Historical Events
Event of Interest
Feb 5 Methodist religious leaders John Wesley and Charles Wesley arrive in Savannah, Georgia
Alexander's Feast
Feb 19 George Frideric Handel's opera "Alexander's Feast" premieres at the Covent Garden Theatre, London
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 3 Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austrian organist and composer (trained Beethoven), born in Klosterneuburg Austria-Hungary (d. 1809)
Ann Lee (1736-1784)
Feb 29 American founder of the Shakers, born in Manchester, England
Famous Weddings
- Feb 12 Maria Theresa Habsburg marries French Stefanus (emperor François I)
Famous Deaths
- Feb 7 Stephen Gray, English astronomer and scientist (b. 1666)
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