Historical Events
- Feb 1 Nepalese King Gyanendra exercises Coup d'état to capture the democracy becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.
- Feb 1 Canada introduces the Civil Marriage Act, making Canada the fourth country to sanction same-sex marriage.
- Feb 1 Arsenal’s English Premier League record 33-game unbeaten streak at home ends when the Gunners go down, 4-2 to Manchester United at Highbury
- Feb 3 51st National Film Awards (India): "Shwaas" wins the Golden Lotus
- Feb 6 Super Bowl XXXIX, Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL: New England Patriots beat Philadelphia Eagles, 24-21; MVP: Deion Branch, New England, WR
Historic Event
Feb 6 Tony Blair, now the longest-serving Labour PM, marks 2,838 days as British Prime Minister
Engagement of Interest
Feb 10 His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales announces engagement to Camilla Parker Bowles
NFL Pro Bowl
Feb 13 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 38-27; MVP: Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts, QB, HI
- Feb 14 Lebanon's former Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, is assassinated, prompting the country to fall into chaos.
- Feb 14 Seven people are killed and 151 wounded in a series of bombings by suspected Al-Qaeda-linked militants that hit the Philippines' Makati financial district in Metro Manila, Davao City, and General Santos City.
- Feb 15 YouTube, Internet site on which videos may be shared and viewed by others, is launched in the United States
- Feb 16 2004-05 NHL season is cancelled by Commissioner Gary Bettman; first time a North American professional sports league has called off a season due to labor dispute
- Feb 16 The Kyoto Protocol comes into force following its ratification by Russia.
Film & TV History
Feb 16 The UK version of "The Apprentice" with British business magnate Alan Sugar premieres on the BBC
- Feb 20 Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.
- Feb 20 54th NBA All-Star Game, Pepsi Center, Denver, CO: East beats West, 125-115; MVP: Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers, G
- Feb 20 47th Daytona 500: Jeff Gordon able to hold off Kurt Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr over 3 extra laps to win his third Daytona 500
- Feb 22 19th Soap Opera Digest Awards - "General Hospital" wins
Summit of Interest
Feb 23 Slovakia Summit 2005 begins, marking the first occasion when a sitting American President visits Slovakia; George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin are in attendance.
- Feb 23 Vote of the controversial French law on colonialism, repealed start of 2006
Historic Event
Feb 26 Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt, orders the constitution changed to allow multi-candidate presidential elections, asking Egyptian parliament to amend Article 76
- Feb 26 25th Golden Raspberry Awards: "Catwoman" wins
Academy Awards
Feb 27 77th Academy Awards: "Million Dollar Baby", Jamie Foxx & Hilary Swank win
Soul Train Music Awards
Feb 28 19th Soul Train Music Awards: Ice Cube, Usher & Ciara win
Music Single
Feb 28 Stereophonics release their single "Dakota", later their first #1 UK single
Famous Weddings
Keith Hernandez
Feb 14 Retired baseball player Keith Hernandez (51) weds Kai Thompson in Miami Beach, Florida
- Feb 20 "Iron Chef America" host Bobby Flay (40) weds former "Law and Order: SVU" actress Stephanie March (30) at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in New York City
Famous Deaths
- Feb 1 John Vernon [Adolphus Agopsowicz], Canadian actor (Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry), dies at 72
- Feb 1 George Douglass Milne, British peer, soldier and artist, dies at 95
- Feb 2 Max Schmeling, German boxer (world heavyweight champion 1930-32), dies at 99
- Feb 3 Corrado Cardinal Bafile, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1903)
- Feb 3 Ernst Mayr, German-American biologist (evolutionary theory), dies at 100
- Feb 3 Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of Georgia (b. 1963)
- Feb 4 Raiford "Ossie" Davis, American actor, director, author, and civil rights activist (Purlie Victorious, Do the Right Thing, Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam), dies from heart problems at 87
