8th » Juan Gregorio de las Heras Las Heras Crossing of the Andes crosses the Andes with an army to join José de San Martín San Martín and liberate Chile from Spain.
12th » An Argentina or Argentine/Chilean patriotic army, after Crossing of the Andes named crossing the Andes, defeats Spanish troops on the Battle of Chacabuco.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1817
3rd » Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse, French geologist and mineralogist (d. 1881)
3rd » Émile Prudent, French pianist and composer (d. 1863)
17th » Édouard Thilges, Luxembourgian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 1904)
18th » Lewis Armistead, American general (d. 1863)
21st » José Zorrilla, Spanish poet and playwright (d. 1893)
22nd » Carl Wilhelm Borchardt, German mathematician (d. 1880)