Roman Emperor Jovian dies after a reign of eight months. He is found dead in his tent at Tyana (Asia Minor) en route back to Constantinople in suspicious circumstances.

Jovian (emperor)TyanaAsia MinorConstantinople

Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau.

Northern CrusadesGrand Duchy of LithuaniaTeutonic KnightsBattle of Rudau

Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia.

Ottoman InterregnumMusa ÇelebiBayezid ISultanMircea I of Wallachia

Duke Friedrich and Duke Johann attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt.

Frederick I of DenmarkJohn, King of DenmarkPeasantDithmarschenBattle of Hemmingstedt

The philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive, for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome.

Giordano BrunoHeresy in ChristianityCampo de' Fiori

Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America.

Myles StandishPlymouth Colony

In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.

March 1Julian calendarGregorian calendar

An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr, Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.

Electoral College (United States)Thomas JeffersonAaron BurrUnited States House of Representatives

War of the Sixth Coalition: The Battle of Mormant.

War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of Mormant

The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise for the first time.

Missouri Compromise

Weenen massacre: Hundreds of Voortrekkers along the Blaukraans River, Natal are killed by Zulus.

Weenen massacreVoortrekkersKwaZulu-NatalZulu people

The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State.

Orange Free State

Cochinchina Campaign: The French Navy captured the Citadel of Saigon, a fortress that was manned by 1,000 Nguyễn dynasty soldiers, en route to conquering Saigon and other regions of southern Viet Nam.

Cochinchina CampaignFrench NavyCitadel of SaigonNguyễn dynastySaigon

A group of citizens of Geneva founded an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which later became known as the International Committee of the Red Cross.

GenevaInternational Committee of the Red Cross

American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USS Housatonic.

American Civil WarH. L. Hunley (submarine)Sinking of USS HousatonicUSS Housatonic (1861)

American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.

Columbia, South CarolinaCapture of ColumbiaConfederate States of AmericaUnited States

The first ship passes through the Suez Canal.

Suez Canal

The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.

PrussiaSiege of Paris (1870-71)Franco-Prussian War

Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.

Madama ButterflyLa ScalaMilan

The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.

Armory Show

The Ukrainian People's Republic asks Entente and the US for help fighting the Bolsheviks.

Ukrainian People's RepublicTriple EntenteBolsheviks

Newsweek magazine is first published.

Newsweek

World War II: The Battle of Eniwetok begins: The battle ends in an American victory on February 22.

World War IIBattle of EniwetokFebruary 22

World War II: Operation Hailstone begins: U.S. naval air, surface, and submarine attack against Truk Lagoon, Japan's main base in the central Pacific, in support of the Eniwetok invasion.

Operation HailstoneTruk LagoonBattle of Eniwetok

Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel.

Chaim WeizmannPresident of Israel

Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.

Project VanguardVanguard 2Weather satellite

In Wesberry v. Sanders the Supreme Court of the United States rules that congressional districts have to be approximately equal in population.

Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Congress

Gabonese president Léon M'ba is toppled by a coup and his rival, Jean-Hilaire Aubame, is installed in his place.

Léon M'ba1964 Gabon coup d'étatJean-Hilaire Aubame

Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the manned Apollo missions. Mare Tranquillitatis or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing.

Ranger programRanger 8Mare TranquillitatisApollo programApollo 11

In Springfield, Massachusetts, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens.

Springfield, MassachusettsNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame