Events in History
- Feb 4 Earthquake in Quito, Ecuador kills 41,000
- Feb 12 Joseph Haydn's song "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" (God Save Emperor Francis) premieres in Vienna
Victory in Battle
Feb 14 The Battle of Cape St Vincent: British fleet under Admiral Sir John Jervis defeats larger Spanish fleet under Admiral Don José de Córdoba y Ramos near Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Captain Horatio Nelson distinguishes himself.

Horatio Nelson
Last Invasion of Britain
Feb 22 The Last Invasion of Britain, launched by the French during the Revolutionary Wars, begins near Fishguard, Wales
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Birthdays in History
- Feb 6 Joseph Maria von Radowitz, German diplomat, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1912)
- Feb 22 William I, Berlin, King of Prussia (1861-88)/German Emperor (1871-88)
- Feb 28 Mary Lyon, American educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame)
- Feb 28 Frederick, prince of Netherlands, general and admiral (10 day campaign), born in Berlin (d. 1881)
Deaths in History
- Feb 22 Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German officer and adventurer (b. 1720)