Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 2 Annette Kolb, German author (Small Fanfare) and pacifist, born in Munich (d. 1967)
- Feb 2 Friedrich-Max "Fritz" Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer (Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1962)
- Feb 4 Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist (considered the father of aerodynamics - discovered the boundary layer), born in Freising, Germany (d. 1953)
- Feb 4 Raymond Moulaert, Belgian pianist and composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1962)
- Feb 6 Leonid Gobyato, Russian general and inventor (man-portable mortar), born in Taganrog, Russia (d. 1915)
- Feb 7 Erkki Melartin, Finnish composer (Juhlamarssi; Summer Symphony; Fantasia Apocaliptica), born in Käkisalmi, Grand Duchy of Finland (d. 1937)
- Feb 7 Walter Courvoisier, Swiss composer, born in Riehen, Switzerland (d. 1931)
- Feb 9 Sydney Hugo Nicholson, British choir director, organist, composer, and founder of the Royal School of Church Music, born in London, England (d. 1947)
- Feb 11 Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, Swedish organist and composer, born in Otterstad, Sweden (d. 1959)
- Feb 18 Walter Andrae, German archaeologist (Babylon, Assur), born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1956)
- Feb 21 Jeanne Louise Calment, French world's oldest woman (d. 1997 at 122)
- Feb 26 Emma Dunn, British-American stage, silent and sound film actress (Dr. Monica; Dr. Kildare (films); Hideaway), born in Birkenhead, Cheshire (d. 1966)
- Feb 26 Richard Wetz, German composer (Requiem, Op. 50 in B minor), born in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia (now Gliwice, Poland) (d. 1935)
- Feb 27 Manuel Ugarte, Argentine diplomat, politician, newspaper owner, and author, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1951)
- Feb 28 Viliam Figus-Bystry, Slovakian composer, born in Banská Bystrica, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1937)
Famous Weddings
- Feb 4 Princess Louise of Belgium marries Prince Philip von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha in Belgium
Famous Deaths
- Feb 1 William Sterndale Bennett, English composer, dies at 58
- Feb 3 Everhardus Johannes Potgieter, Dutch writer (Liedekens van Bontekoe), dies at 66
- Feb 9 Cecil De Vere, English chess player (1st official British chess champion (1866), dies from tuberculosis at 28
- Feb 17 Luis Nicolau Fagunde Varela, Brazilian romantic poet (Cântico do Calvário) dies at 33
- Feb 19 Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, French musical instrument inventor, luthier and violin maker (Octobass), dies at 76
Charles Lyell (1797-1875)
Feb 22 Scottish geologist (Principles of Geology), dies at 77
- Feb 22 Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter, dies at 78
