On This Day

February 1806 in History

Events in History


Electoral defeatElection of Interest

Feb 11 William Grenville becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the death of William Pitt the Younger

British Prime Minister William Grenville
British Prime Minister
William Grenville

Birthdays in History

  • Feb 14 Lajos, Count Batthyany, 1st Prime Minister of Hungary, born in Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (d. 1849)
  • Feb 22 Józef Kremer, Polish messianistic philosopher (d. 1875)

Deaths in History

  • Feb 19 Elizabeth Carter, English poet, bluestocking and translator (All the Works of Epictetus Which Are Now Extant), dies at 88
  • Feb 20 Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (b. 1725)
  • Feb 24 John Nieuwenhuijzen, theologist (Society for General Use), dies at 81