Editing 1908 (section)

=== February ===
* [[February 1]] – [[Lisbon Regicide]]: King [[Carlos I of Portugal]] and [[Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal|Prince Luis Filipe]] are shot dead in [[Lisbon]]. 
* [[February 3]] – [[Panathinaikos A.O.]], a well-known professional multi-sports club of [[Greece]], is founded in [[Athens]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=el&u=http://www.pao.gr/history/events%3Fid%3D156&prev=search|title=The Founding of Panathinaikos|website=Panathinaikos|access-date=29 April 2019|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103092453/https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=el&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pao.gr%2Fhistory%2Fevents%3Fid%3D156&prev=search|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 12]] – The first around-the-world car race, the [[1908 New York to Paris Race]], begins.
* [[February 18]] – [[Japanese Americans|Japanese emigration to the United States]] is forbidden, under terms of the [[Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907]].
* [[February 29]] – The State Normal and Industrial School for Women, precursor to [[James Madison University]], is founded in [[Harrisonburg, Virginia]].