Events in History
- Feb 15 Dutch coast hit by heavy storm
- Feb 24 Privileges of Hanseatic League in England are abrogated
Birthdays in History
- Feb 1 Edward Coke, English Chief Justice and politician (defended common law), born in Mileham, Norfolk, England (d. 1634)
- Feb 8 Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630)
- Feb 19 Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630)
- Feb 28 Jost Bürgi [Jobst Bürg], Swiss clockmaker and mathematician, born in Lichtensteig, Switzerland (d. 1632)
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