Historical Events
- In Constantinople the primarily Albanian First Army Corps seizes the parliament building and telegraphs offices, forcing the Ottoman statesman Hilmi Pasha to resign
Famous Birthdays
- Eudora Welty, American novelist (Optimist's Daughter-Pulitzer 1973), born in Jackson, Mississippi (d. 2001)
- Jan Veldkamp, Dutch geophysicist and director (KNMI) (d. 1994)
- Mervyn Hugh Cowie, wildlife conservationist, born in Nairobi (d. 1996)
Stanislaw Ulam (1909-1984)
Polish-American mathematician and nuclear physicist (Manhattan Project, H-bomb), born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary
Born in 1909
Famous Deaths
- Whitley Stokes, British lawyer, dies at 79
1909 Highlights
About April 13, 1909
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 114 years, 1 month and 20 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Aries
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