Events in History
The Benin Pendant Mask
Feb 9 Invasion of Benin City by British Expedition force, the city is burnt and looted, marks the end of Nigerian Kingdom of Benin formed in the 11th century
Battle of Zapote Bridge
Feb 17 Emilio Aguinaldo and a group of katipuneros defeat Spanish forces led by General Camilo de Polavieja at the Battle of Zapote Bridge in Cavite
- Feb 17 National Organization of Mothers formed in American by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst (Parent Teacher Association)
- Feb 19 Inaugural meeting of the Women's Institute at Stoney Creek, Ontario, set at the suggestion of Adelaide Hoodless, the organization will rapidly spread around the world [1]
Birthdays in History
- Feb 1 Denise Robins, English romantic novelist (1st Long Kiss), born in London, England (d. 1985)
- Feb 2 Aimé Avignon, France's former oldest living man (d. 2007)
- Feb 2 Howard Johnson, American hotelier (d. 1972)
- Feb 4 Ludwig Erhard, German politician (CDU, as Chancellor of Germany 1963-66 led German "economic miracle"), born in Fürth, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1977)
- Feb 5 Dirk Stikker, Dutch politician, diplomat (Ambassador to Great Britain, 1952-58; Secretary General of NATO, 1961-64), and CEO (Heineken), Born in Winschoten, Netherlands (d. 1979)
- Feb 6 Alberto [de Almeida] Cavalcanti, Brazilian director (Nicholas Nickleby), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1982)
Louis Buchalter (1897-1944)
Feb 6 Jewish-American mobster (Murder, Inc.), born in NYC, New York
Max Newman (1897-1984)
Feb 7 British mathematician and codebreaker (Colossus), born in Chelsea, London
- Feb 8 Zakir Husain, 3rd President of India (1967-69) and scholar, born in Hyderabad, Hyderabad State (d. 1969)
- Feb 9 Charles Kingsford-Smith, Australian pioneering aviator (1st transpacific flight), born in Brisbane, Australia (d. 1935)
- Feb 10 John Franklin Enders, American microbiologist (1954 Nobel in Physiology or Medicine for culturing poliovirus, developed measles vaccine), born in West Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1985)
- Feb 18 Charles Kuentz, WW1 veteran, changed nationality 4 times (d. 2005)
- Feb 20 Ivan Albright, American painter (Door, Window), born in North Harvey, Illinois (d. 1983)
- Feb 22 Karol Świerczewski, Polish general (d. 1947)
- Feb 27 Bernard Lyot, French astronomer (Coronagraph, Lyot-filter), born in Paris (d. 1952)
- Feb 27 Paul Schuitema, Dutch graphic designer and photographer (System-O-Color), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1973)
Deaths in History
- Feb 1 Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist, dies at 70
- Feb 2 Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier, dies at 65
- Feb 6 Ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable), dies
- Feb 7 Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and electrical engineer, dies at 49
- Feb 13 Joseph O. Shelby, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 66
- Feb 19 Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician (theory of functions), dies at 81
- Feb 22 Charles Blondin, French acrobat and tight rope walker, dies at 72
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