- Feb 16 Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions
- Feb 16 Weenen Massacre: Hundreds of Voortrekkers along the Blaukraans River, Natal are killed by Zulu warriors
- Feb 25 London pedestrian walks 20 miles backward then forward in 8 hours
- Feb 28 Robert Nelson, leader of the Patriotes, proclaims the independence of Lower Canada (today Québec)