- Feb 1 Bricklayers start working 8-hour days
- Feb 3 Prince Mutsuhito, 14, becomes Emperor Meiji of Japan (1867-1912)
- Feb 6 Peabody Fund forms to promote Black education in southern USA
- Feb 8 The Ausgleich results in the establishment of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary.
- Feb 13 Johann Strauss' "Blue Danube" waltz premieres in Vienna
- Feb 14 Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co issues 1st policy
- Feb 14 Morehouse College organizes (Augusta Georgia)
- Feb 17 Gyula Andressy becomes premier of Hungary