Timeline November 1913

Events in November 1913 9

• 1823 – 1913 Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) Died 7 November 1913, aged 90 Wallace independently developed a theory of evolution by natural selection, prompting Charles Darwin to publish On the Origin of Species. He was also a pioneering biogeographer, known for identifying the faunal boundary later called the Wallace Line. He died at his home in England.
• 1913 – 1994 Burt Lancaster (1913-1994) Died 20 October 1994, aged 80 Burt Lancaster, Academy Award-winning star of films including From Here to Eternity and Elmer Gantry, died in Century City, California. His career spanned four decades of Hollywood leading roles.
• 1913 – 1978 Gig Young (1913-1978) American actor, Oscar winner for They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
• 1913 Gig Young born in St. Cloud Gig Young is born in St. Cloud.
• 1913 Gandhi Leads the Great March in South Africa Satyagraha campaign against Indian indentured-labour laws Mohandas Gandhi led thousands of Indian miners and labourers on a march from Newcastle to the Transvaal in protest against discriminatory laws, including a tax on former indentured labourers. Gandhi and many marchers were arrested, drawing international attention to the campaign. The protests contributed to South Africa's 1914 Indian Relief Act.
• 1913 – 1960 Albert Camus French-Algerian writer Camus wrote The Stranger and The Myth of Sisyphus, exploring absurdism and the meaning of life.
• 1913 – 1976 Benjamin Britten British opera composer British composer who revived English opera with Peter Grimes and Billy Budd, and wrote the beloved Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
• 1913 – 2005 Geraldine Fitzgerald (1913-2005) Irish actress, Isabella in Wuthering Heights, with a career from the Gate Theatre to Arthur.
• 1913 Geraldine Fitzgerald born in Greystones Geraldine Fitzgerald is born in Greystones.