Events from the year 1913 in

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Nicholas II Nicholas II or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov; spelled in pre-revolutionary script. ( 186817 July 1918), known in the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer,. was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Pola ...

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Vladimir Nikolayevich Kokovtsov Count Vladimir Nikolayevich Kokovtsov (russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич Коко́вцов; – 29 January 1943) was a Russian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Russia from 1911 to 1914, during the reign of Emper ...

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300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty The Romanov Tercentenary was a country-wide celebration, marked in the Russian Empire from February 1913, in celebration of the ruling House of Romanov. After a grand display of wealth and power in St. Petersburg, and a week of receptions at the ...

* Brusilov Expedition *

Baymak Baymak (russian: Баймак; ba, Баймаҡ, ''Baymaq'') is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Tanalyk River (Ural's basin) south of Ufa. Population: History It was founded in 1913; town ...

* Benliahmet Railway Station *

Bilozerske Bilozerske (, ; ) is a city in Dobropillia municipality, Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine. Population is History It was founded in 1913. In 1966, the urban-type settlement became a city. In 1969, the population of the city was 20.6 thousand people ...

Cuvânt Moldovenesc (magazine) ''Cuvânt moldovenesc'' ( en, Moldovan Word) was a magazine from Chișinău, Bessarabia, founded in 1913.DLT (department store) DLT (Russian:ДЛТ: ''Дом ленинградской торговли'' — ''Dom Leningradskoy Torgovli'', "Leningrad Trade House") is a department store in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which reopened in 2012, after a major renovation, as a bra ...

Glasul Basarabiei ''Glasul Basarabiei'' ( en, The Voice of Bessarabia) was a newspaper from Chişinău, Bessarabia, founded by Grigore Constantinescu Grigore D. Constantinescu (February 15, 1875 in Iaşi – April 7, 1932 in Năpădeni) was a priest and jou ...

Hotel Polonia Palace The Polonia Palace Hotel is a historic four-star hotel opened in 1913 and located in the heart of Warsaw on Jerusalem Avenue. It is the capital’s second oldest hotel after the Hotel Bristol, Warsaw. Together with the adjacent Metropol Hotel and ...

* Insignia of Saint Olga *

Ismailiyya building The Ismailiyya Palace ( az, İsmailiyyə Sarayı) is a historical building that currently serves as the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. It is on Istiglaliyyat Street in Baku. The palace was constructed for the Muslim Charity ...

Kharkiv Choral Synagogue The Kharkiv Choral Synagogue ( uk, Харківська хоральна синагога) is a synagogue located in Kharkiv, Ukraine, the largest in the country, and a building of architectural significance. History Construction of the synag ...

* Kiev Conservatory *

Kronstadt Naval Cathedral The Naval cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt (russian: Морской Никольский собор, ''Morskoj Nikol'skij sobor'') is a Russian Orthodox cathedral built in 1903–1913 as the main church of the Russian Navy and dedicated ...

Mykolayiv Regional Museum of Local History Mykolayiv Regional Museum of Local History ''“Staroflotski Barracks”'' is one of the oldest museums in Ukraine. It was established on 15 (28) December 1913. Museum history The museum's history begins in 1803 in Mykolaiv. One of the founder ...

* Qazaq * Regional Museum of local lore of Mykolaiv *

Saint Petersburg Mosque The Saint Petersburg Mosque (russian: Санкт-Петербу́ргская мече́ть), when opened in 1913, was the largest mosque in Europe outside Turkey, its minarets 49 meters in height and the dome is 39 meters high. The mosque is situ ...

* Sarıkamış railway station *

Selim railway station Selim station ( tr, Selim garı) is a railway station in the town of Selim, Turkey. The station is served by the Eastern Express, operated by the Turkish State Railways from İstanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code ...

Shakhmaty v SSSR ''Shakhmaty v SSSR'' (russian: Шахматы в СССР; ''Chess in the USSR'') was a Soviet chess magazine published between 1931 and 1991. It was edited by Viacheslav Ragozin for several years. Yuri Averbakh was also an editor. From 1921 or ...

* Sochi railway station * Soğanlı Railway Station *

Spaso House Spaso House is a listed Neoclassical Revival building at No. 10 Spasopeskovskaya Square in Moscow. It was originally built in 1913 as the mansion of the textile industrialist Nikolay Vtorov. Since 1933, it has been the residence of the ...

