Historical Events in February, Month of February Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| February 23, 2017 | The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army captures Al-Bab from ISIL. |
| February 2, 2004 | Swiss tennis player Roger Federer becomes the No. 1 ranked men's singles player, a position he will hold for a record 237 weeks. |
| 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, 1989 | United Airlines Flight 811, bound for New Zealand from Honolulu, rips open during flight, blowing nine passengers out of the business-class section. |
| February 1, 2002 | Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal, kidnapped January 23, 2002, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors. |
| February 24, 1711 | Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage, is premièred. |
| February 4, 1758 | The city of Macapá in Brazil is founded by Sebastião Veiga Cabral. |
| February 19, 1937 | Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades. |
| February 13, 1867 | Work begins on the covering of the Senne, burying Brussels's primary river and creating the modern central boulevards. |
| February 23, 1942 | World War II: Japanese submarines fire artillery shells at the coastline near Santa Barbara, California. |
| February 7, 1951 | Korean War: More than 700 suspected communist sympathizers are massacred by South Korean forces. |
| February 5, 1918 | SS Tuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk. |
| February 22, 1819 | By the Adams–Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars. |
| February 3, 1971 | New York Police Officer Frank Serpico is shot during a drug bust in Brooklyn and survives to later testify against police corruption. |
| February 15, 1493 | While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World. |
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