February
- Germany began unrestricted submarine warfare, 1917.
- Rescue of Alexander of Selkirk (the real "Robinson Crusoe"), 1709.
James Joyce born, 1882. - Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, first English woman doctor, born, 1821.
Greece declared independence, 1830. - Charles Lindbergh born, 1902.
- St. Robert Peel born, 1788.
- Queen Anne born, 1665.
The Stavisky riots in Paris, 1934. - Charles Dickens born, 1812.
Russo-Japanese War declared, 1904. - Mary Queen of Scots executed, 1587.
- Peace of Luneville marks virtual destruction of
Holy Roman Empire, 1801.
Republic of Rome proclaimed, 1849. - Peace of Paris ceded Canada to Britain, 1763.
- Thomas Alva Edison born, 1847.
Lateran Treaties created Vatican State, 1929. - Abraham Lincoln born, 1809.
Charles Darwin born, 1809.
Independence of Chile proclaimed, 1818. - William and Mary proclaimed King and Queen of England, 1689.
- Oaths of Strasbourg, 842.
Richard II murdered, 1400. - Galileo Galilei born, 1564.
U.S.S. Maine blown up, 1898. - Frederick William the Great Elector, born, 1620.
Peace of Paris concluded, 1763. - Thomas Malthus born, 1766.
Captain James Cook crosses the Antarctic Circle, 1773. - Murder of Francis, Duke of Guise, 1563.
Pilgrim's Progress published, 1678. - George Washington born. Nicholas Copernicus born, 1473.
- Honore Daumier, artist, born, 1808.
- Cardinal Newman born, 1801.
Battle of Verdun begins, 1916. - Frederic Chopin born, 1810.
- Diocletian declares a general persecution of Christians, 303.
George Frederic Handel, 1685. - King Louis Philippe abdicated, 1848.
- Pierre August Renoir born, 1841.
Communist coup in Czechoslovakia, 1948. - Earthquake at Lisbon kills 30,000 persons, 1531.
Victor Hugo born, 1802. - Reichstag fire in Germany, 1933.
- Michael Eyquem Montaigne born, 1533.
- Hattie McDaniel is first black actress to win an Oscar -- for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, 1940.
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