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Died on Thursday February 27, 1908
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- Amelia Ann CRAM (66), Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois
- Albert Tonnis Oosterheerdt (73), Oudeschip, gem. Uithuizermeeden, Groningen, Nederland
- ADRIANUS JOHANNES VAN RIJN (78), 'S-GRAVENZANDE
- Adrianus van der Klugt (2), Naaldwijk
- Adrianus Johannes van Rijn (78), 's-Gravenzande
- Adrianus van der Klugt (2), Naaldwijk
- Adriaan Arie Merbel van de (0), Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anthonius OVERHOFF (51), Steenwijkerwold (NL/OV) 51y8m
- Adriana van der Kruissen (1), Gemert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 27, 1908 at Delpher
Born on February 27
- 1904 » André Leducq, French cyclist († 1980)
- 1904 » James T. Farrell, American author and poet († 1979)
- 1905 » Franchot Tone, American actor, singer, and producer († 1968)
- 1907 » Mildred Bailey, American singer († 1951)
- 1907 » Momčilo Đujić, Serbian-American priest and commander († 1999)
- 1910 » Genrikh Kasparyan, Armenian chess player and composer († 1995)
- 1910 » Joan Bennett, American actress († 1990)
- 1910 » Kelly Johnson, American engineer, co-founded Skunk Works († 1990)
- 1910 » Peter De Vries, American journalist and author († 1993)
- 1911 » Oscar Heidenstam, English bodybuilder († 1991)
Died on February 27
- 1887 » Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (b. 1833)
- 1892 » Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer and businessman, founded Louis Vuitton (b. 1821)
- 1902 » Harry "Breaker" Morant, English-Australian lieutenant (b. 1864)
- 1921 » Schofield Haigh, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1871)
- 1931 » Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian revolutionary (b. 1906)
- 1936 » Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1849)
- 1936 » Joshua W. Alexander, American judge and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1852)
- 1937 » Emily Malbone Morgan, American saint, foundress of the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross (b. 1862)
- 1937 » Hosteen Klah, Navajo artist, medicine man, and weaver (b. 1867)
- 1943 » Kostis Palamas, Greek poet and playwright (b. 1859)
Names that were popular for boys in 1908
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Joseph
- Jacob
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 11 » Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
- February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
- June 27 » A group of Vietnamese tirailleurs conducts a failed attempt to poison the entire French army's garrison in the Hanoi Citadel with the aim to make way for Hoàng Hoa Thám's rebel army to capture Hanoi.
- October 13 » Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and became the first woman to speak there.
- October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.
- December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
The weather on Thursday February 27, 1908
The temperature on February 27, 1908 was between 2.8 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI