Jimmy Wakely, American country-western singer and actor, known for songs such as "Signed Sealed and Delivered", in Howard County, Arkansas (d. 1982) Died: Maria Maximilianovna, Russian noble, eldest daughter of Maximilian de Beauharnais and Maria Nikolaevna (b. 1841); Aoki Shūzō, Japanese diplomat, served as Foreign Minister in Meiji Japan (b. 1844) February 17, 1914 (Tuesday) Karl Staaff stepped down as Prime Minister of Sweden in protest after Sweden's sitting monarch King Gustaf publicly denounced the Staaff administration's defense policies during a peasant armament support march at the Royal castle's court in Stockholm, in what became known as the Courtyard Crisis. The King's public remarks violated Sweden's constitution where the monarchy was not to interfere with politics. Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, county governor of Uppsala, took over as head of non-parliamentarian government. The American barquentine W.H. Dimond ran aground on Bird Island, Alaska while carrying general cargo from San Francisco to Unga Island for Alaska Codfish Co. The Georgia Supreme Court denied convicted murderer Leo Frank a new trial by a 4–2 vote. The Sopwith Sociable airplane was given its first test flight at Brookside, Telford, England, before it was delivered to Hendon two days later. The first smørrebrød shop opened in Copenhagen. Born: Julia de Burgos, Puerto Rican poet and activist, known for works including El Rio Grande de Loiza, advocated for Puerto Rico independence, in Carolina, Puerto Rico (d. 1953) February 18, 1914 (Wednesday) Pancho Villa insured his life for $500,000 as a favor of his wife ahead of his plans to lay siege to Torreón. Born: Jan Nisar Akhtar, Indian poet of Urdu, member of the Progressive Writers' Movement, in Gwalior, India (d. 1976); Pee Wee King, country musician, best known for co-writing "Tennessee Waltz", in Abrams, Wisconsin (d. 2000); Ferdinand J. Chesarek, American army general, commanding officer for artillery divisions in World War II and the Korean War, in Calumet, Michigan (d. 1993) Died: Fanny Stevenson, American writer, wife to novelist Robert Louis Stevenson (b. 1840) February 19, 1914 (Thursday) Torrential rain in Southern California caused massive flooding in seven counties, killing two people and causing damages estimated between $500,000 to $1 million US. Canadian Arctic Expedition – Robert Bartlett, captain of the sunken polar exploration ship Karluk, completed plans to disband "Shipwreck Camp" that sat on ice floes in the Beaufort Sea and move the remaining expedition crew to Wrangel Island west. Bartlett had sent out scouts to