Historical Events
- Feb 28 Russian Empress Anna Ivanovna revokes "the conditions" and dissolves the Privy Council, re-instituting autocracy
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 11 María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa [Mama Antula], Argentine laywoman (Argentina's 1st female saint), born in Villa Silípica, Viceroyalty of Peru (d. 1799)
- Feb 21 Charles L Fournier, Flemish writer and painter (d. 1803)
- Feb 23 Christian Giuseppe Lidarti, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. after 1793)
Famous Deaths
- Feb 21 Benedict XIII [Pietro Francesco Orsini], Italian Pope (1724-30), dies in office at 81
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