Historical Events
- Feb 8 French and Spanish fleet leave Toulon
- Feb 9 Battle at Toulon (French/Spanish vs English fleet of Adm Matthews)
- Feb 22 Battle of Toulon [Battle of Cape Sicié]: Spanish naval fleet supported by France's Levant fleet breaks through a two-year-old British blockade of Italy, allowing the Spanish to go on the offensive against Savoy
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 5 John Jeffries, American physician and meteorologist (1st balloon flight across English Channel), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1819)
- Feb 6 Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist & surgeon, born in Vouhenans, France (d. 1795)
- Feb 9 Amos Bull, American composer (The Responsary), born in Enfield, Connecticut (d. 1825)
- Feb 21 Eise Eisinga, Frisian amateur astronomer (built the oldest functioning planetarium in the world in his house at Franeker), born in Dronryp, Dutch Republic (d. 1828)
Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812)
Feb 23 German Jewish banker and founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty, born in Frankfurt
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