- Feb 1 Arsenal’s English Premier League record 33-game unbeaten streak at home ends when the Gunners go down, 4-2 to Manchester United at Highbury
- Feb 1 Canada introduces the Civil Marriage Act, making Canada the fourth country to sanction same-sex marriage.
- Feb 1 Nepalese King Gyanendra exercises Coup d'état to capture the democracy becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.
Blair Longest Labour PM
Feb 6 Tony Blair, now the longest-serving Labour PM, marks 2,838 days as British Prime Minister
- Feb 7 Britain's Ellen MacArthur becomes the then fastest person to sail solo around the world, taking 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds
- Feb 8 Leaders of both Palestine and Israel declare a truce in what many hope will be a "new era of peace"
- Feb 10 55th Berlin International Film Festival: "U-Carmen" wins the Golden Bear
Engagement of Charles and Camilla
Feb 10 His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales announces engagement to Camilla Parker Bowles
NFL Pro Bowl
Feb 13 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 38-27; MVP: Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts, QB, HI
- Feb 14 Lebanon's former Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, is assassinated, prompting the country to fall into chaos.
- Feb 14 Online video sharing site YouTube is launched in the United States by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim; headquarteredin San Bruno, California
- Feb 14 Seven people are killed and 151 wounded in a series of bombings by suspected Al-Qaeda-linked militants that hit the Philippines' Makati financial district in Metro Manila, Davao City, and General Santos City.
- Feb 16 2004-05 NHL season is cancelled by Commissioner Gary Bettman; first time a North American professional sports league has called off a season due to labor dispute
- Feb 16 Kyoto Protocol comes into force following its ratification by Russia, committing industrialized nations to limit and reduce greenhouse gases
The Apprentice UK
Feb 16 The UK version of "The Apprentice" with British business magnate Alan Sugar premieres on the BBC
Daytona 500
Feb 20 47th Daytona 500: Jeff Gordon able to hold off Kurt Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr over 3 extra laps to win his third Daytona 500
- Feb 20 54th NBA All-Star Game, Pepsi Center, Denver, CO: East beats West, 125-115; MVP: Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers, G
- Feb 20 Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.
- Feb 22 19th Soap Opera Digest Awards - "General Hospital" wins
Summit of Interest
Feb 23 Slovakia Summit 2005 begins; George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend - 1st visit of a sitting US President to Slovakia
- Feb 23 Vote of the controversial French law on colonialism, repealed start of 2006
- Feb 26 25th Golden Raspberry Awards: "Catwoman" wins
Event of Interest
Feb 26 President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak orders the constitution changed to allow multi-candidate presidential elections, asking the Egyptian parliament to amend Article 76
Academy Awards
Feb 27 77th Academy Awards: "Million Dollar Baby", Jamie Foxx, and Hilary Swank win
Soul Train Music Awards
Feb 28 19th Soul Train Music Awards: Ice Cube, Usher & Ciara win
- Feb 28 A suicide bombing at a police recruiting centre in Al Hillah, Iraq kills 127.
- Feb 28 Lebanon's pro-Syrian prime minister, Omar Karami, resigns amid large anti-Syria street demonstrations in Beirut.
Dakota
Feb 28 Stereophonics release their single "Dakota", later their first #1 UK single
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