Events in History
- Feb 4 German extortionist Klaus-Peter Sabotta is jailed for life for attempted murder and extortion in connection with the sabotage of German railway lines.
- Feb 4 Simulation video game "The Sims" developed by Maxis released in North America
- Feb 7 Bahria University is established through Presidential Ordinance No. V of 2000 by the Government of Pakistan.
Historic Event
Feb 13 The last original "Peanuts" comic strip appears in newspapers one day after Charles M. Schulz dies
- Feb 14 The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
- Feb 15 Indian Point II nuclear power plant in New York State vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails
- Feb 18 Stjepan Mesić becomes the second President of Croatia
Deaths in History
- Feb 3 Richard Kleindienst, American politician (b. 1923)
- Feb 4 Carl Albert, American politician, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1971-77) dies at 91
- Feb 7 Doug Henning, Canadian magician, dies at 52
- Feb 8 Bob Collins [Harold Lee], American radio broadcaster (WGN- 720AM, Chicago, 1986-2000), die in mid-air plane collision at 57
- Feb 11 Roger Vadim, French director (b. 1928)
- Feb 11 Jacqueline Auriol, French aviator, dies at 82
Charles M. Schulz
Feb 12 Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist (Peanuts), dies of colon cancer at 77
- Feb 13 James Cooke Brown, American author and inventor (b. 1921)
- Feb 14 Walter Zinn, Canadian-American nuclear physicist (invented the breeder reactor), dies at 93
- Feb 16 Karsten Solheim, Norwegian-born engineer and inventor (b. 1911)
- Feb 18 Willy Maltaite, Belgian comics creator (b. 1927
- Feb 19 Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian-born New Zealand artist, dies at 71
- Feb 20 Anatoly Sobchak, Russian politician (b. 1937)
- Feb 22 Fernando Buesa, Spanish politician (b. 1946)
- Feb 23 Albrecht Goes, German writer and theologian, dies at 91
- Feb 26 George L. Street III, American Navy Submariner and Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 86
- Feb 29 Dennis Danell, American artist (b. 1961)
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