What Happened In April 1913 In History

Historical Events for April, 1913

• 4th » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
• 8th » The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of United States Senate e.g Senators, becomes law.
• 24th » The Woolworth Building skyscraper in New York City is opened.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1913

• 1st » Memos Makris, Greek sculptor (d. 1993)
• 3rd » Per Borten, Norwegian politician, 18th Prime Minister of Norway (d. 2005)
• 4th » Rosemary Lane (actress) e.g Rosemary Lane, American actress and singer (d. 1974)
• 4th » Frances Langford, American actress and singer (d. 2005)
• 4th » Jules Léger, Canadian politician, 21st Governor General of Canada (d. 1980)
• 4th » Muddy Waters, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983)
• 6th » Shannon Boyd-Bailey McCune, North Korean-American geographer (d. 1993)
• 7th » Louise Currie, American actress (d. 2013)
• 7th » Charles Vanik, American politician (d. 2007)
• 9th » Smaro Stefanidou, Greek actress (d. 2010)
• 10th » Stefan Heym, German-American author (d. 2001)
• 11th » Oleg Cassini, French-American fashion designer (d. 2006)
• 12th » Keiko Fukuda, Japanese-American martial artist (d. 2013)
• 13th » Kermit Tyler, American pilot and lieutenant (d. 2010)
• 14th » Jean Fournet, French conductor (d. 2008)
• 16th » Les Tremayne, English-American actor (d. 2003)
• 20th » Mimis Fotopoulos, Greek actor and poet (d. 1986)
• 20th » Willi Hennig, German biologist (d. 1976)
• 21st » Norman Parkinson, English photographer (d. 1990)
• 23rd » Diosa Costello, Puerto Rician-American actress and singer (d. 2013)
• 25th » Nikolaos Roussen, Greek captain (d. 1944)
• 25th » Kenneth Lee Spencer, American opera singer and actor (d. 1964)
• 27th » Philip Abelson, American physicist (d. 2004)
• 27th » Irving Adler, American mathematician and author (d. 2012)
• 27th » Luz Long, German long jumper (d. 1943)
• 30th » Ilmar Raud, Estonian chess player (d. 1941)

Famous Deaths for April 1913

• 18th » Harrison Clark, American soldier (b. 1842)
• 25th » Joseph-Alfred Archambeault, Canadian bishop (b. 1859)

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