Historical Events
- Feb 25 Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 1 Isaac Aboab da Fonseca, Portuguese-Jewish rabbi, scholar and religious writer prominent in Amsterdam and in Dutch Brazil, born in Castro Daire, Portugal (d. 1693)
Famous Deaths
- Feb 19 Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, Italian composer, dies at 54
