Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 18 Giovanni Battista Brocchi, Italian naturalist and geologist (Conchiologia fossile subappennina), born in Bassano del Grappa, Republic of Venice (d. 1826)
- Feb 22 Joseph Lipavsky, Bohemian composer and pianist, born in Hohenmauth, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1810)
- Feb 22 Karl Jacob Wagner, German composer, born in Darmstadt, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1822)
- Feb 26 Caspar Fürstenau, German flautist and composer, born in Münster, Prince-Bishopric of Münster, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1819)
Famous Deaths
- Feb 8 Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales by marriage to Frederick, Prince of Wales, dies at 52
- Feb 10 Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein and general, dies at 75
- Feb 15 Christian Gottlieb Ziegler, German organist, kapellmeister, and composer, dies at 69
- Feb 18 Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712)
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