February 1st
- 1901: Langston Hughes Is Born
- 1953: The North Sea Flood Devastates Europe
- 1959: Nine Die In The Dyatlov Pass Incident
- 1968: The "Saigon Execution" Photo Is Taken
February 2nd
- 962 C.E.: Otto I Is Crowned Emperor Of The Romans
- 1626: Charles I Becomes King Of England
- 1882: James Joyce Is Born
- 1925: Balto Arrives In Nome, Alaska
- 1943: The Battle Of Stalingrad Ends
- 1979: Sid Vicious Dies
- 2014: Philip Seymour Hoffman Dies
February 3rd
- 1468: Johannes Gutenburg, Inventor Of The Printing Press, Dies
- 1894: Norman Rockwell Is Born
- 1945: The Battle Of Manila Begins
- 1948: The First News Story About The SS Ourang Medan Is Published
- 1959: Buddy Holly Dies In A Plane Crash
- 1998: Karla Faye Tucker Is Executed
February 4th
- 1520: Mary Boleyn, "The Other Boleyn Girl" Gets Married
- 1787: Shays' Rebellion Flounders
- 1899: Philippine-American War Begins
- 1912: Franz Reichelt Dies While Testing His Homemade Flying Suit
- 1913: Rosa Parks Is Born
- 1968: Neal Cassady Dies
- 1974: Patty Hearst Is Kidnapped
- 2004: Facebook Is Founded
February 5th
- 146 B.C.E.: The Punic Wars End
- 1848: Belle Starr Is Born
- 1917: The Mexican Constitution Is Approved
- 1922: Reader's Digest Publishes Its First Issue
- 1934: Hank Aaron Is Born
February 6th
- 1778: France Recognizes U.S. Independence
- 1891: The Dalton Gang Commits Its First Train Robbery
- 1895: Babe Ruth Is Born
- 1919: The Weimar Republic Is Formed
- 1952: King George VI Dies
February 7th
- 1478: Sir Thomas More Is Born
- 1643: Europeans Land On Tristan da Cunha For The First Time
- 1783: The Siege Of Gibraltar Is Lifted
- 1812: Charles Dickens Is Born
- 1812: Largest Earthquake In The Contiguous U.S. Strikes Along New Madrid Fault
- 1964: The Beatles Arrive In America
- 2000: Big Pun Dies
February 8th
- 1587: Mary, Queen of Scots Is Beheaded
- 1887: The Dawes Act Passes
- 1904: The Russo-Japanese War Begins
- 1910: The Boy Scouts Of America Is Founded
- 1921: Lana Turner Is Born
- 1926: Neal Cassady Is Born
- 1931: James Dean Is Born
- 1943: Lepa Radíc Is Executed By The Nazis
- 1974: 'Good Times' Premieres On CBS
- 2023: The First Published Study Of Kumimanu fordycei Is Published
February 9th
- 1773: William Henry Harrison Is Born
- 1895: Volleyball Is Invented
- 1960: Adolph Coors Is Kidnapped
- 1980: Ted Bundy Marries Carole Ann Boone
- 1999: Hae Min Lee's Body Is Discovered
- 2004: Maura Murray Disappears
February 10th
- 1763: The French And Indian War Ends
- 1840: Queen Victoria Marries Prince Albert
- 1846: Brigham Young Leaves Illinois
- 1986: The Largest Mafia Trial In History Begins
- 1996: Garry Kasparov Plays The Computer 'Deep Blue'
- 2012: Israel Keyes Abducts His Last Victim, Samantha Koenig
February 11th
- 600 B.C.E.: Japan Is Founded
- 1531: King Henry VIII Becomes Supreme Head Of The Church Of England
- 1805: Sacagawea Gives Birth
- 1962: Sylvia Plath Dies By Suicide
- 1965: Maureen Starkey Marries Ringo Starr
- 1990: Nelson Mandela Is Released From Prison
- 1992: Johnny Frank Garrett Is Executed
February 12th
- 1554: Lady Jane Grey Is Beheaded
- 1771: King Adolf Fredrick Of Sweden Dies
- 1809: Abraham Lincoln Is Born
- 1909: The NAACP Is Established
- 1909: The First Newspaper Report Of The Snallygaster Is Published
- 1912: The Last Emperor Of China Abdicates
- 1949: Hassan al-Banna Is Assassinated
- 1976: Actor Sal Mineo Is Murdered
- 1993: Robert Thomas And Jon Venables Kidnap And Murder James Bulger
February 13th
- 1542: Catherine Howard Is Beheaded
- 1692: The Massacre Of Glencoe Takes Places
- 1866: Jesse James Commits First Bank Robbery
- 1945: Dresden Is Firebombed
- 2017: The Delphi Murders Take Place
- 2017: Kim Jong-Nam Is Assassinated
February 14th
- 270 C.E.: Saint Valentine Is Beheaded
- 1400: King Richard II Dies
- 1779: Captain James Cook Is Killed
- 1920: The League Of Women Voters Is Established
- 1929: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre Takes Place
- 1965: Malcolm X's Home Is Firebombed
- 1990: The Pale Blue Dot Image Is Taken
February 15th
- 1564: Galileo Galilei Is Born
- 1898: The U.S.S. Maine Explodes
- 1903: The First Teddy Bear Goes On Sale
