Film Release
Feb 5 "Modern Times", silent film directed by, written by and starring Charlie Chaplin, is released
Charlie Chaplin
- Feb 6 4th Winter Olympic games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
- Feb 6 Pravda criticizes Shostakovitch' ballet "Clear Brook"
- Feb 7 A flag is authorized for US Vice President
- Feb 7 Felix the Cat, animated film released by Van Beuren Studios licensed from Otto Messmer
- Feb 8 1936 NFL Draft (first ever): Jay Berwanger from University of Chicago first pick by Philadelphia Eagles
- Feb 8 1st ski jumping tournament, Red Wing, Minnesota
- Feb 8 1st successful Toronto Maple Leaf penalty shot, Conacher vs Rangers
- Feb 8 Pandit Jawaharlal suceeds Mahatma Gandhi as chairman of India Congress Party
- Feb 11 Pumping begins to build Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay
- Feb 14 National Negro Congress organizes in Chicago
- Feb 14 US female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson
- Feb 14 US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee
- Feb 15 -60°F (-51°C), Parshall, North Dakota (state record)
Volkswagen Beetle
Feb 15 Adolf Hitler announces construction of the Volkswagen Beetle (the People's Car, aka the Käfer/Beetle)
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- Feb 15 Sonja Henie of Norway wins 3rd consecutive Olympic figure skating gold
- Feb 16 4th Winter Olympic games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
- Feb 16 Spanish Frente Popular (People's Front) wins elections
- Feb 17 -58°F (-50°C), McIntosh, South Dakota (state record)
- Feb 17 S. N. Behrman's play "End of Summer" premieres in NYC
- Feb 17 The world's first superhero, The Phantom, a cartoon strip by Lee Falk, makes his first appearance in comics.
- Feb 18 NHL record 32 points scored, NY Americans (28) & Mont Maroons (24)
Election of Interest
Feb 19 Manuel Azaña becomes Prime Minister of Spain for the second time
Manuel Azaña
Event of Interest
Adolf Hitler
Franklin D. Roosevelt