What Happened In February 1909 In History

Historical Events for February, 1909

• 12th » The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
• 15th » The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
• 20th » Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
• 22nd » The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut BB-18 6, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
• 23rd » The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
• 26th » Kinemacolor, the first successful color film known as motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre, London known as Palace Theatre in London.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1909

• 1st » George Beverly Shea, Canadian-American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
• 2nd » Frank Albertson, American actor (d. 1964)
• 3rd » André Cayatte, French lawyer and director (d. 1989)
• 3rd » Kurt Petter, German physician (d. 1969)
• 3rd » Simone Weil, French mystic and philosopher (d. 1943)
• 5th » Grażyna Bacewicz, Polish violinist and composer (d. 1969)
• 7th » Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop (d. 1999)
• 7th » Wilhelm Freddie, Danish painter (d. 1995)
• 7th » Amedeo Guillet, Italian soldier (d. 2010)
• 7th » Silvio Zavala, Mexican historian and author
• 8th » Elisabeth Murdoch (philanthropist) e.g Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian philanthropist (d. 2012)
• 9th » Heather Angel (actress) named Heather Angel, English actress (d. 1986)
• 9th » Harald Genzmer, German composer (d. 2007)
• 9th » Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1955)
• 9th » Dean Rusk, American politician, 54th United States Secretary of State (d. 1994)
• 11th » Max Baer (boxer) called Max Baer, American boxer and actor (d. 1959)
• 11th » Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
• 15th » Miep Gies, Austrian-Dutch humanitarian, helped hide People associated with Anne Frank e.g Anne Frank and her family (d. 2010)
• 15th » Guillermo Gorostiza, Spanish footballer (d. 1966)
• 16th » Hugh Beaumont, American actor and director (d. 1982)
• 16th » Jeffrey Lynn, American actor (d. 1995)
• 18th » C. Arulampalam, Sri Lankan politician
• 18th » Tuppy Owen-Smith, South African-English cricketer and rugby player (d. 1990)
• 18th » Wallace Stegner, American historian and author (d. 1993)
• 21st » Hans Erni, Swiss painter and sculptor
• 24th » August Derleth, American anthologist and author (d. 1971)
• 24th » Riccardo Freda, Egyptian-Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1999)
• 26th » Fanny Cradock, English chef, author, and critic (d. 1994)
• 26th » Talal of Jordan (d. 1972)
• 27th » Aleksander Ansberg, Estonian politician (d. 1975)
• 27th » Väinö Myllyrinne, Finnish giant (d. 1963)
• 28th » Stephen Spender, English poet (d. 1995)

Famous Deaths for February 1909

• 2nd » Carlo Acton, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1829)
• 17th » Geronimo, American tribal leader (b. 1829)

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