Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 4 Blas de Laserna, Spanish composer (championed traditional Spanish musical forms), born in Corella, Navarra, Spain (d. 1816)
- Feb 12 Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, French organist (St Géry in Cambrai, 1768-83), and composer, born in Arras, France (d. 1840)
- Feb 18 Karl Haack, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1819)
- Feb 19 Cornelis de Gijselaar, Dutch politician and patriot during the Dutch Republic, born in Gorinchem (d. 1815)
- Feb 20 Johann Heinrich Voß, German poet (d. 1826)
Famous Deaths
- Feb 9 Henri François d'Aguesseau, Chancellor of France (1717-50), dies at 82
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