In front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries, Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn, sparking the revolution in the Wars of Scottish…
9 February 1900
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…