- 1939: "Butcher Baker" Serial Killer Robert Hansen Is Born
- 1965: The Maple Leaf Becomes Canada's Official Flag
February 16th
- 1834: Ernst Haeckel Is Born
- 1923: Tutankhamun's Tomb Is Opened
- 1926: Margot Frank Is Born
- 1959: Fidel Castro Becomes The Prime Minister of Cuba
- 1981: Arne Cheyenne Johnson Kills His Landlord And Says The "Devil" Made Him Do It
- 2009: Travis The Chimp Attacks
February 17th
- 1801: Thomas Jefferson Is Elected President
- 1815: The War Of 1812 Comes To An End
- 1909: Apache Chief Geronimo Dies
- 1963: Michael Jordan Is Born
- 2014: Breck Bednar Is Murdered
February 18th
- 1294: Kublai Khan Dies
- 1516: Queen Mary I Is Born
- 1878: The Lincoln County War Begins
- 1919: Nerissa Bowes-Lyon Is Born
- 1932: Manchukuo Is Established
- 1949: Gary Ridgway Is Born
- 1954: The First Church Of Scientology Is Established
- 1973: Frank Costello Dies
February 19th
- 1473: Nicolaus Copernicus Is Born
- 1847: Rescuers Reach The Donner Party
- 1942: Executive Order 9066 Orders Japanese-Americans Into Internment Camps
- 1980: AC/DC Frontman Bon Scott Dies
- 2013: The Body Of Elisa Lam Is Discovered
February 20th
- 1792: The U.S. Post Office Department Is Founded
- 1895: Frederick Douglass Dies
- 1939: Isadore Greenbaum Storms A Nazi Rally At Madison Square Garden
- 1967: Kurt Cobain Is Born
- 1985: Ireland Begins Allowing The Sale Of Contraceptives
February 21st
- 1613: Mikhail Romanov Becomes Tsar Of Russia
- 1848: The Communist Manifesto Is Published
- 1878: The World's First Phone Book Is Issued
- 1885: The Washington Monument Is Dedicated
- 1910: Carmine Galante Is Born
- 1965: Malcolm X Is Assassinated
- 1978: Workers In Mexico City Stumble On The Coyolxāuhqui Stone At Templo Mayor
February 22nd
- 1732: George Washington Is Born
- 1918: Robert Wadlow Is Born
- 1945: Battle Of Ramree Island Ends
- 1946: First Attack In The Texarkana Moonlight Murders
- 1956: Rosa Parks' Mugshot Is Taken
- 1962: Steve Irwin "The Crocodile Hunter" Is Born
- 1970: Keith Sapsford Falls To His Death
- 1980: The "Miracle On Ice" Occurs During The Winter Olympics
- 1987: Andy Warhol Dies
February 23rd
- 303 C.E.: Roman Emperor Diocletian Orders The Persecution Of Christians
- 1868: W.E.B. DuBois Is Born
- 1945: The "Raising The Flag On Iwo Jima" Photo Is Taken
- 1954: The First Polio Vaccines Are Administered
- 1957: The Boy In The Box Is Found
- 1996: William Bonin Is Executed
February 24th
- 1500: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V Is Born
- 1864: First Union Prisoners Of War Arrive At Andersonville Prison
- 1895: The Cuban War Of Independence Begins
- 1955: Steve Jobs Is Born
- 2010: SeaWorld Trainer Dawn Brancheau Is Killed By An Orca
February 25th
- 1570: Pope Pius V Excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I
- 1601: Robert Devereux Is Beheaded
- 1841: Pierre-Auguste Renoir Is Born
- 1942: The "Battle Of Los Angeles" Takes Place
- 1964: Muhammad Ali Wins His First Title
- 1988: Cameron Hooker Is Sentenced For The Abduction And Rape Of Colleen Stan
February 26th
- 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte Escapes From Exile
- 1846: "Buffalo Bill" Cody Is Born
- 1901: Boxer Rebellion Leaders Are Publicly Executed
- 1913: Hans Schmidt Marries Anna Aumuller
- 1993: The World Trade Center Is Bombed
- 1994: Monika Fritzl Is Born
February 27th
- 1827: The First New Orleans Mardi Gras Celebration Takes Place
- 1844: The Dominican Republic Declares Independence
- 1932: Elizabeth Taylor Is Born
- 1961: Joe Gallo Kidnaps Members Of The Profaci Crime Family
- 1962: The Presidential Palace In Saigon Is Bombed
- 2012: T.J. Lane Perpetrates The Chardon High School Shooting
February 28th
- 1525: Cuauhtémoc Is Executed
- 1906: Bugsy Siegel Is Born
- 1953: James Watson And Francis Crick Discover The Double Helix Of DNA
- 1991: Persian Gulf War Ends
- 1993: Federal Agents Raid The Branch Davidian Compound
February 29th
- 46 B.C.E.: The First Leap Day Is Recognized
- 1692: The Salem Witch Trials Begin
- 1940: Hattie McDaniel Wins An Oscar
- 1960: Richard Ramirez Is Born
- 2000: Katherine Knight Kills John Price
