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Born on Thursday October 23, 1913
- andreas hubert theodoor steijn, amsterdam († 1913)
- Aleida Hendrina Lentjes, Huissen († 1993)
- Agnes Marie Hubertina Johanna Gisbertz, Sittard, Limburg, Netherlands († 1993)
- Alida Efemia Lagas, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Andreas Hubert Theodoor Steijn, Amsterdam († 1913)
- Adriana Wilhelmina van der Pol, ridderkerk († 1980)
- Agnes Maria Hubertina Gisbertz, Sittard, Limburg, Nederland
- Antoinette Armande Baudry, Toulon, 83000, FRANCE
- Antje Cornelia Feelders, Schiedam († 1915)
- Aaltjen Scheuter, Harfsen
Died on Thursday October 23, 1913
- Cornelis Wiltschut (0), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Adrianus Brand (35), Zuilichem
- Cornelia Oostrum (80), Montfoort
- Christiaan Dekker (73), Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
- Albertine Jeannette Hottinga (0), Schoterland, Friesland, Nederland
- Cristiaan Dekker (73), Utrecht
- Catherine Bressler (65)
- Dimphena Cornelissen (56), Ossendrecht-Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Albert van Santen (80), Beusichem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Cordie Ellen Leonard (17)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 23, 1913 at Delpher
Born on October 23
- 1908 » František Douda, Czech shot putter († 1990)
- 1908 » Ilya Frank, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1990)
- 1909 » Zellig Harris, American linguist and methodologist († 1992)
- 1910 » Hayden Rorke, American actor († 1987)
- 1910 » Richard Mortensen, Danish painter and educator († 1993)
- 1911 » Jack Keller, American hurdler († 1978)
- 1915 » Simo Puupponen, Finnish writer († 1967)
- 1918 » Augusta Dabney, American actress († 2008)
- 1918 » James Daly, American actor († 1978)
- 1918 » Paul Rudolph, American architect and academic, designed the Lippo Centre († 1997)
Died on October 23
- 1885 » Charles S. West, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, Secretary of State of Texas (b. 1829)
- 1893 » Alexander of Battenberg (b. 1857)
- 1910 » Chulalongkorn, Thai king (b. 1853)
- 1915 » W. G. Grace, English cricketer and physician (b. 1848)
- 1916 » Richard McFadden, Scottish footballer and soldier (b. 1889)
- 1917 » Eugène Grasset, Swiss illustrator (b. 1845)
- 1921 » John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish businessman, founded Dunlop Rubber (b. 1840)
- 1935 » Charles Demuth, American painter and educator (b. 1883)
- 1939 » Zane Grey, American dentist and author (b. 1872)
- 1942 » Ralph Rainger, American pianist and composer (b. 1901)
Names that were popular for boys in 1913
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Antonius
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1913
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Geertruida
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1913
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
- January 18 » First Balkan War: A Greek flotilla defeats the Ottoman Navy in the Naval Battle of Lemnos, securing the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea for Greece.
- February 17 » The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
- March 22 » Mystic Phan Xích Long, the self-proclaimed Emperor of Vietnam, was arrested for organising a revolt against the colonial rule of French Indochina, which was nevertheless carried out by his supporters the following day.
- May 14 » Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
- July 4 » President Woodrow Wilson addresses American Civil War veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913.
- December 17 » A spur of the Shaker Heights streetcar line opens, the first line of the eventual Cleveland RTA Rapid Transit system.
Weather October 23, 1913
The temperature on October 23, 1913 was between 6.0 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.