Historical Events in February, Month of February Events
Here is a list of some historical events in February. You can learn What major event happened in February?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| February 11, 1843 | Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy. |
| February 20, 1962 | Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth, making three orbits in four hours, 55 minutes. |
| February 7, 1979 | Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit for the first time since either was discovered. |
| February 24, 1920 | The Nazi Party (NSDAP) was founded by Adolf Hitler in the Hofbräuhaus beer hall in Munich, Germany |
| February 24, 1881 | China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty. |
| February 19, 1948 | The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence convenes in Calcutta. |
| February 20, 1913 | King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra. |
| February 15, 1946 | ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. |
| February 24, 1854 | A Penny Red with perforations becomes the first perforated postage stamp to be officially issued for distribution. |
| February 16, 1866 | Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War. |
| February 24, 2015 | A Metrolink train derails in Oxnard, California following a collision with a truck, leaving more than 30 injured. |
| February 22, 1819 | By the Adams–Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars. |
| February 23, 532 | Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone of a new Orthodox Christian basilica in Constantinople |
| February 20, 1813 | Manuel Belgrano defeats the royalist army of Pío de Tristán during the Battle of Salta. |
| February 14, 1979 | In Kabul, Setami Milli militants kidnap the American ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs who is later killed during a gunfight between his kidnappers and police. |
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