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1 Jan 1913
6 Jan 1913
15 Jan 1913

Russia
31 Jan 1913

United Kingdom
  • The keel of Valiant was laid down by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Govan, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Valiant | Govan, Scotland | CPC]
3 Feb 1913
  • Heinrich Hoffmann's wife Therese gave birth to their daughter Henriette. ww2dbase [Heinrich Hoffmann | CPC]
6 Feb 1913

Russia
10 Feb 1913

Japan
17 Feb 1913

Taiwan
  • Settsu arrived at Mako, Hoko Prefecture, Taiwan. ww2dbase [Settsu | Mako, Hoko | CPC]
18 Feb 1913 Germany
20 Feb 1913

United Kingdom
  • The keel of battleship Almirante Cochrane was laid down by Armstrong-Whitworth at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Eagle | Newcastle-on-Tyne, England | CPC]
21 Feb 1913

Japan Taiwan
  • Settsu departed Mako, Hoko Prefecture, Taiwan to patrol the South China Sea along the Chinese coast. ww2dbase [Settsu | Mako, Hoko | CPC]
26 Feb 1913

Japan
2 Mar 1913

Photo(s) dated 2 Mar 1913
Battleship USS Oregon in drydock at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, United States, 2 Mar 1913. Photo 1 of 2.Battleship USS Oregon in drydock at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, United States, 2 Mar 1913. Photo 2 of 2.
3 Mar 1913

Photo(s) dated 3 Mar 1913
USS Oregon in drydock, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, United States, 3 Mar 1913
4 Mar 1913
  • The United States Congress authorized the construction of battleship Arizona, named after a state that was created little over one year prior. ww2dbase [Arizona | CPC]
  • Henry Stimson stepped down from his position as the United States Secretary of War. ww2dbase [Henry Stimson | CPC]
6 Mar 1913
17 Mar 1913

United States
  • Franklin Roosevelt became the Assistant Secretary of the Navy under US President Woodrow Wilson. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | CPC]
18 Mar 1913

Germany
23 Mar 1913

Mexico
  • Mexican Opposition politician, Venustiano Carranza, backed by the US President Woodrow Wilson, issued his Plan de Gaudalupe calling for a state of civil war to be declared against the followers of President José Victoriano Huerta. ww2dbase [AC]
10 Apr 1913

United States
  • Henry Arnold was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant. ww2dbase [Henry Arnold | CPC]
11 Apr 1913

Korea
  • Settsu departed Inchon, Korea to patrol the South China Sea along the Chinese coast. ww2dbase [Settsu | Inchon | CPC]
14 Apr 1913

Taiwan
  • Vice Admiral Shinrokuro Nishi was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan. ww2dbase [Mako Guard District | Mako, Hoko | CPC]
United States
15 Apr 1913

Germany
  • Karl Burk joined the German Army and was given the rank Fahnenjunker. ww2dbase [Karl Burk | CPC]
20 Apr 1913

France
22 Apr 1913

Korea
  • Settsu arrived at Chinhae, Korea. ww2dbase [Settsu | Chinhae | CPC]
24 Apr 1913

Photo(s) dated 24 Apr 1913
Building silp, Tecklenborg shipyard, Bremerhaven, Germany, 24 Apr 1913
30 Apr 1913

United States
  • Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | CPC]
4 May 1913

United States
  • Feihong was launched by New York Shipbuilding in the United States without a buyer. ww2dbase [Elli | CPC]
22 May 1913
  • Centurion was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Centurion | CPC]
23 May 1913

Germany
  • Theodor Morell received a doctoral degree in medicine. ww2dbase [Theodor Morell | CPC]
24 May 1913
  • Chuichi Nagumo was assigned to destroyer Akizuki. ww2dbase [Chuichi Nagumo | CPC]
28 May 1913

Canada
  • Andrew McNaughton was promoted to the rank of major. ww2dbase [Andrew McNaughton | CPC]
31 May 1913

United States
  • Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | CPC]
1 Jun 1913

United States
8 Jun 1913

United Kingdom
  • British Suffragette Emily Davison died of her injuries incurred when she stepped out in front of the King's horse, Anmer, at the Epsom Derby in southern England, United Kingdom four days earlier. ww2dbase [England | AC]
15 Jun 1913

United States
  • The US 1st Aero Squadron, leaving three officers and twenty-six enlisted men and two aircraft in Texas, United States, moved to San Diego, California, United States, where it was joined by most of the US Army's other aircraft. ww2dbase [San Diego, California | AC]
27 Jun 1913

United States
1 Jul 1913

United States
  • Frederic Harris was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander. ww2dbase [Frederic Harris | CPC]
2 Jul 1913

Greece
  • Alexandros Sakellariou was promoted to the rank of lieutenant 2nd class. ww2dbase [Alexandros Sakellariou | CPC]
5 Jul 1913

Japan
10 Jul 1913

United States
  • Henry Arnold was assigned to 9th Infantry Regiment. ww2dbase [Henry Arnold | CPC]
12 Jul 1913

Germany
14 Jul 1913
15 Jul 1913

Japan
  • Kenkichi Ueda was attached to the Army Ministry. ww2dbase [Kenkichi Ueda | CPC]
29 Jul 1913

Albania
  • The independence of the Principality of Albania was recognized by the Conference of London. ww2dbase [AC]
5 Aug 1913

China
13 Aug 1913

China
  • Haiqi participated in the battle in Nanjing, China during the Second Chinese Revolution, flying the flag of the Beiyang Government. ww2dbase [Haiqi | Nanjing | CPC]
18 Aug 1913

