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 19, 1726 | The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia. |
| February 2, 1989 | Soviet–Afghan War: The last Soviet armoured column leaves Kabul. |
| February 3, 2007 | A Baghdad market bombing kills at least 135 people and injures a further 339. |
| February 15, 1637 | Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor. |
| February 10, 1355 | The St Scholastica Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days. |
| February 24, 1881 | China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty. |
| February 28, 1991 | The first Gulf War ends. |
| February 18, 1478 | George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is executed in private at the Tower of London. |
| February 23, 1954 | The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh. |
| February 25, 1956 | In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin. |
| February 27, 1902 | Second Boer War: Australian soldiers Harry "Breaker" Morant and Peter Handcock are executed in Pretoria after being convicted of war crimes. |
| February 7, 1807 | Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon finds Bennigsen's Russian forces taking a stand at Eylau. After bitter fighting, the French take the town, but the Russians resume the battle the next day. |
| February 19, 1859 | Daniel E. Sickles, a New York Congressman, is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity. |
| February 16, 1991 | Nicaraguan Contras leader Enrique Bermúdez is assassinated in Managua. |
| February 29, 1984 | Pierre Trudeau announces his retirement as Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister of Canada. |
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