- Feb 1 Colonial government arrests Anton de Kom in Paramaribo Suriname
- Feb 1 Dutch bishops forbid membership of non-catholic unions
German Parliament Dissolved
Feb 1 German Parliament is dissolved by President Paul von Hindenburg by the request of new chancellor Adolf Hitler
Goering Bans Communist Gatherings
Feb 2 Hermann Goering bans Communist meetings and demonstrations in Germany
- Feb 2 Ucicky's "Rotten Morning" premieres in Berlin
- Feb 3 1st interstate legislative conference in US opens, Washington, D.C.
Arsonist to Berlin
Feb 3 Dutch Communist Marinus van der Lubbe departs for Berlin (later arrested, convicted and executed for supposedly setting fire to the German Reichstag)
- Feb 3 German Minister Hermann Goering bans social-democratic newspaper "Vorwarts"
- Feb 4 German President Paul von Hindenburg limits freedom of the press
- Feb 5 Crew of Dutch "7 Provinces" mutiny after pay cuts
- Feb 5 Marinus van der Lubbe passes Dutch-German border, will later set fire to the German Reichstag
- Feb 6 -90°F (-68°C), Oymyakon, USSR (Asian record)
- Feb 6 German President Paul von Hindenburg and Franz von Papen end the Prussian parliament
- Feb 6 Highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 m, in North Pacific hurricane by USS Ramapo
- Feb 7 Colonial troops in Suriname kill 2 demonstrators
- Feb 7 Social-Dem meeting in Berlin "As thousands cheer" Marxism is dead
- Feb 8 -23°F (-31°C), Seminole, Texas (state record)
- Feb 8 1st flight of all-metal Boeing 247
- Feb 9 -63°F (-53°C), Moran, Wyoming (state record)
- Feb 10 -54°F (-48°C), Seneca, Oregon (state record)
Hitler on Marxism
Feb 10 Adolf Hitler proclaims end of Marxism
- Feb 10 Dutch seaplane bombs Dutch ship
- Feb 10 Mutiny on "7 Provinces" ends (began Feb 4th), 23 killed
- Feb 10 The Postal Telegraph-Cable Company of New York City delivers the 1st singing telegram [1]
- Feb 12 German vice-chancellor von Papen demands Catholic aid for Nazis
- Feb 15 Karl Radek praises invincible force of German communist party
Assassination Attempt
Feb 15 President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt survives assassination in Miami, Florida, attempt but Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak is mortally wounded, he would die on March 29
- Feb 15 Social-democratic newspaper "Vorwarts" banned again in Berlin
- Feb 16 Catholic newspaper Germania warns against Nazis and communists
- Feb 16 England cricket team regains the Ashes against Australia, thanks to "bodyline" tactics
- Feb 17 First issue of American news magazine "Newsweek" is published
- Feb 17 US Senate accepts Blaine Act: ending prohibition
- Feb 19 Prussian minister Goering bans all Catholic newspapers
Curaçao Broadcast System
Feb 20 Curaçao Broadcast System, Curom, starts in the Dutch Caribbean with a speech by Princess Juliana
- Feb 20 Sidney Howard's "Alien Corn" premieres in NYC
- Feb 20 US House of Representatives completes congressional action to repeal Prohibition
- Feb 22 Hungarian scholar and the founder of Tibetan studies Alexander Csoma de Kőrös declared a Bodhisattva (Buddhist saint) in Japan
Land Speed Record
Feb 22 Malcolm Campbell sets a world land speed record of 272.46 mph driving his famous Blue Bird car at Daytona Beach, Florida
- Feb 24 Final demonstration of German communist party in Berlin
- Feb 24 League of Nations tells Japanese to pull out of Manchuria
- Feb 25 1st genuine US aircraft carrier named, USS Ranger
- Feb 25 Major NFL rule changes (hash mark 10 yds in, posts on goal line)
- Feb 25 New York industrialist Thomas Yawkey purchases Boston Red Sox for $1.25 million
- Feb 26 Dutch Communist Marinus van der Lubbe kept overnight in a police cell
- Feb 26 Golden Gate Bridge groundbreaking ceremony held at Crissy Field
Intermezzo
Feb 27 Jean Genet's play "Intermezzo" premieres in Paris
Reichstag Fire
Feb 27 Nazi Germany's parliament building, the Reichstag, is destroyed by fire; possibly set by the Nazis, who blame and execute Dutch Communist Marinus van der Lubbe
- Feb 28 1st female in US Cabinet: Frances Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor
- Feb 28 After the Reichstag Fire Decree, the German Communist Party (KPD) is essentially outlawed (though not formally banned) after the German government blames the Communists for burning down the Reichstag building
- Feb 28 On Adolf Hitler's advice, German President Paul von Hindenburg signs the Reichstag Fire Decree after the building is destroyed by fire in Berlin; this eliminates many civil liberties in Germany
- Feb 28 Pacifist and anti fascist writer Carl Von Ossietzky arrested, sent to Esterwegen-Papenburg concentration camp
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