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Born on Thursday February 13, 1908
- Anna Wilhelmina Kosterman, Cothen, Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anna Cornelia Melgers, Vreeswijk (Nieuwegein), Utrecht, Nederland († 1995)
- Andries van Essen, Woerden, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anna Katherine Moses Vandivere, Tennessee op († 1992)
- Aaltje Appelman, Hollum
- Aafje Stolk, Nederland († 1998)
- Albertus Cornelis du Chatenier, Den Haag
- Adriana Cornelia Soeters, Vrijhoeve-Capelle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Andries Gorter, Ooststellingwerf († 1988)
- Alberto Placco, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil († 1977)
Died on Thursday February 13, 1908
- Albert Berents Hulskers (89), Weddermarke Westerwolde Groningen Nederland
- Anje Kiewiet (37), Uithuizermeeden, Groningen, Nederland
- (Stillborn) SIKKEMA (0), Visvliet (Grijpskerk) Groningen Netherlands
- Stheeman (80), Nijmegen
- Anna Francina Hendriks (68), Ottersum, Nederland
- Anna Elisabeth Begeer (75), Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Andries Snijders (76), 's Grevelduin gem. Waalwijk Nbr. NL
- Adrianus Bogaers (72), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Ambrose Sabin (73), Saint David, Cochise, Arizona, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Maria - Maria Aleida Lammers (74), Emmen, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 13, 1908 at Delpher
Born on February 13
- 1903 » Georges Simenon, Belgian-Swiss author († 1989)
- 1903 » Georgy Beriev, Georgian-Russian engineer, founded the Beriev Aircraft Company († 1979)
- 1906 » Agostinho da Silva, Portuguese philosopher and author († 1994)
- 1907 » Katy de la Cruz, Filipino-American singer and actress († 2004)
- 1910 » William Shockley, English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1989)
- 1911 » Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Indian-Pakistani poet and journalist († 1984)
- 1911 » Jean Muir, American actress and educator († 1996)
- 1912 » Harald Riipalu, Russian-Estonian commander († 1961)
- 1912 » Margaretta Scott, English actress († 2005)
- 1913 » Khalid of Saudi Arabia († 1982)
Died on February 13
- 1877 » Costache Caragiale, Romanian actor and manager (b. 1815)
- 1883 » Richard Wagner, German composer (b. 1813)
- 1888 » Jean-Baptiste Lamy, French-American archbishop (b. 1814)
- 1892 » Provo Wallis, Canadian-English admiral (b. 1791)
- 1893 » Ignacio Manuel Altamirano, Mexican intellectual and journalist (b. 1834)
- 1905 » Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter (b. 1844)
- 1906 » Albert Gottschalk, Danish painter (b. 1866)
- 1934 » József Pusztai, Slovene-Hungarian poet and journalist (b. 1864)
- 1942 » Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian lawyer, judge, and politician, 11th President of Brazil (b. 1865)
- 1942 » Otakar Batlička, Czech journalist (b. 1895)
Names that were popular for boys in 1908
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1908
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1908
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
- January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
- January 28 » Members of the Portuguese Republican Party fail in their attempted coup d'état against the administrative dictatorship of Prime Minister João Franco.
- April 20 » Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
- May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
- October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
- December 28 » The 7.1 Mw Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.
The weather on Thursday February 13, 1908
The temperature on February 13, 1908 was between 0.6 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI