Historical Events
- Feb 8 Gunpowder is used in a mining operation instead of mechanical tools in present-day Slovakia, reportedly the first time explosives had been used in mining
Famous Deaths
- Feb 22 Olivier van Noort, Dutch navigator, completed first Dutch circumnavigation of the globe (b. 1558)
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