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)