Historical Events
- Feb 18 Quakers consider drafting formal protest of slavery in Germantown, Pennsylvania
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 4 Pierre de Marivaux, French playwright and novelist (La Vie de Marianne), born in Paris, France (d. 1763)
Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel (1688-1765)
Feb 7 Princess of Orange and ancestor of all currently reigning monarchs in Europe, born in Kassel
- Feb 8 Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher, mathematician, and mystic (The New Church)), born in Stockholm, Swedish Empire (d. 1772) [O.S. date Jan. 29]
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