Events in History
Historic Event
Feb 6 Stamford Raffles founds Singapore as a British trading port
Historic Discovery
Feb 19 British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands, and claims them in the name of King George III
- Feb 22 The Adams–Onís Treaty between Spain and the United States is signed, ceding Florida to the US and defining the boundary between the US and New Spain
Birthdays in History
- Feb 1 Henry Lawrence Eustis, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1885)
Emperor Norton
Feb 4 Emperor Norton [Joshua Abraham Norton], British born self proclaimed "Norton I, Emperor of the United States", born in London, England (d. 1880)
Christopher Latham Sholes
Feb 14 Christopher Latham Sholes, American newspaper man, politician and inventor of the typewriter, born in Mooresburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1890)