Historical Events Feb 29 February 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Old style. Famous Birthdays Feb 28 Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759) Famous Deaths Feb 2 Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician Feb 12 Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy, mother of Louis XV of France, dies at 26 Feb 18 Louis, Duke of Burgundy, heir-apparent to the French throne, dies at 29 Feb 27 Bahādur Shah I, 7th Mughal Emperor of India, dies at 68 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1711 History by Year 1713