United States
  • Joseph Stilwell was assigned to the Department of English and History at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, United States. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | West Point, New York | CPC]
25 Aug 1913

Belgium
31 Aug 1913

Japan
  • Prince Hiroyasu was promoted to the rank of rear admiral and was named the commanding officer of the Yokosuka Military District. ww2dbase [Hiroyasu | Yokosuka, Kanagawa | CPC]
1 Sep 1913

United States
  • Henry Arnold was assigned to 13th Infantry Regiment. ww2dbase [Henry Arnold | CPC]
3 Sep 1913

United Kingdom
  • Lord Gort was appointed the aide-de-camp to General Officer Commanding London District Francis Lloyd. ww2dbase [John Vereker | London, England | CPC]
10 Sep 1913

United States
  • Henry Arnold married Eleanor Pool. ww2dbase [Henry Arnold | CPC]
20 Sep 1913

Photo(s) dated 20 Sep 1913
Japanese battlecruiser Hiei fitting out at Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Sep 1913
27 Sep 1913
  • Kurt Fricke was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. ww2dbase [Kurt Frike | CPC]
30 Sep 1913

France
10 Oct 1913

Panama Canal Zone
  • US President Woodrow Wilson sent a signal from the White House in Washington DC, United States which triggered the explosion that destroyed the Gamboa Dike in the Panama Canal Zone, flooding the Culebra Cut and joining the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. ww2dbase [Panama Canal | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 10 Oct 1913
President Yuan Shikai with foreign dignitaries, Beijing, China, 10 Oct 1913
16 Oct 1913

Photo(s) dated 16 Oct 1913
US Navy collier USS Jupiter at Mare Island, California, United States, 16 Oct 1913. In 1922 Jupiter was modified to become the United States’ first aircraft carrier and was renamed USS Langley
19 Oct 1913

Germany
  • Future German submarine ace Kapitänleutnant Hans Jenisch was born at Gerdauen, East Prussia, Germany. He would command U-32 which would be responsible for sinking seventeen vessels and damaging three more (including HMS Fiji) before being captured on 30 Oct 1940. ww2dbase [Gerdauen | AC]
22 Oct 1913

French Indochina
  • Prince Nguyen Phuc Vinh Thuy was born in the Palace of Doan-Trang-Vien within the Imperial City in Hue, Annam, French Indochina. ww2dbase [Bao Dai | Hue, Annam | CPC]
23 Oct 1913

United States Photo(s) dated 23 Oct 1913
Texas making 15.151 knots during the 9th run of her standardization trials, 23 Oct 1913
25 Oct 1913

Germany
  • Robert Greim was promoted to the rank of Leutnant. ww2dbase [Robert von Greim | CPC]
27 Oct 1913

United States
12 Nov 1913
27 Nov 1913

United Kingdom
  • The dreadnought Admirante Latorre was launched at Armstrong's Elswick yard in England, United Kingdom. Intended for the Chilean Navy, when war broke out in Aug 1914 the as yet unfinished ship was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and commissioned as HMS Canada. Canada was reckoned among the most effective units of the Grand Fleet, with which she served without damage, at the Battle of Jutland. Refitted in Apr 1920, she was at last returned to Chile. In 1929-31 she was extensively modernised at Davenport, England, United Kingdom; receiving oil-burning machinery, anti-torpedo bulges and an anti-aircraft armament. Following the Japanese attack on the US Base at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii in Dec 1941, the USA offered to purchase the veteran battleship from Chile but this was refused, and she remained the Chilean Navy's flagship until Oct 1958. ww2dbase [Newcastle upon Tyne, England | AC]
1 Dec 1913
  • Tamon Yamaguchi was promoted to the rank of ensign. ww2dbase [Tamon Yamaguchi | CPC]
Japan
  • Chuichi Nagumo enrolled at the Japanese naval war college. ww2dbase [Chuichi Nagumo | CPC]
  • Kichisaburo Nomura was promoted to the rank of commander. ww2dbase [Kichisaburo Nomura | CPC]
  • Captain Takeshi Kimura was named the commanding officer of Settsu. ww2dbase [Settsu | CPC]
  • Rear Admiral Morishigeru Tanaka was made the commanding officer of Maizuru Naval Arsenal in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Maizuru Naval Arsenal | Maizuru, Kyoto | CPC]
Taiwan
  • Vice Admiral Tadamichi Kamaya was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan. Vice Admiral Kotaro Tanaka was named his Chief of Staff. ww2dbase [Mako Guard District | Mako, Hoko | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 1 Dec 1913
The launching of battlecruiser Kirishima at the Mitsubishi Naval Shipyard in Nagasaki, Japan, 1 Dec 1913
12 Dec 1913

Germany
  • Nordseewerke Emden Werft und Dock Aktiengesellschaft in Emden, Germany was renamed Deutsch-Luxemburgische Bergwerks- und Huttengesellschaft, Abteilung Nordseewerke. ww2dbase [Nordseewerke Emden | Emden | AG]
13 Dec 1913

United States
17 Dec 1913

Photo(s) dated 17 Dec 1913
Launching of passenger ship Columbus from Slip VI of F. Schichau Danzig shipyard, Danzig, 17 Dec 1913
18 Dec 1913
  • Walther von Brauchitsch was promoted to the rank of captain (hauptmann). ww2dbase [Walther von Brauchitsch | CPC]
19 Dec 1913

Japan
  • Minoru Ota graudated from the Japanese Navy Academy. He was assigned to light cruiser Adzuma as a midshipman. ww2dbase [Minoru Ota | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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