- Feb 2 Gustave Charpentiers opera "Louise" premieres at the Salle Favart, in Paris France; performed by the Opéra-Comique conducted by André Messageri
- Feb 3 Gubernatorial candidate William Goebel is assassinated in Frankfort, Kentucky
- Feb 3 Rival forces fight for control of the Union Park ball grounds in Baltimore
- Feb 5 British troops under Gen Buller occupy Vaal Krantz, Natal
- Feb 5 The United States and the United Kingdom sign treaty for Panama Canal
- Feb 6 The Battle of Vaal Krantz, South Africa (Boers vs British army)
- Feb 7 British troops vacate Vaal Krantz, Natal
- Feb 9 Dwight Davis establishes a new tennis trophy, the Davis Cup
- Feb 10 Peter Ostlund skates world record 500m (45.2 sec)
- Feb 14 Date of events in Australian movie "Picnic at Hanging Rock"
- Feb 14 Russia responds to international pressure to free Finland by tightening imperial control over the country
Siege of Kimberley
Feb 15 Boer War: Siege of Kimberley broken by British troops under Lieutenant-General John French after a 124 day siege. Kimberley defense led by Cecil Rhodes.
- Feb 16 1st Chinese daily newspaper in US publishes, Chung Sai Yat Po in San Francisco
- Feb 16 Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal Shamrocks beat Winnipeg Victorias, 5-4 to take challenge series, 3-1
- Feb 18 Battle at Paardeberg, 1,270 British killed/injured
- Feb 18 British troops occupy Monte Christo, Natal
- Feb 19 British troops occupy Hlangwane, Natal
- Feb 22 Battle at Wynne's Hill, South Africa (Boers vs British army)
- Feb 23 Battle at Hart's Hill, South Africa (Boers vs British army)
- Feb 23 Steamer "Rio de Janeiro" sinks in San Francisco Bay
- Feb 27 Battle of Paardeberg: Boer General Piet Cronjé surrenders to the British after a prolonged siege
- Feb 27 The Trades Union Congress and the Independent Labour Party (formed in 1893) meet in London, resulting in a Labour Representative Committee and eventually the modern UK Labour Party in 1906
- Feb 28 General Buller's troops relieve Ladysmith in Natal
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