Famous Birthdays
- Feb 2 Johannes van den Bosch, Dutch colonial administrator (Governor-General of Dutch East Indies 1830-33), born in Herwijnen, Dutch Republic (d. 1844)
- Feb 9 Walenty Karol Kratzer, Polish composer, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1855)
- Feb 19 Friedrich Heinrich von der Hagen, German philologist (Nibelungenlied), born in Angermünde-Schmiedeberg i (d. 1856)
- Feb 19 Richard McCarty, American politician, born in Coeymans, New York (d. 1844)
- Feb 28 Leonard du Bus de Gisignies, Dutch Governor-General of Dutch East Indies (1826-30), born in Dottignies, Austrian Netherlands (d. 1849)
Famous Deaths
William Blackstone (1723-1780)
Feb 14 English jurist (Blackstone's Commentaries), dies at 56
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Year of the Snake
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Year of the Goat/Sheep
Year of the Monkey