February 1909 - February 26, 1909 (Friday)

February 26, 1909 (Friday)

• Cinemagoers saw the first color films, at the Palace Theatre in London, starting at 3:00 p.m., in what was billed as "The First Presentation of Kinemacolor", with 21 short subjects.
• The London Declaration concerning the Laws of Naval War was signed.
• The International Opium Commission completed its hearings in Shanghai and resolved that "the use of opium in any form otherwise than for medical purposes is hel by almoste every participating country to be a matter for prohibition or for careful regulation".
• The Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire signed an agreement, whereby Turkey renounced all claims to Bosnia and Herzegovina in return for payment of 2.5 million Turkish pounds, and Italy renounced all claims to the Sanjak of Novi Pazar (in present day Serbia and Montenegro). Both Empires lost the territory following the end of World War I.
• Harding County and Perkins County, South Dakota, were established.
• Born: King Talal of Jordan, who ruled from 1951 to 1952 until forced to abdicate because of mental illness, in Mecca (d. 1972)