over the years, Josef Dzhugashvili signs himself as Stalin ("man of steel") in a letter to the newspaper Social Democrat

Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin
  • Jan 13 Delta Sigma Theta, the world's largest Black Women's Sorority is founded at Howard University, Washington, D.C.
  • Jan 16 British House of Commons accepts Home Rule for Ireland (but the Great War gets in the way of it happening)

Raymond Poincaré President

Jan 17 Raymond Poincaré elected president of France

French President and Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré

Second Briand Government

Jan 21 Aristide Briand forms French government for the second time

11x Prime Minister of France Aristide Briand

The Young Turks

Jan 23 The 'Young Turks' lead a coup d'etat against the Turkish Government, assassinating Minister of War Nazim Pasha

General and Ottoman Minister for War Enver Pasha

Kafka Stops "Amerika"

Jan 24 Franz Kafka stops working on "Amerika"; it will never be finished

Writer Franz Kafka

Thorpe Gives Up Medals

Jan 26 Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for playing 2 seasons of semi-professional baseball before competing in the Olympics

Versatile Athlete Jim Thorpe
  • Jan 29 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, at Howard University, incorporates
  • Jan 30 UK House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill


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