Month February 1908 Calendar

About Month of February Calendar

• February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than 30 days. The month has 28 days in common years or 29 days in leap years.
  
  February symbols: Its birth flower is the violet (Viola) and the common primrose (Primula vulgaris). Its birthstone is the amethyst. It symbolizes piety, humility, spiritual wisdom, and sincerity. Its Zodiac signs are Aquarius (until February 18) and Pisces (February 19 onwards).

Historical Events for February, 1908

• Day of Week 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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