- Feb 4 51st NHL All-Star Game, Pepsi Centre, Denver, CO: North America beats World, 14-12; MVP: Bill Guerin, Boston Bruins, RW
- Feb 4 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 38-17; MVP: Rich Gannon, Oakland Raiders, QB
- Feb 7 51st Berlin International Film Festival: "Intimacy" wins the Golden Bear
- Feb 9 American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally strikes and sinks the Ehime-Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima Fishery High School; nine the Ehime-Maru's crew members were killed, including four high school students.
- Feb 11 50th NBA All-Star Game, MCI Centre, Washington, D.C.: East beats West, 111-110; MVP: Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers, G
- Feb 12 "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" single released by Brooks & Dunn
ESPY Awards
Feb 12 9th ESPY Awards: Tiger Woods, Marion Jones win
- Feb 12 NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lands in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid
- Feb 13 An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale hits El Salvador, killing at least 400.
- Feb 15 First draft of the complete human genome is published in the journal "Nature"
- Feb 16 Mathieu Schneider of the Los Angeles Kings becomes the first defenseman in history to score a goal against all 30 NHL teams as LA beats Minnesota, 4-0
Daytona 500
Feb 18 43rd Daytona 500: Michael Waltrip wins tragic race; last lap crash claims life of Dale Earnhardt, prompting sport to implement new safety procedures
Event of Interest
Feb 18 FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. He is ultimately convicted and sentenced to life in prison, where he dies
- Feb 19 An Oklahoma City bombing museum is dedicated at the Oklahoma City National Memorial
- Feb 20 The United States Supreme Court declines to consider an appeal by five major oil companies against Unocal's patent on production of cleaner "reformulated" gasoline sold in California
- Feb 21 43rd Grammy Awards: "Beautiful Day"; Shelby Lynne win
- Feb 23 32nd NAACP Image Awards: "Remember the Titans" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
BAFTA Awards
Feb 25 54th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs): "Gladiator" Best Film, Ang Lee Best Director
- Feb 26 The Taliban destroy two giant Buddha statues in Bamyan, Afghanistan.
Soul Train Music Awards
Feb 28 15th Soul Train Music Awards: The Isley Brothers, Destiny's Child & Jay-Z win
- Feb 28 Six passengers and four railway staff are killed and a further 82 people suffer serious injuries in the Selby rail crash
- Feb 28 The Nisqually Earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hits the Nisqually Valley and the Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia area of the U.S. state of Washington.
- Feb 28 The US Environmental Protection Agency announces that it intends to proceed with implementation of tighter restrictions on sulfur content in diesel fuel; the rule is opposed by many in the refining industry
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