Born in 1913

What things cost in 1913

1913 figures are annual averages of the published monthly (or quarterly) values. “Today’s dollars” uses the Consumer Price Index for September 2026; “latest” is the most recent published price. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, via FRED. Average retail prices are only published from 1976 on; 1913 has the CPI alone.

Who was in charge in 1913

United States

William Howard Taft, then Woodrow Wilson (President)

United Kingdom

George V (King); H. H. Asquith (Prime minister)

Russian Empire

Nicholas II (Emperor)

Republic of China (1912–1915)

Yuan Shikai (President); Zhao Bingjun, then Xiong Xiling (Premier); Duan Qirui (Acting Premier)

French Third Republic

Armand Fallières, then Raymond Poincaré (President); Raymond Poincaré, then Aristide Briand, then Louis Barthou, then Gaston Doumergue (President of the Council of ministers)

German Empire

Wilhelm II (Emperor); Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg (Chancellor)

Empire of Japan

Taishō (Emperor); Katsura Tarō, then Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (Prime minister)

From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 20th century (1901–1950) (revision 1377869146), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 1913 →

Famous people born in 1913

• January 9 – Richard Nixon, 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974, 36th vice president of the United States from 1953 to 1961 (died 1994) source
• January 1 – Shek Kin, Hong Kong actor (died 2009) source
• July 14 – Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977, 40th vice president of the United States from 1973 to 1974 (died 2006) source
• September 12 – Jesse Owens, American athlete (died 1980) source
• July 18 – Red Skelton, American comedian (died 1997) source
• December 29 – Pierre Werner, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (died 2002) source
• December 18 – Willy Brandt, Chancellor of Germany, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (died 1992) source
• November 22 – Benjamin Britten, English composer (died 1976) source
• March 30 – Richard Helms, American Central Intelligence Agency director (died 2002) source
• June 21 – Kid Azteca, Mexican boxer (died 2002) source
• 13 March – Tessie O'Shea, entertainer and actress (died 1995) source
• September 11 – Bear Bryant, American football coach (died 1984) source
• September 2 – Bill Shankly, Scottish football manager (died 1981) source
• 26 December – Elizabeth David, née Gwynne, cookery writer (died 1992) source
• 25 February — Gert Fröbe, German actor (died 1988) source

What happened in 1913

• January 13 – Edward Carson founds the Ulster Volunteer Force, by unifying several existing loyalist militias to resist home rule for Ireland. source
• January 3 – First Balkan War: Greece completes its capture of the eastern Aegean island of Chios, as the last Ottoman forces on the island surrender. source
• 28 February – Dikken Zwilgmeyer, writer (born 1853). source
• 2 January — Australian philately proper begins in early 1913 with the Kangaroo and Map series of stamps, featuring a kangaroo standing on a map of Australia, and inscribed "AUSTRALIA POSTAGE". source
• 25 January – Regular shipping routes between Keelung and Hualien Ports were opened; the Governor-General announced the "Taiwan Gunpowder Ban Rules", which came into effect on 1 February. source
• January 15 - The Ottoman battle cruiser Medjidie attacked and sank the Greek merchant ship Macedonia, which had been armed for use as a troop transport. source
• January 21 – The first French private school opens in Tokyo. Later graduates include Sakaguchi Ango, Tanizaki Junichiro and Takehisa Yumeji. source
• 1 January – The National Board of Health and Welfare is founded source