Page 6: Historical Events In February - 08
Friday, 11 July 2025
1922 Joeri Averbach, Russian chess grandmaster on February - 08.
1923 On this day in history coal mine explosion at Dawson NM kills 120
1923 On February - 08 german NSDAP Volkischer Beobachter newspaper becomes a daily
1923 Coal mine explosion at Dawson, New Mexico kills 120 on this day in history.
1923 Andrew MacElhone, bar owner on this day in history.
1924 Gas chamber used for the first time in an American state prison on February - 08.
1924 The first coast-to-coast radio hookup General John Joseph Carty speech in Chicago on February - 08.
1924 The gas chamber at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City is used for the first time on February - 08.
1924 1st coast-to-coast radio hookup: Gen John Joseph Carty speech in Chic on February - 08.
1924 On February - 08 audrey Meadows, Wu Chang China, actress (Alice-Honeymooners)
1924 On this day in history gee John, US mobster (1st executed in gas chamber-Nevada), dies
1925 Kaufman &Berlin's "coconuts," premieres in New York NY on this day in history.
1925 The birth of Jack Lemmon, Veteran American film actor on this day in history.
1925 On February - 08 kaufman & Berlin's "cocoanuts," premieres in NYC
1925 On February - 08 alvin Brehm, composer
1926 German Reichstag decides to apply for League of Nations membership on this day in history.
1926 Walt Disney Studios is formed on this day in history.
1927 On February - 08 belgian-Swiss treaty signed
1927 On February - 08 john T Myers, (Rep-R-IN, 1967- )
1928 Scottish inventor J Blaird demonstrates color-TV on this day in history.
1928 On this day in history the first transatlantic TV image received, Hartsdale NY
1928 On this day in history 1st transatlantic TV image received, Hartsdale, NY
1929 On February - 08 kOY-AM in Phoenix Arizona begins radio transmissions
1930 On February - 08 "Happy Days Are Here Again" by Benny Mereoff hits #1
1931 On this day in history gas explosion Fire in Fushun-coal mine, Manchuria kills 3,000
1931 On February - 08 james Dean actor and singer was born
1931 The birth of James Dean, American film actor ('Rebel Without A Cause') on this day in history.
1932 On this day in history the birth of John Williams, US film score writer
1932 Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll, mobster, killed by Dutch Schultz gang on this day in history.
1933 -23ºF (-31ºC), Seminole TX (state record) on February - 08.
1933 On February - 08 first flight of all-metal Boeing 247
1933 -23°F (-31°C), Seminole, Texas (state record) on this day in history.
1934 On February - 08 export-Import Bank organizes in Washington DC
1934 Gaston Doumergue forms new French government on this day in history.
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