Historical Events in February, Month of February Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| February 18, 1983 | Thirteen people die and one is seriously injured in the Wah Mee massacre in Seattle. It is said to be the largest robbery-motivated mass-murder in U.S. history. |
| February 11, 1929 | Kingdom of Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty. |
| February 9, 1991 | Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Voters in Lithuania vote for independence from the Soviet Union. |
| February 13, 2001 | An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter magnitude scale hits El Salvador, killing at least 944. |
| February 10, 1906 | HMS Dreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships, is christened. |
| February 7, 457 | Leo I becomes the Eastern Roman emperor. |
| February 8, 2005 | Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP A. Chandranehru dies of injuries sustained in an ambush the previous day. |
| February 24, 1876 | The stage première of Peer Gynt, a play by Henrik Ibsen with incidental music by Edvard Grieg, takes place in Christiania (Oslo), Norway. |
| February 2, 1536 | Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| February 1, 2003 | Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard. |
| February 29, 1996 | Faucett Flight 251 crashes in the Andes; all 123 passengers and crew are killed. |
| February 4, 1801 | John Marshall is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States. |
| February 9, 1950 | Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists. |
| February 18, 1932 | The Empire of Japan creates the independent state of Manzhouguo (the obsolete Chinese name for Manchuria) free from the Republic of China and installed former Chinese Emperor Aisin Gioro Puyi as Chief Executive of the State. |
| February 24, 1991 | Gulf War: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the war. |
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