Historical Events
- Feb 1 "Hoppy, Gene & Me" by Roy Rogers peaks at #65
Musical Finale
Feb 1 John Phillips' musical "Man on the Moon", produced by Andy Warhol, closes at the Little Theater, NYC, after 5 performances
- Feb 1 Otis Francis Tabler is 1st open homosexual to get security clearance to work for the Defense Department
- Feb 2 Army offensive against rebels in Eritrea
Hamill US Champion
Feb 2 US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill
- Feb 2 US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr
- Feb 3 Billy Herman, Earl Averill, & Bucky Harris elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
- Feb 4 Haicheng earthquake, M 7.3, strikes Haicheng, Liaoning, China
- Feb 6 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
- Feb 8 1800 Unification church couples wed in Korea
- Feb 8 Caps only got one shot in a period against Islanders
Jazz End Losing Streak
Feb 8 Pete Maravich scores 47 points as the New Orleans Jazz end a 28 game NBA road losing streak with a 106-102 win over the Hawks in Atlanta
- Feb 9 Soyuz 17 returns to Earth
- Feb 10 (William) "Judy" Johnson selected to baseball Hall of Fame
- Feb 10 The Provisional Irish Republican Army agrees to a truce and ceasefire with the British government and the Northern Ireland Office; Seven "incident centres" are established in nationalist areas to monitor the ceasefire
Leadership Contest
Feb 11 Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for leadership of the British Conservative Party
Daytona 500
Feb 16 17th Daytona 500: Benny Parsons wins after Cale Yarborough sends race leader David Pearson spinning on the backstretch; Parsons avoids the accident and takes the victory
- Feb 16 Washington Capitals 1st NHL shutout, beating KC Scouts 3-0
Rock 'n' Roll
Feb 17 A&M Records releases John Lennon's sixth studio album, "Rock 'n' Roll" album, cover songs of early rock numbers
American Music Awards
Feb 18 2nd American Music Awards: Olivia Newton-John & John Denver win
- Feb 18 Italy broadens abortion law
- Feb 20 A feud begins between the official Irish Republican Army and the Irish National Liberation Army; the two groups assassinate a number of each other's volunteers until the feud ends in June 1975
- Feb 20 Leonard Baichan scores 105* on Test Cricket debut, v Pakistan Lahore
- Feb 20 USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Event of Interest
Feb 21 Watergate figures John Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman & John D. Ehrlichman sentenced to 2½-8 yrs for conspiracy and obstruction of justice
- Feb 23 In response to the energy crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly two months early in the United States.
- Feb 26 1st televised kidney transplant (Today Show)
- Feb 26 Harry Chapin's musical revue "The Night That Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore Theatre, NYC; runs for 75 performances
- Feb 27 CDU-politician Peter Lorentz kidnapped in West Berlin
- Feb 27 US House of Representatives pass $21.3 billion anti-recession tax-cut bill
- Feb 28 A major London tube train crash at Moorgate station kills 43 people and injures a further 74.
- Feb 28 EG signs accord of Lome with 46 developing countries
- Feb 28 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 1 Big Boi [Antwan André Patton], American musician (Outkast), born in Savannah, Georgia
- Feb 2 Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek soccer midfielder (6 caps; Iraklis, Olympiacos, Kerkyra) and manager (Doxa Dramas FC), born in Thessaloniki, Greece
- Feb 4 Konstantinos Nebegleras, Greek footballer
- Feb 4 Natalie Imbruglia, Australian-British singer-songwriter (Left of the Middle), born in Sydney, Australia
- Feb 5 Adam Carson, American musician (AFI), born in Ukiah, California
- Feb 5 Alison Hammond, English TV presenter (Great British Bake Off), born in Birmingham, England
- Feb 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Feb 6 Chad Allen, American baseball outfielder (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Dallas, Texas
- Feb 6 Svend-Allan Sørensen, Danish artist, born in Kjellerup, Denmark
- Feb 6 Tomoko Kawase, Japanese singer, born in Kyoto, Japan
- Feb 7 Alexandre Daigle, NHL center (Ottawa Senators), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Feb 7 Wes Borland, American rock guitarist (Limp Bizkit), born in Richmond, Virginia
