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May 17, 1913Born on Sunday May 18, 1913
- Aaltje Bos, Urk
- van Schaik, Ingen († 1913)
- Adrianus van Dijk, Rotterdam
- Angela Semen, Preserje pri Radomljah, Domžale, Slovenia († 1996)
- Agnita Catharina Johanna Carolina van Dijk, Den Haag († 2008)
- Anna Theodora Jacobs, Harlingen
- Andre Joseph Tack, Oostkamp
- Alida Petronella van der KUIL, Scheveningen, gemeente 's-Gravenhage (Z-H)
- Adrianus Stekelenburg, Utrecht,, Niederlande († 2000)
- Andre Grootoonk, Avereest, Nederland
Died on Sunday May 18, 1913
- Adriana Antonetta Schakenraad (1), den Dungen, Noord Brabant, Nederland
- Alphonsus van RANSBEECK (32), Berendrecht, Antwerpen, Belgie
- Casper Rickerl (56), Haverhill, Marshall, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
- Bernardina Hendrina Gieling (34), Zevenaar
- Annie MrsAndrewJ Sowell [[K Fg...]] (22)
- Berendina Antonia Ballast (76), Beltrum, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anje Krijf- (76), Wildervank, Nederland
- Adriaan de Jong (90), Steenbergen
- Adriaantje ZEIJL (77), Huizen (Noord Holland) (NL)
- Adrianus Tiggelman (0), Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 18, 1913 at Delpher
Born on May 18
- 1909 » Fred Perry, English-Australian tennis player and academic († 1995)
- 1910 » Ester Boserup, Danish economist and author († 1999)
- 1911 » Big Joe Turner, American blues/R&B singer († 1985)
- 1912 » Perry Como, American singer and television host († 2001)
- 1912 » Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1992)
- 1912 » Walter Sisulu, South African politician († 2003)
- 1913 » Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English publisher and politician († 2000)
- 1914 » Boris Christoff, Bulgarian-Italian opera singer († 1993)
- 1914 » Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer, founded Balmain († 1982)
- 1917 » Bill Everett, American author and illustrator († 1973)
Died on May 18
- 1889 » Isabella Glyn, Scottish-English actress (b. 1823)
- 1900 » Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, French archaeologist and philosopher (b. 1813)
- 1908 » Louis-Napoléon Casault, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1823)
- 1909 » George Meredith, English novelist and poet (b. 1828)
- 1909 » Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1860)
- 1910 » Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish author and publisher (b. 1841)
- 1910 » Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer (b. 1821)
- 1911 » Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1860)
- 1922 » Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)
- 1941 » Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist (b. 1863)
Names that were popular for boys in 1913
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerrit
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1913
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
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.
- February 9 » A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
- June 1 » The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
- June 24 » Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria.
- November 5 » King Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III.
- November 9 » The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, reaches its greatest intensity after beginning two days earlier. The storm destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people.
- December 1 » Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece.
The weather on Sunday May 18, 1913
The temperature on May 18, 1913 was between 5.9 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI