Selkirk, el verdadero Robinson Crusoe, a stop motion film by Tournier Animation based on Alexander Selkirk's life was premiered simultaneously in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay on 2 February 2012.

* February 2 – Alexander Selkirk is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.

This voyage was more successful: Selkirk was rescued on 2 February 1709, and the expedition amassed nearly £ 200, 000 ( over £ 20, 000, 000 in 2009 ) of profit.

En route, the expedition rescued Selkirk, finding him on Juan Fernandez Island on 1 February 1709.

The boundaries of the Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles constituency were unaltered when the results of the Second Periodical Review were implemented for the February 1974 general election.

He served as a Selkirk County and Galashiels Town Councillor from 1949 to 1959, and as Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire West from February 1974 until 1983.

The matter was finally resolved, but Army of Darkness release date had been pushed back from its original summer of 1992 release to February 1993.

The original three-part miniseries version was first shown on Disney's Wonderful World Of Color, February 9, 16 and 23, 1964, and shown again there a few times, included in a late 1980s Wonderful World of Disney syndicated rerun package, and cablecast in 1990s on the Disney Channel.

Eight months after his original confession, on February 17, 1994, Misskelley made another statement to police with his lawyer Dan Stidham in the room continually advising Misskelley not to say anything.

Its original name was simply Advanced Research Projects Agency ( ARPA ), but it was renamed to " DARPA " ( for Defense ) in March 1972, then renamed " ARPA " again in February 1993, and then renamed " DARPA " again in March 1996.

The Oregon Public Broadcasting program Oregon Field Guide covered the topic of geocaching in a February 2010 episode, paying a visit to the original site.

The original version of Madama Butterfly, premiered at La Scala on February 17, 1904, was initially greeted with great hostility ( probably largely owing to inadequate rehearsals ).

Consequently, when The Byrds ' Columbia recording contract was renewed on February 29, 1968, it was only original members Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman who signed it.

Glan Rhondda ( Banks of the Rhondda ), as it was known when it was composed, was first performed in the vestry of the original Capel Tabor, Maesteg, ( which later became a working men's club ), in either January or February 1856, by Elizabeth John from Pontypridd, and it soon became popular in the locality.

In December 2004, the four original members announced a reunion tour which began February 14, 2005, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Wybicki's original manuscript was in the hands of his descendants until February 1944, when it was lost in Wybicki's great-great-grandson, Johann von Roznowski's home in Charlottenburg during the Allied bombing of Berlin.

In February 2005, a California Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the original verdict.

The tribunal made its award on February 19, 1968 ; delimiting a line of 403 kilometers that was later demarcated by joint survey teams, Of its original claim of some 9, 100 square kilometers, Pakistan was awarded only about 780 square kilometers.

The original fever of patriotic excitement, which had caused the name of St. Petersburg to be changed to the less German sounding Petrograd, may have subsided a little in the subsequent years, but it had not turned to defeatism and during the initial risings in Petrograd in February 1917, the crowds in the streets clearly objected to the banners proclaiming " down with the war ".

On 28 February 2011, Photek released the Avalanche EP through his own label, Photek Productions, featuring four original tracks plus a remix by Boddika.

As a result, Super Bowl XXXVI was rescheduled from the original date of January 27 to February 3, becoming the first Super Bowl played in February.

Philadelphia playwright and actor Anthony Lawton's original adaptation of The Great Divorce has been staged several times by Lantern Theater Company, including a weeklong run in February 2012.

Thomas Bowdler (; 11 July 1754 – 24 February 1825 ) was an English physician and philanthropist, best known for publishing The Family Shakspeare, an expurgated edition of William Shakespeare's work, edited by his sister Henrietta Maria Bowdler, intended to be more appropriate for 19th century women and children than the original.

Traditionally, Rea Irvin's original Tilley cover illustration is used every year on the issue closest to the anniversary date of February 21, though on several occasions a newly drawn variation has been substituted.

Estimates of the cost in February 1929 were approximately half a million Francs, although this excluded the cost of the lodge and the landscaping elements ( almost twice the original budget ).

