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August 16, 1913
On August 16, 1913, tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
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Featured · August 16, 1913
Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
Tohoku University is a public research university in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. It is colloquially referred to as Tohokudai or Tonpei .
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The year in brief
1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1913th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 913th year of the 2nd millennium, the 13th year of the 20th…
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On August 16, 1913
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1913 Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students. University in Sendai, Japan
Tohoku University is a public research university in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. It is colloquially referred to as Tohokudai or Tonpei .
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1913 Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary. Naval warfare force of the United Kingdom
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, responsible for defending the country, the Crown Dependencies, and the Overseas Territories from naval attack or invasion. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France.
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Other moments from 1913
- April 24 The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
- April 4 First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
- August 10 Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
- August 13 First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
- August 28 Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
- December 1 The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.
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