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 29, 1768 | Polish nobles form the Bar Confederation. |
| February 24, 1854 | A Penny Red with perforations becomes the first perforated postage stamp to be officially issued for distribution. |
| February 27, 1900 | Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg. |
| February 24, 1996 | Two civilian airplanes operated by the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue are shot down in international waters by the Cuban Air Force. |
| February 16, 1959 | Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1. |
| February 20, 1521 | Juan Ponce de León sets out from Spain for Florida with about 200 prospective colonists. |
| February 16, 1934 | The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republikanischer Schutzbund. |
| February 26, 1945 | World War II: US troops reclaim the Philippine island of Corregidor from the Japanese. |
| February 24, 1983 | A special commission of the United States Congress condemns the Japanese American internment during World War II. |
| February 9, 1849 | The new Roman Republic is declared. |
| February 6, 2021 | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken suspends agreements with Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to send asylum seekers back to their home countries. |
| February 7, 1854 | A law is approved to found the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Lectures started October 16, 1855. |
| February 2, 1971 | Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda. |
| February 8, 1993 | General Motors sues NBC after Dateline NBC allegedly rigs two crashes intended to demonstrate that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the next day. |
| February 11, 1959 | The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom. |
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