Historical Events
Articles of Confederation
Feb 5 Articles of Confederation ratified by 2nd state, South Carolina
- Feb 6 Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance signed in Paris, between the United States and France, the first negotiated by the United States. The first established formal diplomatic and commercial relations and the second formed a defensive alliance.
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 4 A. P. de Candolle, Swiss botanist (d. 1841)
- Feb 6 Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis), born in Zakynthos Island, Greece (d. 1827) (26 Jan Greek calendar)
- Feb 12 Franz Joseph Volkert, Austrian composer, conductor and organist, born in Vienna (d. 1845)
- Feb 14 Fernando Sor, Spanish classical guitarist, and composer (Twelve Studies), baptized in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1839)
- Feb 22 Rembrandt Peale, American portrait and historical painter (Margaret Irvine Miller ,1805; Court of Death, 1820), and museum keeper (Baltimore), born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (d. 1860)
José de San Martín (1778-1850)
Feb 25 Argentine General, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru from Spanish rule, born in Yapeyú, Argentina
