Historical Events
- Feb 9 British Parliament declares Massachusetts colony in rebellion
- Feb 22 1st US joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at 10 cents
- Feb 22 Jews expelled from their settlements on the outskirts of Warsaw, Poland
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 5 Margaretha Jacoba de Neufville, Dutch author (De Schildknaap - 1st Dutch historical novel) (d. 1856)
- Feb 9 Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician known for his work on the foundations of geometry and the parallel axiom (Wallace–Bolyai–Gerwien theorem), born in Bolya, Grand Principality of Transylvania (d. 1856)
- Feb 10 Charles Lamb, British critic/poet/essayist (Essays of Elia), born in London, England (d. 1834)
- Feb 12 Louisa Adams, US First Lady (1825-29), born in London (d. 1852)
- Feb 18 Thomas Girtin, English artist, watercolorist and etcher ("The White House, Chelsea"), born in London (d. 1802)