- Feb 8 Damon Denson, American guard (New England Patriots), born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania,
- Feb 8 Joshua Morrow, American actor (Nicholas Newman-Young & Restless), born in Juneau, Alaska
- Feb 9 Clinton Grybas, Australian Football commentator (d. 2008)
- Feb 9 Viktor Chistiakov, Russian-born Australian athlete
- Feb 10 Amber Frey, American witness in the Scott Peterson case
- Feb 10 Hiroki Kuroda, Japanese baseball player, born in Osaka, Japan
- Feb 10 Kool Savas [Yuerderi], German rapper, born in Aachen, Germany
- Feb 10 Tina Thompson, WNBA forward (Houston Comets), born in Los Angeles, California
- Feb 11 Andrew "Andy" Lally, American sports car & stock car racing driver, born in Northport, New York
- Feb 11 Jacque Vaughn, American basketball guard (Utah Jazz) and coach (Orlando Magic), born in Los Angeles, California
- Feb 12 Chris Szarka, Canadian CFL fullback (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Feb 12 Matt Finkes, American NFL linebacker (NY Jets), born in Piqua, Ohio
- Feb 12 Seth Payne, American NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Clifton Springs, New York
- Feb 13 Ben Collins, English auto racer (ASCAR Racing Series 2003) and stunt driver (former Top Gear 'Stig'), born in Bristol, England
- Feb 14 Yul Kwon, American lawyer and television host, born in Flushing, New York
- Feb 15 Brendon Small, American comedian and animator, born in Springfield, Illinois
- Feb 15 Robert Fuchs, Dutch footballer (PSV, DESK Kaatsheuvel), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Feb 16 Don Jeffcoat, American actor
- Feb 16 Nanase Aikawa, Japanese rock and J-pop singer, born in Osaka, Japan
- Feb 16 Vanina Ickx, Belgian racing driver
- Feb 17 Harisu [Lee Kyung-eun], South Korean singer, model and actress, born in Seongnam, Korea
- Feb 17 Sung-Hee Park, Korean tennis star (1993 Futures-Seoul), born in Pusan, Korea
- Feb 17 Vaclav Prospal, NHL forward (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998, Philadelphia)
- Feb 18 Gary Neville, English footballer, born in Bury, United Kingdom
- Feb 18 Sarah Joy Brown, American actress (General Hospital), born in Eureka, California
- Feb 18 Scott Tucker, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100 freestyle relay 1996, silver 2000; World C'ship gold 1998), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Feb 19 Daewon Song, Korean professional skateboarder
- Feb 19 Daniel Adair, Canadian drummer and percussionist (Nickelback; 3 Doors Down), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Feb 19 Mikko Kavén, Finnish footballer
- Feb 19 Raymond Graanoogst, Suriname-Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
- Feb 19 Sergey Prokopyev, Russian cosmonaut (ISS Expedition 56/57), born in Yekaterinburg, Soviet Union
- Feb 20 Brendan Witt, Humboldt, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
- Feb 20 Brian Littrell, American pop (Backstreet Boys), and Christian music singer, born in Lexington, Kentucky
- Feb 20 Ismael Kirui, Marakwet Kenya, 5k runner
- Feb 20 Liván Hernández, Cuban baseball player
- Feb 21 Scott Miller, Australian swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- Feb 21 Troy Slaten, American actor (Jerry-Parker Lewis Can't Lose), born in Los Angeles, California
- Feb 22 Charles O'Bannon, American NBA guard (Detroit Pistons), born in Bellflower, California
Drew Barrymore (49 years old)
Feb 22 American actress (ET, Firestarter, Poison Ivy), born in Los Angeles, California
- Feb 22 Gregory Maddalone, American dance skater (with partner Demkowski), born in Schenectady, New York
- Feb 23 Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech tennis player, born in Kolín, Czech Republic
- Feb 23 Chris Garner, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Feb 23 Michael Cornacchia, American actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Feb 23 Natalia Verbeke, Argentine actress, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Feb 23 Pat Barnes, American football quarterback (KC Chiefs), born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
Robert Lopez (49 years old)
Feb 23 American composer (Frozen), youngest ever to become an EGOT (Emmy; Grammy; Oscar; and Tony Awards winner), born in Manhattan, New York
- Feb 24 Ashley MacIsaac, Canadian fiddler
- Feb 24 Maurizio Giuliano, writer and traveller
