Events in History
Birthdays in History
Jules Verne
Feb 8 Jules Verne, French writer known as the "Father of Science Fiction" (Around the World in 80 days), born in Nantes, France (d. 1905)
- Feb 12 George Meredith, England, poet and novelist (Shaving of Shagpat)
- Feb 12 Robert Ransom Jr, Major General (Confederate Army), (d. 1892)
- Feb 14 Edmond François Valentin About, French writer (Le Roi des montagnes), born in Dieuze, Lorraine (d. 1885)
- Feb 15 Johan H van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Dictionary)
- Feb 19 Johannes von Miquel, German politician
- Feb 22 Robert Alexander Cameron, American soldier and newspaper publisher (Union Army), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1894)
- Feb 29 Antonio Guzmán Blanco, Military leader, diplomat and politician, President of Venezuela (1870-77, 1879-84, 1886-87), born in Caracas, Great Colombia (d. 1899)
Weddings in History
- Feb 25 6th US President John Quincy Adam's son John marries in the White House
Deaths in History
- Feb 2 Frederik Sigismund van Bylandt, Dutch count and vice-admiral, dies at 78
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