What Happened In February 1812 - Historical Events 1812 February

Historical Events for February, 1812

7th » The New Madrid Earthquake or strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri.
11th » Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry "gerrymandering known as gerrymanders" for the first time.
27th » Argentine War of Independence: Manuel Belgrano raises the Flag of Argentina in the city of Rosario for the first time.
27th » Poet George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron e.g Lord Byron gives his first address as a member of the House of Lords, in defense of Luddite violence against Industrialism in his home county of Nottinghamshire.

7th » Charles Dickens, English author (d. 1870)
11th » Alexander H. Stephens, American politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America (d. 1883)
14th » Alfred Thomas Agate, American painter (d. 1846)
15th » Charles Lewis Tiffany, American jeweler, founded Tiffany & Co. (d. 1902)
16th » Henry Wilson, American politician, 18th Vice President of the United States (d. 1875)
25th » Carl Christian Hall, Danish politician, 6th List of Prime Ministers of Denmark e.g Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 1888)
28th » Berthold Auerbach, German poet and author (d. 1882)
29th » James Milne Wilson, Scottish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1880)