Events in History
- Feb 11 First vision of the Virgin Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes, France
Event of Interest
Feb 13 Sir Richard Burton & John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa
Richard Francis Burton
- Feb 21 Edwin T Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Massachusetts)
Birthdays in History
- Feb 14 Joseph Thomson, Scottish geologist and early African explorer (Thomson's Gazelle), born in Penpont, Dumfries, Scotland (d. 1895)
- Feb 15 William Pickering, astronomer (9th & 10th moons of Saturn), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1938)
- Feb 16 Laurence "Lon" Myers, American track star (top US miler)
- Feb 18 Louise, princess of Belgium, married and divorced Philipp, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1924)
- Feb 26 Vladimir Serbsky, Russian psychiatrist (d. 1917)
- Feb 28 Jacob P Vis, Dutch industrialist (founder NV Royal Salt Industries)
Weddings in History
Wedding of Interest
Feb 10 US President Millard Fillmore (58) weds Caroline Carmichael (43) in Albany, New York
Millard Fillmore