Historical Events
- Feb 18 Quakers consider drafting formal protest of slavery in Germantown, Pennsylvania
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 4 Pierre De Marivaux, French writer (Marianne), born in Paris, France
Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel
Feb 7 Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel [Marijke Meu], Princess of Orange and ancestor of all currently reigning monarchs in Europe, born in Kassel (d. 1765)
- Feb 8 Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher, mathematician and mythic (The New Church), born in Stockholm, Swedish Empire (d. 1772)
Year of the Rat
Year of the Ox
Year of the Tiger
Year of the Rabbit
Year of the Dragon
Year of the Snake