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 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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