Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 3 Walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist
- Feb 4 Halbert Eleazer Paine, American lawyer and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Chardon, Ohio (d. 1905)
- Feb 9 John Alexander Logan, American political leader and Major General (Union Army), born in Murphysboro, Illinois (d. 1886)
- Feb 15 George Johnstone Stoney, Irish physicist (introduced term electron), born in Oakley Park, Ireland (d. 1911)
- Feb 16 Franz von Holstein, German composer, born in Braunschweig (d. 1878)
- Feb 16 Joseph V. von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus)
Famous Weddings
Millard Fillmore
Feb 5 Future US President Millard Fillmore (26) weds Abigail Powers (27)
Famous Deaths
- Feb 25 Peter von der Pahlen, Baltic courtier and military governor of St Petersburg, dies at 80
