Historical Events
- Feb 29 February 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Old style.
Famous Birthdays
Famous Weddings
Peter the Great
Feb 19 Russian Tsar Peter the Great officially marries Polish-Lithuanian pre-marriedeasant Martha Skavronskaya at Saint Isaac's Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, having earlier married in secret in 1707
Famous Deaths
- Feb 2 Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician to Queen Anne, dies at 72
- Feb 12 Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy, mother of Louis XV of France, dies of measles at 26
- Feb 18 Louis, Duke of Burgundy, heir-apparent to the French throne, dies at 29
- Feb 27 Bahādur Shah I, 8th Mughal Emperor of India (1702-12), dies at 68
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