Historical Events in February, Month of February Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| February 11, 1873 | King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates, forming the First Spanish Republic. |
| February 23, 1885 | Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam. |
| February 2, 1876 | The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed. |
| February 15, 1942 | World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history. |
| February 1, 1861 | American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States and joins the Confederacy a week later. |
| February 22, 2005 | The 6.4 Mw Zarand earthquake shakes the Kerman Province of Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 612 people dead and 1,411 injured. |
| February 9, 1822 | Haiti attacks the newly established Dominican Republic on the other side of the island of Hispaniola. |
| February 27, 380 | Edict of Thessalonica: Emperor Theodosius I and his co-emperors Gratian and Valentinian II declare their wish that all Roman citizens convert to Nicene Christianity. |
| February 9, 1971 | Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro league player to be voted into the USA's Baseball Hall of Fame. |
| February 7, 1951 | Korean War: More than 700 suspected communist sympathizers are massacred by South Korean forces. |
| February 4, 1801 | John Marshall is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States. |
| February 26, 2008 | The New York Philharmonic performs in Pyongyang, North Korea; this is the first event of its kind to take place in North Korea. |
| February 21, 1613 | Mikhail I is unanimously elected Tsar by a national assembly, beginning the Romanov dynasty of Imperial Russia. |
| February 27, 1801 | Pursuant to the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, Washington, D.C. is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. |
| February 18, 1977 | A thousand armed soldiers raid Kalakuta Republic, the commune of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti, leading to the death of Funmilayo Anikulapo Kuti. |
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