Historical Events
Viceroy of Groningen
Feb 20 Prince John William Friso becomes Stadtholder of Groningen, Netherlands
- Feb 28 In the Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 1 Konrad Ernst Ackermann, German actor and theatre director (Die Oberpfalz), born in Schwerin, Germany (d. 1771)
- Feb 15 Louis XV, King of France (1715-74) known as "Louis the Beloved", born in the Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1774)
- Feb 21 Willem van Haren, Dutch poet (Human Life), born in Leeuwarden (d. 1768)