In February 2004, XFree86 4. 4 was released with a change to the XFree86 license, by adding a credit clause, similar to that in the original BSD license, but broader in scope.

The History Channel, in a special that aired on February 21, 2001, noted that Virginia gave the original letter to a granddaughter, who pasted it in a scrapbook.

* February 13 – The final original Peanuts comic strip is published, following the death of its creator, Charles M. Schulz.

* February 14 – The original film version of Dracula with Bela Lugosi is released.

* February 7 – The original Hetch Hetchy Moccasin Powerhouse is removed from service.

When Robinson met McDowell later in a restaurant, she quipped, " with enemies like McDowell | archivedate = 15 February 2008

The Undertones released two further studio singles in 1983 ; their first single, " Got To Have You Back " — which was inspired by both ABC and Smokey Robinson — was released in February and their second single, " Chain of Love ", was released in May.

* February 7 – Markey Robinson, Irish painter ( d. 1999 )

* February 19 – Smokey Robinson, American musician

* February 1 – Bradbury Robinson, who threw the first forward pass in American football history in 1906 ( d. 1949 )

In 1977, the ODJB classic " Singin ' the Blues ", co-written by ODJB pianist J. Russel Robinson, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in a landmark 1927 recording by Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra featuring Bix Beiderbecke on cornet and Eddie Lang on guitar, as Okeh 40772-B, recorded on February 4, 1927.

In February 2010 Robinson, described as the ' stunt Pratchett ', read the main part of Terry Pratchett's BBC Richard Dimbleby Lecture.

On his first day in spring training the following February, however, Jackson wore number 20 ( the number of Frank Robinson, who had also just retired ) before switching to 44.

On February 27, 1943, Robinson was inducted into the United States Army, where he was again referred to as Walker Smith.

On February 14, 1951, Robinson and LaMotta met for the sixth time.

In February 1963, Robinson lost via unanimous decision to former world champion and fellow Hall of Famer Joey Giardello.

William " Smokey " Robinson, Jr. ( born February 19, 1940 ) is an American R & B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive.

The first, in January and February 1986, featured Bragg, Weller's band The Style Council, The Communards, Junior Giscombe, Lorna Gee and Jerry Dammers, and picked up guest appearances from Madness, Heaven 17, Bananarama, Prefab Sprout, Elvis Costello, Gary Kemp, Tom Robinson, Sade, The Beat, Lloyd Cole, The Blow Monkeys and The Smiths along the way.

On the evening of February 2, 1979, a small gathering to celebrate Vicious having made bail was held at the 63 Bank Street, New York apartment of his new girlfriend, Michele Robinson, whom he had started dating the day he got out of Bellevue Hospital the previous October.

Over the next 13 years George and Barbara Bush had six children: George W. Bush ( born July 6, 1946 ), Pauline Robinson Bush ( December 20, 1949 – October 11, 1953, died of leukemia ), John Ellis " Jeb " Bush ( born February 11, 1953 ), Neil Mallon Bush ( born January 22, 1955 ), Marvin Pierce Bush ( born October 22, 1956 ), and Dorothy Bush Koch ( born August 18, 1959 ).

* Robinson Crusoe Jr Broadway production opened on February 17 at the Winter Garden Theatre and ran for 139 performances

Dr. Thomas Romney Robinson ( 23 April 1792-28 February 1882 ) was an astronomer and physicist.

Henry Robinson Luce ( April 3, 1898 – February 28, 1967 ), a magazine publisher, was called " the most influential private citizen in the America of his day.

Robinson arrived in New York City on 14 February 1903.

* February 18-Peter Robinson, poet

At the 52nd Grammy Awards in February 2010, Dion joined Carrie Underwood, Usher, Jennifer Hudson and Smokey Robinson to perform the song " Earth Song " during the 3-D Michael Jackson tribute.

* Robinson, DA, Goleby, M, & Hosgood, N 2006 Entrepreneurship as a Values and Leadership Paradigm Paper presented to Fourth AGSE International Entrepreneurship RESEARCH Exchange 7 – 9 February 2007 BGSB, QUT, Brisbane