Month February 1909 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, 1909

• Day of Week 12th » The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
• Day of Week 15th » The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
• Day of Week 20th » Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
• Day of Week 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.
• Day of Week 23rd » The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
• Day of Week 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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