What Happened In February 1908 In History

Historical Events for February, 1908

• 1st » King Carlos I of Portugal and his son, Prince Luís Filipe, Duke of Braganza e.g Luis Filipe, are killed in Terreiro do Paco, Lisbon.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1908

• 1st » George Pal, Hungarian-American animator and producer (d. 1980)
• 1st » Louis Rasminsky, Canadian economist (d. 1998)
• 2nd » Wes Ferrell, American baseball player (d. 1976)
• 4th » Julian Bell, English poet (d. 1937)
• 5th » Mietje Baron, Dutch swimmer (d. 1948)
• 5th » Bob Dunn (musician) called Bob Dunn, American trombonist and guitarist (d. 1971)
• 5th » Peg Entwistle, English actress (d. 1932)
• 5th » Daisy and Violet Hilton, English conjoined twins (d. 1969)
• 6th » Amintore Fanfani, Italian politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1999)
• 6th » Edward Lansdale, American general and CIA agent (d. 1987)
• 6th » Michael Maltese, American actor, screenwriter, and composer (d. 1981)
• 7th » Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (d. 1983)
• 7th » Fred Gipson, American author (d. 1973)
• 7th » Manmath Nath Gupta, Indian author (d. 2000)
• 10th » Jean Coulthard, Canadian composer and educator (d. 2000)
• 11th » Philip Dunne (writer) or Philip Dunne, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
• 11th » Vivian Fuchs, English geologist (d. 1999)
• 12th » Jean Effel, French painter and journalist (d. 1982)
• 12th » Jacques Herbrand, French mathematician (d. 1931)
• 12th » August Neo, Estonian wrestler (d. 1982)
• 12th » Paul Winterton, English journalist and crime novelist (d. 2001)
• 15th » Sarto Fournier, Canadian politician, 38th Mayor of Montreal (d. 1980)
• 17th » Red Barber, American sportscaster (d. 1992)
• 17th » Ants Eskola, Estonian actor and singer (d. 1989)
• 20th » Ruby Elzy, American soprano (d. 1943)
• 22nd » Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan politician, 56th President of Venezuela (d. 1981)
• 22nd » John Mills, English actor (d. 2005)
• 23rd » William McMahon, Australian politician, 20th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1988)
• 24th » Telford Taylor, American general, lawyer, and historian (d. 1998)
• 25th » Frank G. Slaughter, American author (d. 2001)
• 26th » Tex Avery, American animator, producer, and voice actor (d. 1980)
• 26th » Leela Majumdar, Indian author (d. 2007)
• 26th » Jean-Pierre Wimille, French race car driver (d. 1949)
• 28th » Billie Bird, American actress (d. 2002)
• 28th » Alexander Golitzen, Russian-American production designer (d. 2005)
• 29th » Balthus, French-Polish painter (d. 2001)
• 29th » Dee Brown (writer) or Dee Brown, American historian and author (d. 2002)
• 29th » Alf Gover, English cricketer and coach (d. 2001)

Famous Deaths for February 1908

• 1st » Carlos I of Portugal (b. 1863)
• 13th » David Hesser, American water polo player (b. 1884)
• 23rd » Friedrich von Esmarch, German surgeon and academic (b. 1823)
• 29th » Pat Garrett, American sheriff (b. 1850)
• 29th » John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow, Scottish-Australian politician, 1st Governor-General of Australia (b. 1860)

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