- Feb 4 Peter Heine, South African cricketer (solid South African fast bowler in 1950's), dies at 76
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
Feb 5 Gnassingbé Eyadéma, General and President of Togo (1967-2005), dies of heart attack at 69
- Feb 6 Lazar Berman, Russian pianist (b. 1930)
- Feb 6 Karl Haas, American radio presenter (b. 1913)
- Feb 7 Bob Turner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1934)
- Feb 8 Jimmy Smith, American jazz musician and organist (Walk On The Wild Side), dies at 79
- Feb 8 Keith Knudsen, American drummer, vocalist and songwriter (The Doobie Brothers; Southern Pacific), dies of pneumonia at 56
- Feb 8 Helmut Eder, Austrian composer, dies at 88
- Feb 9 Tyrone Davis, American R&B singer (Can I Change My Mind, Turn Back The Hands Of Time), dies of complications from a stroke at 66
Arthur Miller
Feb 10 Arthur Miller, American playwright (Death of a Salesman, Crucible), dies at 89
- Feb 11 Jack L. Chalker, American author (b. 1944)
- Feb 12 Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan athlete (b. 1964)
- Feb 12 Sammi Smith, American country music singer (Help Me Make It Through the Night), dies at 61
- Feb 12 Brian Kelly, American actor (Flipper, Straightaway), dies at 71
- Feb 13 Nelson Briles, baseball player (b. 1943)
- Feb 13 Lúcia Santos, Portuguese Carmelite nun and Fatima visionary, dies at 97
- Feb 13 Maurice Trintignant, French race car driver (b. 1917)
- Feb 13 Dick Weber, American professional bowler (b. 1929)
- Feb 13 Emilios T. Harlaftis, Greek astrophysicist, dies at 40
- Feb 13 Sixten Ehrling, Swedish pianist, conductor (Royal Opera of Stockholm, 1953-60; Detroit Symphony, 1963-73), and educator (Juilliard, 1973-87), dies at 86
- Feb 14 Najai Turpin, American boxer
- Feb 14 Rafik Hariri, Lebanese politician and billionaire businessman (b. 1944)
- Feb 15 Samuel Francis, American journalist (b. 1947)
- Feb 15 Pierre Bachelet, French singer and songwriter (b. 1944)
- Feb 16 Nicole DeHuff, American actress (pneumonia) (b. 1975)
- Feb 16 Queen Narriman, second and last wife of King Farouk and mother of their only child King Fuad II
- Feb 17 Daniel "Dan" O'Herlihy, Irish actor (Twin Peaks, Fail Safe, Last Starfighter, Robocop), dies of natural causes at 85
- Feb 17 Omar Sívori, Argentine soccer forward and manager (19 caps Argentina, 9 caps Italy; Juventus), dies of pancreatic cancer at 69
- Feb 20 Sandra Dee [Alexandra Zuck], American actress (Gidget, Imitation of Life), dies of kidney disease complication at 62
- Feb 20 John Raitt, American actor and singer (Chevy Show, Pajama Game), dies rom complications due of pneumonia at 88
- Feb 20 Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author (Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas), dies at 67
- Feb 20 Tom Willmore, English geometer, dies at 85
- Feb 20 Pam Bricker, American jazz singer and Thievery Corporation vocalist (b. 1954)
- Feb 20 William Gordon Harris, British civil engineer, dies at 92
- Feb 21 Ara Berberian, American opera singer (b. 1930)
- Feb 21 Gérard Bessette, Quebec novelist and poet (b. 1920)
- Feb 21 Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban novelist (b. 1929)
- Feb 21 Eugene Scott, American religious broadcaster (b. 1929)
- Feb 22 Zdzisław Beksiński, Polish artist (b. 1929)
- Feb 22 Simone Simon, French actress (All Money Can Buy, Ladies in Love), dies from natural causes at 94
- Feb 22 Lee Eun Ju, Korean actress (b. 1980)
- Feb 22 Reggie Roby, American football punter (3 × Pro Bowl; All-Pro 1984, 94; NFL 1980s All-Decade Team; Miami Dolphins), dies from a heart attack at 43
- Feb 25 Peter Benenson, Britsh founder of Amnesty International, dies at 83
- Feb 25 Edward Patten, American soul singer (Gladys Knight & the Pips), dies of a stroke at 65
- Feb 26 Jef Raskin, American computer scientist (b. 1943)
- Feb 26 Ian Colquhoun, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests, 4 dismissals), dies at 80
- Feb 28 Chris Curtis [Crummey], British rock drummer, songwriter and vocalist (The Searchers - "Needles And Pins"), dies at 63
