Historical Events
Newton's 1st Optics Paper
Feb 8 Isaac Newton reads first optics paper before the Royal Society in London
- Feb 23 Joan Blaeus publishers destroyed by fire in Amsterdam
Famous Birthdays
Famous Deaths
- Feb 19 Charles Chauncy, American clergyman and President of Harvard College (1654-72), dies at 79
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