17th » The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France after the end of the Siege of Paris (1870-1871) named Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1871
1st » Hellmer Hermandsen, Norwegian target shooter (d. 1958)
3rd » Jean-Baptiste Mimiague, French fencer (d. 1929)
4th » Friedrich Ebert, German politician, 1st President of Germany (1919–1945) known as President of Germany (d. 1925)
7th » Wilhelm Stenhammar, Swedish pianist and composer (d. 1927)
9th » Howard Taylor Ricketts, American pathologist (d. 1910)
14th » Gerda Lundequist, Swedish actress (d. 1959)
18th » Harry Brearley, English metallurgist (d. 1948)
19th » Lugenia Burns Hope, American activist (d. 1947)