The Davis Cup competition is established. The Davis Cup is one of the oldest and most prestigious team competitions in international sport, with roots stretching…
8 February 1885
The first Japanese immigrants arrive in Hawaii. Japanese immigration to Hawai?i began in earnest in the late 19th century, shaped largely by economic pressures in…
7 February 1863
HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189. The sinking of the HMS Orpheus stands as one of the worst maritime…
6 February 337
Election of pope Julius I. Pope Julius I served as bishop of Rome during a turbulent stretch of the fourth century, when Christianity was still…
5 February 1869
The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the “Welcome Stranger”, is found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia. The largest alluvial gold nugget ever discovered in…
4 February 1794
The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French First Republic. In 1794, the French legislature took a revolutionary step by abolishing slavery…
3 February 1830
The London Protocol of 1830 establishes the full independence and sovereignty of Greece from the Ottoman Empire as the final result of the Greek War…
2 February 1207
Terra Mariana, eventually comprising present-day Latvia and Estonia, is established. Terra Mariana was a medieval political and ecclesiastical territory established in the eastern Baltic during…
1 February 1793
French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. The French Revolutionary Wars began in 1792, growing directly out of the…
31 January 1928
Leon Trotsky is exiled to Alma-Ata. Leon Trotsky was exiled to Alma-Ata primarily because of his growing political conflict with Joseph Stalin after the death…