27th » The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti.
28th » A gun on USS Princeton 1843 6 explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing eight people, including two United States Cabinet members.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1844
1st » G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist (d. 1924)
17th » Aaron Montgomery Ward, American businessman, founded Montgomery Ward (d. 1913)
20th » Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist (d. 1906)
20th » Joshua Slocum, Canadian sailor and adventurer (d. 1909)
21st » Charles-Marie Widor, French organist and composer (d. 1937)
Famous Deaths for February 1844
15th » Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1757)
16th » Joseph Crosfield, English businessman (b. 1792)
27th » Nicholas Biddle (banker) known as Nicholas Biddle, American banker (b. 1786)