Events in History
- Feb 1 The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York
- Feb 29 Jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England
Birthdays in History
- Feb 1 Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865)
- Feb 17 Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866)
- Feb 20 Eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician
- Feb 22 Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician and sociologist (body mass index scale), born in Ghent, French Republic (d. 1874)
- Feb 22 Alexis Bachelot, French missionary (d. 1837)
Deaths in History
- Feb 17 James Macpherson, Scottish writer and poet, dies at 59