- Feb 2 Frederick R. Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty (stunt for Pathe)
- Feb 7 2nd Dutch 11 city skate (Coen de Koenig wins (11:40)
- Feb 8 1st eastbound US transcontinental flight lands in Jacksonville, Florida
- Feb 8 British Emissary journeys to Berlin to suggest that Britain might support German colonial aspirations in Africa if Germany agrees to hold her current naval strength
- Feb 9 US Tennis Association amends rule taking bye away from defending champion
- Feb 10 Hobbs & Rhodes make 323 cricket opening stand v Aust at MCG
Gregory Conquers Julius Caesar
Feb 12 China adopts the Gregorian calendar
- Feb 12 The last Qing Emperor of China, Puyi (age 6) abdicates after losing the support of the Chinese people and thus the "mandate of heaven"
- Feb 13 Olympic boxing gold medallist Johnny Douglas takes 5/46 as England cricket team regains Ashes with an innings and 225 run 4th Test win over Australia in Melbourne
- Feb 14 1st US submarines with diesel engines commissioned, Groton, Connecticut
- Feb 14 Arizona was admitted to the Union as the 48th state
- Feb 15 Schooner 'Fram' reaches latitude 78° 41' S, farthest south ever by ship
- Feb 16 VSV soccer team forms in Ijmuiden
- Feb 20 Argentina beats the MCC in their inaugural 1st-class cricket fixture at the Buenos Aires Cricket Club; lose the second and third games of the series
- Feb 22 J Vedrines makes 1st airplane flight over 100 mph-161.29 kph
- Feb 25 Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
- Feb 26 Coal miners strike in Britain (settle on 1st March)
Railroad History
Feb 27 Lord Kitchener opens Khartoum-El Obeid (Nyala) railway
- Feb 28 Australian batting great Victor Trumper scores 50 in his final Test innings in 5th Test loss v England at Sydney Cricket Ground
Admirals
Aviators
Gangsters
Generals
Industrialists
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