Page 5: Historical Events In February - 08

1909  Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80.   

1910  Boy Scouts of America incorporated and chartered (William D Boyce-Chicago)   

1910  The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce   

1911  US helps overthrow Pres Miguel Devila of Honduras.   

1911  Anne Aitken, [nee Hopkins], Chicago, co-are discovered (Diamond Sangha).   

1912  inaugural eastbound US transcontinental flight lands in Jacksonville FL.   

1912  1st eastbound US transcontinental flight lands in Jacksonville, Fla.   

1912  Simon Jurovsky, composer   

1913  Betty Field, Boston MA, actress (Kings Row, Bus Stop)   

1914  General Zamon is recorded as becoming President of Haiti   

1914  Bert Haas, baseball player   

1915  "Birth of a Nation" opens at Clune's Auditorium in Los Angeles CA   

1915  "Birth of a Nation" opens at Clune's Auditorium in LA   

1915  Lambros Georges Guetary Worloou, singer   

1916  French cruiser "Admiral Charner" torpedoed off Syrian coast, results in the deaths of 374   

1918  "Stars and Stripes," weekly US armed forces newspaper, inaugural published.   

1918  HMS Boxer, a British 'A' Class destroyer, of around 300 tons, built by Thorneycroft at Chiswick, London, and completed in 1894, sunk in the English Channel after a collision with the SS St.Patrick in bad weather   

1918  "Stars and Stripes," weekly US armed forces newspaper, 1st published.   

1918  John Intoxication, resistance fighter   

1919  Buddy Morrow, orch leader (Jimmie Rodgers Show)   

1920  Lana (Julia Jean) Turner actress and WWII poster girl was born.   

1920  Swiss men vote against women's suffrage   

1920  Lana Turner, American film actress is born.   

1920  Buddy Blattner, baseball player.   

1920  Richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56.   

1921  Hoot Evers, baseball player.   

1921  Pjotr A Kropotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist, dies at 78   

1922  Radio arrives in the White House   

1922  Radio arrives at the White House.   

1922  Joeri Averbach, Russian chess grandmaster.   

1923  Coal mine explosion at Dawson NM results in the deaths of 120   

1923  German NSDAP Volkischer Beobachter newspaper is recorded as becoming a daily   

1923  Coal mine explosion at Dawson, New Mexico results in the deaths of 120.   

1923  Andrew MacElhone, bar owner   

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1191  Yaroslav ii of russia: Yaroslav ii of russia (d. 1246)   

1291  Afonso iv: King of portugal (1325-57)   

1487  Ulrich: Duke of württemberg   

1552  Agrippa d'aubigné: French poet and soldier   

1577  Robert burton: Writer, anglican clergyman (anatomy of melancholy)   

1586  Jacob praetorius: Composer   

1612  Samuel butler: England, poet/satirist (hudibras) (baptized)   

1649  Gabriel daniel: French jesuit historian   

1124  Stefanus of thiers/muret: Founder of order of grammond/saint,   

1245  Johannes de rupella/de la rochelle: French theologist,   

1250  Robert i of artois: French crusader (b. 1216)   

1265  Hulagu khan: Mongol ruler (b. 1217)   

1296  King przemysÅ‚ ii of poland: King przemysÅ‚ ii of poland (b. 1257)   

1303  Death of Nanshu: Zen teacher (rinzai line)/founder (zounan temple),   

1513  Alonso de ojeda: Spanish explorer (curacao & bonaire),   

1529  Baldassare castiglione: Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478)