deaths
February 1, 1908
Carlos I of Portugal (born 1863)
Carlos I of Portugal
Dom Carlos I, known as "the Diplomat", "the Oceanographer" among many other names, was King of Portugal from 1889 until his assassination in 1908. He was the first Portuguese king to die a violent death since King Sebastian in 1578, the only one to be assassinated, and the second to last Portuguese head of state to die a violent death.