Historical Events
- Feb 11 First vision of the Virgin Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes, France
Event of Interest
Feb 13 Sir Richard Burton & John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa
- Feb 21 Edwin T. Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Massachusetts)
Jessie Brown
Feb 22 Dion Boucicault's play "Jessie Brown" premieres in NYC
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 14 C. B. Hawley, American organist and composer, born in Brookfield, Connecticut (d. 1915)
- Feb 14 Joseph Thomson, Scottish geologist and early African explorer (Thomson's Gazelle), born in Penpont, Dumfries, Scotland (d. 1895)
- Feb 15 William Henry Pickering, American astronomer (9th & 10th moons of Saturn), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1938)
- Feb 16 Lon Myers, American track star (held every American record for races 50 yards to one mile), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1899)
- Feb 17 Ernest Ford, English composer, born in Warminster, Wiltshire, England (d. 1919)
- Feb 18 Louise, princess of Belgium, married and divorced Philipp, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1924)
- Feb 24 Arnold Dolmetsch, French-Bohemian musician, instrument builder, and promoter of early music, born in LeMans, France (d. 1940)
- Feb 26 Vladimir Serbsky, Russian psychiatrist, professor, and writer (The Forensic Psychopathology), born in Bogorodsk, Russian Empire (d. 1917)
- Feb 27 Adelaide Hoodless, Canadian educational reformer (founder of the Women's Institute), born in St George, Canada West (d. 1910) [1]
- Feb 28 Jacob P. Vis, Dutch industrialist (founder NV Royal Salt Industries) (d. 1924)
Famous Weddings
Millard Fillmore
Feb 10 US President Millard Fillmore (58) weds Caroline Carmichael (43) in Albany, New York
