- Feb 1 1st rabbi to open House of Representatives, Morris Raphall of NYC
- Feb 3 Thomas Clemson takes office as 1st US superintendent of agriculture
- Feb 10 Johannes Brahms' 2nd Serenade in A, premieres
- Feb 13 King Basse Kajuara departs Boni South-Celebes
- Feb 16 Dutch Rochussen/Van Bosse government resigns
- Feb 22 Organized baseball played in San Francisco for 1st time between the Eagles and the Red Rovers
- Feb 22 Shoe-making workers of Lynn, Massachusetts, strike successfully for higher wages
Event of Interest
Feb 27 Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency
Abraham Lincoln