Events in History
- Feb 29 February 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Old style.
Birthdays in History
- Feb 28 Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (Head of French forces in North America during Seven Years War), born in Candiac, France (d. 1759)
Weddings in History
Peter the Great
Feb 19 Russian Tsar Peter the Great officially marries Polish-Lithuanian pre-marriedeasant Martha Skavronskaya at Saint Isaac's Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, having earlier married in secret in 1707
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