Page 8: Historical Events In February - 01

1910  Otto Julius Bierbaum, German writer (Irrgarten Der Liebe), dies at 44.   

1913  Jeffrey Kindersley Quill, Test pilot   

1914  Pennsylvania State Board of [motion picture] Censors appointed.   

1914  Tanganyika Railway opens   

1914  NY Giants and Chic White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt.   

1915  Stanley Matthews, 1st British soccer player to be knighted.   

1916  SS Empress Queen, stranded in fog off Bembridge, Isle of Wight, where she later broke up. Although there were 1300 troops on board all were got off.   

1916  Gordon Hobday, Lord Lieutenant (Nottinghamshire).   

1916  Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65   

1917  Admiral Tirpitz announces unlimited submarine war.   

1918  In this year, Russia formally adopts Gregorian calendar (is recorded as becoming Feb 14)   

1918  The French ship LaDive is torpedoed in the Mediterranean.   

1918  Franz Lehars opera "Wo die Lerche singt," premieres in Budapest.   

1918  Maurice Laing, life president (John Laing).   

1919  Dodgers trade Jake Daubert to Reds for Tommy Griffith Daubert   

1920  Royal Canadian Mounted Police forms as Royal Northwest Mounted Police merge with Dominion Police   

1920  The inaugural commercial armored car introduced (St Paul MN).   

1920  1st commercial armored car introduced (St Paul Minn).   

1920  Kenneth Bond, former vice-chairman.   

1921  Peter Sallis, actor (Tast the Blood of Dracula).   

1922  Bogumil Witalis Andrzejewski, professor of Cushtic Languages.   

1922  William Desmond Taylor, director/actor (Broken Coin), dies at 49   

1923  Allied ultimatum on Lithuanian occupation of Memel.   

1923  Fascists Voluntary Militia forms in Italy under Mussolini   

1924  Amsterdam's Netherlands Press Museum opens.   

1924  New British MacDonald government recognizes USSR.   

1925  1st national conference of KPD's Rotfrontkämpferbund in Berlin   

1926  Kirghiz Autonomous Region in RSFSR is recorded as becoming Kirghiz ASSR.   

1926  Land at Broadway and Wall Street sold at a record $7 per square inch.   

1929  1st clean and jerk of 400 lbs (182 kg), Charles Rigoulet, 402½ lbs.   

1929  August Otto Halm, composer, dies at 59.   

1930  Arnold Schönbergs opera, Von heute auf Morgen premieres in Frankfurt   

1931  Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician is born   

1932  Bradman makes 299 vs South Africa, runs out partner going for 300th.   

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1261  Walter de stapledon: English bishop   

1459  Conrad celtes: German scholar   

1462  Johannes trithemius: German cryptographer   

1552  Edward coke: Mileham norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)   

1603  Michael trumper: Composer   

1605  Isaac aboab de fonseca: Portuguese/neth rabbi/mystic   

1633  Gabriel schutz: Composer   

1635  Marquard gude: German archaeologist   

0656  Death of Sigebert iii: King of austrasia,   

1204  Alexius iv angelus: Regent of byzantium (1203-04), murdered   

1248  Hendrik ii: Duke of brabant (1235-48),   

1294  Louis ii: The stern, ruler of upper-bayern,   

1328  Charles iv: The handsome, king of france (1322-28),   

1502  Death of Olivier de la marche: Flemish writer/poet/governor,   

1542  Girolamo aleandro: Italian catholic cardinal (b. 1480)   

1563  Menas: Emperor of ethiopia (died of fever)