Historical Events In February - 08
Friday, 17 May 2024
1922 On February - 08 joeri Averbach, Russian chess grandmaster
1923 Coal mine explosion at Dawson NM kills 120 on February - 08.
1923 On February - 08 german NSDAP Volkischer Beobachter newspaper becomes a daily
1923 Coal mine explosion at Dawson, New Mexico kills 120 on February - 08.
1923 On February - 08 andrew MacElhone, bar owner
1924 Gas chamber used for the first time in an American state prison on this day in history.
1924 The first coast-to-coast radio hookup General John Joseph Carty speech in Chicago on this day in history.
1924 On this day in history the gas chamber at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City is used for the first time.
1924 1st coast-to-coast radio hookup: Gen John Joseph Carty speech in Chic on this day in history.
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 On February - 08 kaufman &Berlin's "coconuts," premieres in New York NY
1925 On this day in history the birth of Jack Lemmon, Veteran American film actor
1925 On this day in history kaufman & Berlin's "cocoanuts," premieres in NYC
1925 Alvin Brehm, composer on February - 08.
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 Belgian-Swiss treaty signed on February - 08.
1927 John T Myers, (Rep-R-IN, 1967- ) on February - 08.
1928 Scottish inventor J Blaird demonstrates color-TV on this day in history.
1928 The first transatlantic TV image received, Hartsdale NY on February - 08.
1928 1st transatlantic TV image received, Hartsdale, NY on this day in history.
1929 KOY-AM in Phoenix Arizona begins radio transmissions on this day in history.
1930 On this day in history "Happy Days Are Here Again" by Benny Mereoff hits #1
1931 Gas explosion Fire in Fushun-coal mine, Manchuria kills 3,000 on this day in history.
1931 James Dean actor and singer was born on February - 08.
1931 The birth of James Dean, American film actor ('Rebel Without A Cause') on this day in history.
1932 The birth of John Williams, US film score writer on February - 08.
1932 Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll, mobster, killed by Dutch Schultz gang on February - 08.
1933 -23ºF (-31ºC), Seminole TX (state record) on this day in history.
1933 On this day in history first flight of all-metal Boeing 247
1933 -23°F (-31°C), Seminole, Texas (state record) on February - 08.
1934 On this day in history export-Import Bank organizes in Washington DC
1934 Gaston Doumergue forms new French government on this day in history.
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