February 7, 1909 (Sunday)
- The Namibian village of Schuckmannsburg was established by Captain Kurt Streitwolf in order to claim the Caprivi Strip, a 280 mile long buffer zone between the Portuguese and British colonies.
- Born: Wilhelm Freddie, Danish painter, in Copenhagen (d. 1995)
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