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
Event of Interest
Feb 6 Pravda criticizes Dmitri Shostakovich's ballet "Clear Brook"
Dmitri Shostakovich
- 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
Feb 26 Adolf Hitler introduces Ferdinand Porsche's "Volkswagen"
Adolf Hitler
Franklin D. Roosevelt