Historical Events
- Feb 4 Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, becomes governor-general of the States General of the United Provinces (Netherlands)
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 8 Jacob Praetorius, German Baroque organist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1651)
Year of the Rabbit
Year of the Dragon
Year of the Snake
Year of the Horse
Year of the Goat/Sheep
Year of the Monkey