What Happened In February 1913 In History

Historical Events for February, 1913

• 2nd » Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.
• 3rd » The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government of the United States named Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.
• 5th » Hellenic Air Force Greek military aviators, Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis (aviator) Aristeidis Moraitinis perform the first Naval Aviation naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.
• 9th » A group of meteors Meteor procession of February 9, 1913 called is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
• 17th » The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
• 18th » Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
• 21st » Ioannina is incorporated into the Greek state after the Balkan Wars.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1913

• 2nd » Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor (d. 1985)
• 4th » Rosa Parks, American activist (d. 2005)
• 4th » Dick Seaman, English race car driver (d. 1939)
• 6th » Mary Leakey, English anthropologist (d. 1996)
• 8th » Betty Field, American actress (d. 1973)
• 8th » Danai Stratigopoulou, Greek singer (d. 2009)
• 10th » Douglas Slocombe, English cinematographer
• 10th » Bill White (rugby union born 1913) e.g Bill White, Australian rugby player (d. 1969)
• 13th » Khalid of Saudi Arabia (d. 1982)
• 14th » Mel Allen, American journalist (d. 1996)
• 14th » Woody Hayes, American football player and coach (d. 1987)
• 14th » Jimmy Hoffa, American union leader (d. 1975)
• 14th » James Pike, American bishop (d. 1969)
• 15th » Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (d. 1997)
• 17th » Jean Le Moyne, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1996)
• 17th » Russel B. Nye, American author (d. 1993)
• 19th » Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (d. 2007)
• 20th » Tommy Henrich, American baseball player (d. 2009)
• 21st » Roger Laurent, Belgian race car driver (d. 1997)
• 22nd » Buddy Tate, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 2001)
• 22nd » Ranko Marinković, Croatian author (d. 2001)
• 25th » Jim Backus, American actor (d. 1989)
• 25th » Gert Fröbe, German actor (d. 1988)
• 26th » George Barker (poet) known as George Barker, English author and poet (d. 1991)
• 27th » Paul Ricoeur, French philosopher (d. 2005)
• 27th » Kazimierz Sabbat, Polish politician, President of Poland (d. 1989)
• 27th » Irwin Shaw, American author and screenwriter (d. 1984)

Famous Deaths for February 1913

• 2nd » Gustaf de Laval, Swedish engineer (b. 1845)
• 10th » Konstantinos Tsiklitiras, Greek long jumper (b. 1888)
• 22nd » Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (b. 1857)
• 26th » Felix Draeseke, German composer (b. 1835)
• 28th » George Finnegan, American boxer (b. 1881)

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