Famous Birthdays
- Feb 3 Friedrich Wilhelm, baron von Seydlitz, Prussian general, born in Kalkar, Germany l (d. 1773)
- Feb 13 John Reid [Robertson], British Army General, composer, and founder of the chair of music at the University of Edinburgh, born in Inverchroskie, Scotland (d. 1807)
- Feb 24 John McKinly, American physician. politician and 1st President of Delaware (1777), born in Ulster, Ireland (d. 1796)
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