Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 8 Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, queen of Hungary and Bohemia (d. 1873)
- Feb 12 Ferdinand de Braekeleer the Elder, Belgian painter of genre scenes, born in Antwerp (d. 1883)
- Feb 19 Roderick Murchison, Scottish Geologist (Silurian system), born in Muir of Ord Ross-shire, Scotland (d. 1871)
- Feb 20 Eliza Courtney, English illegitimate daughter of Charles Grey and Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, born in Aix-en-Provence (d. 1859)
- Feb 23 István Ferenczy, Hungarian sculptor (d. 1856)
- Feb 27 Baldomero Espartero, Spanish general, statesman and Regent of Spain for Isabella II (1840-43), born in Granátula de Calatrav, Spain (d. 1879)
- Feb 28 Karl Earnest von Baer, Estonian-German embryologist (founding father of embryology), born in Jerwen County, Governate of Estonia, Russian Empire (d. 1876)
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Feb 29 Italian composer (Barber of Seville, William Tell), born in Pesaro, Italy
Famous Deaths
- Feb 23 Joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter (Simplicity), dies at 68
