- Feb 4 German extortionist Klaus-Peter Sabotta is jailed for life for attempted murder and extortion in connection with the sabotage of German railway lines.
- Feb 4 Simulation video game "The Sims" developed by Maxis released in North America
- Feb 6 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 51-31; MVP: Randy Moss, Minnesota Vikings, WR, HI
NHL All-Star Game
Feb 6 50th NHL All-Star Game, Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON: World beats North America, 9-4; MVP: Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers, RW
Pavel Bure
Event of Interest
Feb 13 The last original "Peanuts" comic strip appears in newspapers one day after Charles M. Schulz dies.
Charles M. Schulz
NBA All-Star Game
Feb 13 49th NBA All-Star Game, Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA: West beats East, 137-127; MVPs: Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs, F; Shaquille O'Neal, LA Lakers, C
Tim Duncan
Shaquille O'Neal
- Feb 14 The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
Sports Awards
Feb 14 8th ESPY Awards: Tiger Woods, Mia Hamm win
Tiger Woods
Event of Interest
Feb 15 Martin Brodeur becomes first goaltender in NHL history to get credit for a "game winning" goal as New Jersey wins, 4-2 over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers
Martin Brodeur
- Feb 15 Indian Point II nuclear power plant in New York State vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails
- Feb 18 Stjepan Mesić becomes the second President of Croatia
- Feb 20 42nd Daytona 500: Polesitter Dale Jarrett wins his 3rd Great American Race ahead of Jeff Gordon and Bill Elliott
Grammy Awards
Feb 23 42nd Grammy Awards: Smooth, Christina Aguilera wins
Christina Aguilera
Album Release
Feb 29 American rock band Steely Dan releases "Two Against Nature", their eighth studio album, and first in 20 years; it wins four Grammy Awards.
Donald Fagen