^B{^#!16!2 February^N! Candlemas (Wives' Feast Day). Feast day of The Purification, St Joan de Lestonnac, St Adalbald of Ostrevant, and The Martyrs of Ebsdorf.
^B{1801^B} The first parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland assembled. ^B{1852^B} Britain's first men's public flushing toilets opened on Fleet Street, London, UK. ^B{1878^B} Greece declared war on Turkey. ^B{1943^B} The German army surrendered to the Soviet army at Stalingrad. ^B{1972^B} The British Embassy in Dublin was burned down by protesters angered by the 'Bloody Sunday' shootings in Londonderry. ^B{1986^B} Women in Liechtenstein went to the polls for the first time. ^B{1989^B} The USSR's military occupation of Afghanistan ended after nine years. ^B{1990^B} The 30 year ban on the ANC was lifted. ^B{1991^B} In Britain, a protest against the Gulf War was held in London's Hyde Park, attended by more than 40,000 people.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Nell Gwyn, English actress and mistress of Charles II, ^B{1650^B}; Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-PΘrigord, French statesman and diplomat, ^B{1754^B}; James Joyce, Irish author, ^B{1882^B}; Elaine Stritch, US actress, ^B{1927^B}; Stan Getz, US jazz saxophonist, ^B{1927^B}; Farrah Fawcett, US TV actress, ^B{1946^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Pope Clement XIII, ^B{1769^B}; Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev, Russian chemist, ^B{1907^B}; Bertrand Russell, English philosopher, ^B{1970^B}; Sid Vicious, British punk singer, ^B{1979^B}; Alistair Maclean, Scottish novelist.
