Timeline June 1913

Events in June 1913 4

• 1872 – 1913 Emily Davison (1872-1913) Died 8 June 1913, aged 40 Davison was a militant suffragette campaigning for women's right to vote in Britain. She was fatally injured after stepping in front of King George V's horse during the 1913 Epsom Derby. Her death and funeral became a rallying point for the suffrage movement.
• 1913 Second Balkan War and recovery of Edirne The Second Balkan War (June-August 1913) breaks out when the Balkan allies fight each other over the spoils of the First Balkan War. Bulgaria attacks Serbia and Greece; Romania and the Ottomans take advantage. The Ottoman army, under Enver Pasha, recaptures Edirne (Adrianople) -- the former Ottoman capital, lost in the First Balkan War. The recovery of Edirne is celebrated as a triumph, and Enver becomes a hero. The Treaty of Bucharest (August 1913) establishes the post-Balkan War borders. The Ottomans retain only eastern Thrace (with Edirne) in Europe -- a strip of territory they hold to this day.
• 1913 Second Balkan War Former allies turn on Bulgaria over Balkan spoils Bulgaria attacked its former allies Serbia and Greece over the division of Macedonia, drawing in Romania and the Ottoman Empire against it. The war lasted just over a month and ended in a decisive defeat for Bulgaria. It left Serbia and Greece considerably enlarged and set the stage for further Balkan instability before the First World War.
• 1913 The Second Balkan War The Balkans The victors fell out over the spoils. Bulgaria lost, nursed a grievance, and joined the Central Powers in 1915.