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 Weddings
Peter the Great
Feb 19 Russian Tsar Peter the Great officially marries Polish-Lithuanian pre-marriedeasant Martha Skavronskaya at Saint Isaac's Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, having earlier married in secret in 1707