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Australian History Monday, February 1, 1858. :   The first balloon flight in Australia occurs. The hot air balloon was developed in the 1700s by Frenchman Jacques Étienne Montgolfier, together...

Australian Explorers Monday, February 2, 1829. :   Captain Sturt discovers and names the Darling River. Captain Charles Sturt was born in India in 1795. He came to Australia in...

Born on this day Friday, February 3, 1809. :   German composer Felix Mendelssohn is born. Felix Mendelssohn was born Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy on 3 February 1809 in...

Born on this day Tuesday, February 4, 1902. :   Charles Lindbergh, the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic, is born. Charles Augustus Lindbergh was born on 4...

Australian Explorers Saturday, February 5, 1803. :   Early Australian sea-explorer, George Bass, disappears. George Bass, together with Matthew Flinders explored and charted much of the coastline south of Sydney...

Australian History Monday, February 6, 1832. :   The Swan River colony is officially renamed “Western Australia”. The first official, recorded sighting of Australia’s western coastline occurred in 1611, when...

Born on this day Thursday, February 7, 1478. :   Sir Thomas More, the man executed after refusing to recognise King Henry VIII as Supreme Head of the Church in...

Born on this day Sunday, February 8, 1829. :   Science fiction writer, Jules Verne, is born. Jules Verne was born in Nantes, France, on 8 February 1828. He initially...

Born on this day Saturday, February 9, 1884. :   Arthur Stace, the man who chalked “Eternity” on Sydney footpaths for 37 years, is born. Arthur Stace was born in...

Australian History Monday, February 10, 1879. :   Ned Kelly’s famous Jerilderie letter is penned. Early in February 1879, Ned Kelly and his gang rode into the small town of...

Born on this day Thursday, February 11, 1847. :   Thomas Edison, the American inventor who, singly or jointly, held a world record 1,093 patents for inventions, is born. Thomas...

Born on this day Sunday, February 12, 1809. :   Charles Darwin, the man who split the scientific community in two with his theory of evolution, is born. British naturalist...

Born on this day Wednesday, February 13, 1743. :   Sir Joseph Banks, British naturalist and botanist on Cook’s first voyage, is born. Joseph Banks was born on 13 February...

Australian Explorers Sunday, February 14, 1779. :   Captain James Cook is killed by natives in Hawaii. James Cook was born at Marton in North Yorkshire, on 27 October 1728....

Born on this day Saturday, February 15, 1564. :   Italian scientist and astronomer Galileo Galilei is born. Galileo Galilei was an Italian astrologer, physicist and astronomer. He was born...

Australian History Saturday, February 16, 1793. :   The first free settlers arrive in New South Wales. The first European settlers in Australia were primarily convicts from England, along with...

Born on this day Wednesday, February 17, 1864. :   Australian poet and author, Banjo Paterson, is born. Andrew Barton Paterson, or Banjo Paterson, was born on 17 February 1864,...

Australian Explorers Wednesday, February 18, 1874. :   Explorer Giles is nearly killed by one of his horses. Explorer Ernest Giles was born William Ernest Powell Giles on 7 July...

Australian History Friday, February 19, 1836. :   British Parliament officially proclaims the colony of South Australia and formally defines its boundaries. Explorer Matthew Flinders was the first European to...

Australian History Friday, February 20, 1903. :   Royal approval of the new Australian flag is finally gazetted. The Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed on 1 January 1901. Shortly after...

Australian Explorers Sunday, February 21, 1802. :   John Murray discovers Corio Bay, site of present-day Geelong in Victoria. Port Phillip is a large bay in southern Victoria, Australia, on...

Born on this day Sunday, February 22, 1857. :   Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement, is born. Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell was born on 22 February...

Born on this day Friday, February 23, 1685. :   The great Baroque composer, Georg Händel, is born. Georg Friedrich Händel was born on 23 February 1685, in Halle, Saxony....

Australian Explorers Wednesday, February 24, 1802. :   Flinders discovers and names Port Lincoln in South Australia. Matthew Flinders was born on 16 March 1774 in Lincolnshire, England. He became...

Born on this day Thursday, February 25, 1943. :   Former Beatles member, George Harrison, is born. George Harrison was born on 25 February 1943 in Liverpool, England. His mother...

Born on this day Thursday, February 26, 1852. :   John Harvey Kellogg, inventor of the corn flake, is born. John Harvey Kellogg was born on 26 February 1852 in...

Born on this day Tuesday, February 27, 0272. :   Constantine I, first Christian Emperor of Rome, is born. Gaius Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus was born on 27 February 272...

Australian History Sunday, February 28, 1790. :   John Irving becomes the first convict to be freed in the New South Wales colony. John Irving, sometimes written as Irwin or...

Born on this day Wednesday, February 29, 1792. :   Italian composer, Rossini, is born. Gioacchino Antonio Rossini was born on 29 February 1792 in Pesaro, a small town on...