- Feb 25 Chelsea Handler, American comedian and actress
- Feb 25 Naga Munchetty, English TV presenter and journalist (BBC Breakfast), born in London, England
- Feb 26 Mike Wilson, Canadian NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres), born in Brampton, Canada
- Feb 27 Christina Nigra, American actress (Out of This World), born in Agoura Hills, California
- Feb 27 Duce Staley, American football running back (Super Bowl 2005, Pittsburgh Steelers) and coach (Detroit Lions ass HC Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions), born in West Columbia, South Carolina
- Feb 27 Marcus Robinson, American football wide receiver (Chicago Bears), born in Fort Valley, Georgia
- Feb 27 Prodromos Korkizoglou, Greek decathlete, born in Larissa, Greece
- Feb 27 Shelby Walker, American mixed martial artist, born in Kingsville, Texas (d. 2006)
- Feb 28 Azhar Mahmood, Pakistan cricket all-rounder (21 Tests, 900 runs @ 30.00, 3 x 100s, 39 wickets), born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- Feb 28 Mike Rucker, American football player
Famous Weddings
Johnny Bench
Feb 21 Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench (27) weds Vickie Chesser in Cincinnati, Ohio
Famous Deaths
- Feb 1 Richard Wattis, British actor (Hobson's Choice, Prince & Showgirl, The Man Who Knew Too Much), dies from a heart attack at 62
- Feb 3 Robert Evett, American composer, dies at 52
- Feb 3 Umm Kulthum [Ibrahim], Egyptian singer and actress, dies at 76
- Feb 3 William D. Coolidge, American physicist and inventor (modern x-ray tube), dies at 101
- Feb 4 Julian Fuhs, German-American jazz pianist and bandleader (Follies Band), dies at 83
Louis Jordan (1908-1975)
Feb 4 American musician, songwriter and bandleader ("Caldonia"; "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"; "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens"), dies of a heart attack at 66
- Feb 5 Åke Persson, Swedish bebop jazz trombonist (Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band, 1963–71), dies at 42
- Feb 7 Brendan Fay, American actor (Hustler, Man on a Swing), dies at 54
- Feb 8 John H. Secondari, American author and newscaster (Open Hearing), dies at 55
- Feb 8 Martyn Green, British actor (Gilbert & Sullivan, Iceman Cometh), dies at 75
- Feb 8 Robert Robinson, British chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1886)
- Feb 9 Constant Burniaux, Belgian writer (The Abandoned) and art historian (Temps Inquiets), dies at 82
- Feb 10 Dave Alexander, American rock bassist (The Stooges, 1967-70), dies of pneumonia exacerbated by alcoholism at 27
- Feb 10 Nikos Kavvadias, Greek poet and writer (b. 1910)
- Feb 11 Richard Ratsimandrava, Malagasy soldier and statesman, assassinated (b. 1931)
- Feb 13 Eric Harding Thiman, English composer, dies at 74
- Feb 13 Henry P. Van Dusen, US protestant theologist, dies at 77
- Feb 14 Heintje Davids [Hendrika David], Dutch cabaret artist (Zandvoort by the sea), dies at 87
- Feb 14 Julian S. Huxley, English biologist, 1st director-general of UNESCO, dies at 87
P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975)
Feb 14 English-American writer (Bertie Wooster novels), dies at 93
- Feb 16 (Adanelle) "Norman" Treigle, American operatic bass-baritone, dies of an accidental sleeping pill overdose at 47
- Feb 16 Morgan Taylor, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 1924; bronze 1928, 32), dies at 71
- Feb 18 Chivu Stoica [Stoica Chivu], Romanian politician (Premier of Romania 1955-61), dies at 66
- Feb 18 Nazir Ali, Indian cricket all-rounder (2 Tests; first Indian Test 1932; Southern Punjab, Sussex CCC), dies at 68
- Feb 18 Raymond Moley, US advisor to pres Roosevelt "Brain Trust", dies at 88
- Feb 19 Luigi Dallapiccola, Italian 12-tone composer (Il prigioniero; Ulisse), dies of Pulmonary edema at 71
- Feb 20 Edgar "Cookie" Fairchild, American bandleader (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 76
- Feb 20 Lillian Fontaine, actress (Suddenly it's Spring), dies at 88
- Feb 20 Robert Strauss, American actor (Stalag 17, The Seven Year Itch), dies from a stroke at 61
- Feb 24 Nikolai A Bulganin, Soviet-Russian marshal and 6th Premier of the Soviet Union (1955-58), dies at 79
Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975)
Feb 25 American religious leader, and Black separatist (Nation of Islam, 1934-75), dies of heart failure at 77
