What Happened in February 1812

Historical Events

Feb 7 Poet Lord Byron (6th Baron Byron) makes his maiden speech in House of Lords

Feb 11 Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signs a redistricting bill - first "gerrymander"

Feb 27 The flag of Argentina, created by Manuel Belgrano, is first raised at Rosario

Feb 7 English writer ("Oliver Twist"; "A Tale of Two Cities"; "A Christmas Carol"), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire

Feb 11 American Vice President of the Confederate States (1861-65) and Governor of Georgia (1882-83), born in Crawfordville, Georgia

Feb 15 American jeweler and founder of Tiffany & Co, born in Killingly, Connecticut

Feb 16 American politician, 18th Vice President (Republican: 1873-75) and Senator (Massachusetts 1855-73), born in Farmington, New Hampshire

Feb 19 Lauro Rossi, Italian composer (I falsi monetari), born in Macerata, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1885)
Feb 29 Hermann Hirschboch, German composer and music critic, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1888)
Feb 29 Sir James Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (d. 1880, also on 29 February)

Feb 5 Franz Schneider, Austrian composer, dies at 74
Feb 9 Franz Anton Hoffmeister, German music publisher and composer, dies at 57
Feb 24 Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist (Polarization of light), dies at 36
Feb 24 Hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61