Tallinn Power Plant The Tallinn Power Plant ( et, Tallinna elektrijaam) is a former power plant located in Tallinn, Estonia. Construction of the power plant was initiated by Volta company and it was decided by the Tallinn City Council in 1912 after the work of spe ...

Di Tsayt (Saint Petersburg) ''Di Tsayt'' ( yi, די צײט, 'The Time') was a Yiddish language weekly newspaper published from Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was an organ of the General Jewish Labour Bund. Whilst the editorial team of ''Di Tsayt'' was based in the Austrian c ...

* Vilnis * Vinnytsia Tramway

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Vsevolod Abramovich Vsevolod Mikhaylovich Abramovich (russian: Всеволод Михайлович Абрамович; August 11, 1890 – April 24, 1913) was a pioneering aviator. Biography Abramovich was born on August 11, 1890 in Odessa, son of poet Mikhail Ab ...

, aviator (b.

1890 Events January–March * January 1 ** The Kingdom of Italy establishes Eritrea as its colony, in the Horn of Africa. ** In Michigan, the wooden steamer ''Mackinaw'' burns in a fire on the Black River. * January 2 ** The steamship ...

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Elena Guro Elena Genrikhovna Guro ( rus, Еле́на Ге́нриховна Гуро́, p=jɪˈlʲɛnə ˈɡʲɛnrʲɪxəvnə ɡʊˈro, a=Yelyena Gyenrihovna Guro.ru.vorb.oga; in marriage Matyushina ( rus, Матю́шина, p=mɐˈtʲuʂɪnə, a=Yelyena G ...

, painter and writer (b.

1877 Events January–March * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed ''Empress of India'' by the ''Royal Titles Act 1876'', introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great Sio ...

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June 1 Events Pre-1600 *1215 – Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen people, Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu. *1252 – Alfonso X is pr ...

– Iosif Dubrovinsky,

Bolshevik The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...

and comrade of

Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 19 ...

prior to the

Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution was a period of Political revolution (Trotskyism), political and social revolution that took place in the former Russian Empire which began during the First World War. This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and ad ...

(b.

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Vsevolod Rudnev Vsevolod Fyodorovich Rudnev (russian: Все́волод Фёдорович Ру́днев; 31 August 1855 – 20 July 1913) was a career naval officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, noted for his heroic role in the Battle of Chemulpo Bay during th ...

, admiral (b.

1855 Events January–March * January 1 – Ottawa, Ontario, is incorporated as a city. * January 5 – Ramón Castilla begins his third term as President of Peru. * January 23 ** The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens ...

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August 11 Events Pre-1600 * 3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins. * 2492 BC – Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founde ...

– Vasily Avseenko, journalist and writer (b.

1842 Events January–March * January ** Michael Alexander takes office, as the first appointee to the Anglican-German Bishopric in Jerusalem. ** American medical student William E. Clarke of Berkshire Medical College becomes the first pe ...

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August 28 Events Pre-1600 * 475 – The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna. * 489 – Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way ...

– Fyodor Kamensky, sculptor (b.

1836 Events January–March * January 1 – Queen Maria II of Portugal marries Prince Ferdinand Augustus Francis Anthony of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. * January 5 – Davy Crockett arrives in Texas. * January 12 ** , with Charles Darwin on board, r ...

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Viktor Kirpichov Viktor Lvovich Kirpichov (russian: Ви́ктор Льво́вич Кирпичё́в; , Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire – , Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a prominent Russian Imperial engineer, physicist, and educational organizer, know ...

, engineer and physicist (b.

1845 Events January–March * January 10 – Elizabeth Barrett receives a love letter from the younger poet Robert Browning; on May 20, they meet for the first time in London. She begins writing her ''Sonnets from the Portuguese''. * January 23 ...

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November 30 Events Pre-1600 * 978 – Franco-German war of 978–980: Holy Roman Emperor Otto II lifts the siege of Paris and withdraws. 1601–1900 * 1707 – Queen Anne's War: The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the Br ...

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Alexandra Albedinskaya Alexandra Sergeyevna Albedinskaya (russian: Алекса́ндра Серге́евна Альбединская; 30 November 1834 – 12 September 1913) was a Russian noble and courtier. Alexandra Albedinskaya was the royal mistress of Tsar Alex ...

, courtier (b.

1834 Events January–March * January – The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad is chartered in Wilmington, North Carolina. * January 1 – Zollverein (Germany): Customs charges are abolished at borders within its member states. * January 3 � ...

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References

1913 in Russia Years of the 20th century in the Russian Empire {{Russia-hist-stub