What Happened In February 1919 In History

Historical Events for February, 1919

• 5th » Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists.
• 6th » The five-day Seattle General Strike begins.
• 11th » Friedrich Ebert (Social Democratic Party of Germany e.g SPD), is elected President of Germany.
• 14th » The Polish–Soviet War begins.
• 21st » German socialist Kurt Eisner is assassination or assassinated. His death results in the establishment of the Bavarian Soviet Republic and parliament and government fleeing Munich, Germany.
• 25th » Oregon places a one cent per U.S. gallon gasoline tax named tax on gasoline, becoming the first U.S. state to levy a gasoline tax.
• 26th » President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of the Congress of the United States or U.S. Congress establishing most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park - the Grand Canyon National Park.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1919

• 2nd » Lisa Della Casa, Swiss soprano (d. 2012)
• 2nd » Georg Gawliczek, German footballer and manager (d. 1999)
• 5th » Red Buttons, American actor (d. 2006)
• 5th » Kenneth Hare, Canadian climatologist and academic (d. 2002)
• 5th » Tim Holt, American actor (d. 1973)
• 5th » Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1996)
• 6th » Takashi Yanase, Japanese poet and illustrator, created 'Anpanman' (d. 2013)
• 9th » John Abramovic, American basketball player (d. 2000)
• 11th » Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress (d. 1995)
• 12th » Forrest Tucker, American actor (d. 1986)
• 13th » Tennessee Ernie Ford, American singer and actor (d. 1991)
• 13th » Eddie Robinson (American football coach) known as Eddie Robinson, American football player and coach (d. 2007)
• 15th » Ducky Detweiler, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)
• 16th » Torkom Manoogian, Iraqi-Armenian archbishop (d. 2012)
• 16th » Georges Ulmer, Danish-French actor and composer (d. 1989)
• 17th » J. M. S. Careless, Canadian historian (d. 2009)
• 17th » Kathleen Freeman, American actress (d. 2001)
• 18th » Jack Palance, American actor (d. 2006)
• 21st » Louis F. Oberdorfer, American judge (d. 2013)
• 21st » Kehat Shorr, Israeli target shooter and coach (d. 1972)
• 23rd » Derek Ezra, Baron Ezra, English politician
• 23rd » William McLean Hamilton, Canadian politician (d. 1989)
• 24th » Árpád Bogsch, Hungarian-American civil servant (d. 2004)
• 24th » Nellie Connally, American wife of John Connally (d. 2006)
• 24th » Betty Marsden, English actress (d. 1998)
• 25th » Monte Irvin, American baseball player
• 25th » Karl H. Pribram, Austrian-American psychologist and academic
• 26th » Mason Adams, American actor (d. 2005)
• 26th » Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer (d. 2003)
• 28th » Alfred Marshall (businessman) e.g Alfred Marshall, American businessman, founded Marshalls (d. 2013)
• 28th » Brian Urquhart, English soldier and diplomat

Famous Deaths for February 1919

• 2nd » Julius Kuperjanov, Estonian lieutenant (b. 1894)
• 7th » William Halford, English-American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1841)
• 14th » Pál Luthár, Slovene-Lutheran organist, author, and educator (b. 1839)
• 15th » André Prévost (tennis) named André Prévost, French tennis player (b. 1880)
• 16th » Vera Kholodnaya, Russian actress (b. 1893)
• 17th » Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1841)
• 21st » Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Minister President of Bavaria (b. 1867)
• 25th » Josef Christiaens, Belgian race car driver (b. 1879)

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