Historical Events Feb 4 Three Dutch East India Company ships anchor at Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia Famous Birthdays Feb 17 Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1753) Feb 24 Bernard Siegfried Albinus [Weiss], German surgeon and anatomist (1st to link vascular system with the fetus), born in Frankfurt (d. 1770) Born in 1697 Famous Deaths Feb 3 Sjoucke Gabbes, Frisian sailor, dies/buried on Dirk-Hartog Island Jan 1697 History by Year Mar 1697 Famous People by their Chinese Zodiac Animal Year of the Rabbit2023 Year of the Dragon2024 Year of the Snake2025 Year of the Horse2026 Year of the Goat/Sheep2027 Year of the Monkey2028
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Year of the Snake
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Year of the Goat/Sheep
Year of the Monkey