* February 8 – Jacques Cassini, French astronomer ( d. 1756 )

In February 1756, during the French and Indian War ( the North American theater of the Seven Years ' War ), he enlisted in the provincial army.

Aaron Burr, Jr. ( February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836 ) was the third Vice President of the United States under President Thomas Jefferson.

After his opera Antigono was performed in Rome in February, 1756, Gluck was made a Knight of the Golden Spur by Pope Benedict XIV.

His first wife Rebecca Mendez Furtado ( married 2 April 1756 ), by whom he had a daughter Rachel, died on 1 February 1765.

Pierre-Joseph Cambon ( 10 June 1756 – 15 February 1820 ) was a French statesman.

On 25 February 1754 Taylor laid the first stone of the Octagon Chapel, Norwich, opened 12 May 1756, and described by John Wesley ( 23 December 1757 ) as ‘ perhaps the most elegant one in all Europe ,’ and too fine for ‘ the old coarse gospel .’ In his opening sermon, Taylor, who had received ( 6 April ) the diploma ( dated 20 January ) of D. D.

Thomas Burgess ( 18 November 1756 – 19 February 1837 ) was an English author, philosopher, Bishop of Saint David's and Bishop of Salisbury.

As the war with France developed, in February 1756 the General Assembly ordered the raising of 500 Rhode Island men for the expedition to Lake George in New York.

While Foote readily encouraged Murphy's plan, Foote secretly wrote his own version which opened at Covent Garden on 3 February 1756.

Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater FRS ( 11 November 1756 – 11 February 1829 ), known as Francis Egerton until 1823, was a noted British eccentric, and supporter of natural theology.

In 1756 Kennedy allowed the island to again be used as a smallpox quarantine station, and on February 18, 1758 the Corporation of the City of New York bought the island for £ 1, 000 for use as a pest house.

In February 1755 he left Tomkinson's practice and moved to London, where he was called to the Bar on 10 February 1756.

Jacques Cassini ( 18 February 1677 – 16 April 1756 ) was a French astronomer, son of the famous Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini.

* February 8-Jacques Cassini, French astronomer ( died 1756 )

John White ( c. 1756 – 20 February 1832 ) was an English surgeon and botanical collector.

He was subsequently ambassador at Rome ( 1748 – 1752 ), Berlin ( 1755 – 1756 ) and London, where he negotiated the treaty of Paris ( 10 February 1763 ).

Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ( 10 December 1756 – 1 February 1837 ) ruled over the German state of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, first as Duke ( 1785 – 1815 ), and then as Grand Duke ( 1815 – 1837 ).

In February 1756, he supported the capture of Gheriah ( now Vijaydurg ) by Colonel Robert Clive and Admiral Charles Watson, and was active in numerous skirmishes against the French, helping to consolidate the British position in India.

Joseph " Quaker Meadows " McDowell, Jr. ( 1756 – 5 February 1801 ) was an American planter, soldier, and statesman from North Carolina.

On February 16th 1756, he was promoted to the rank of Captain of the 42nd Foot.

Johann Christian Gottlieb Ackermann ( 17 February 1756 – 9 March 1801 ) was a German doctor.

– 25 February 1756 ), born Elizabeth Fowler, was an English writer, actress and publisher.

** William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, Governor-General of India from August 1823 to February 1828

In the wake of the Gordon Riots, Amherst was forced to resign as Commander-in-Chief in February 1782 and was replaced by Henry Conway.

Although officially non-denominational, the initial Amherst was widely seen as a religiously conservative institution with a strong connection to Calvinism, and as a result, there was considerable debate in the Massachusetts government over whether the new college should receive an official charter from the state, and a charter was not granted until February 21, 1825.

Greeley was born on February 3, 1811, in Amherst, New Hampshire, the son of poor farmers Zaccheus and Mary Greeley.

On February 13, 1994, controversy ensued when he threatened to fight then-University of Massachusetts Amherst coach John Calipari at a post-game news conference, where Calipari was speaking at a podium.

Edward Hitchcock ( 24 May 1793 – 27 February 1864 ) was an American geologist and the third President of Amherst College ( 1845 – 1854 ).

* Jeffrey Amherst and Smallpox Blankets " Lord Jeffrey Amherst's letters discussing germ warfare against American Indians " Retrieved February 2007

Agha Shahid Ali ( Kashmiri: आग ़ा श ा ह ि द अल ी, ; February 4, 1949, New Delhi, India-8 December 2001, 2: 00 AM Amherst, Massachusetts ) was a Kashmiri American poet .< ref name =" Jacket Magazine-Agha Shahid Ali "> His poetry collections include A Walk Through the Yellow Pages, The Half-Inch Himalayas, A Nostalgist's Map of America, The Country Without a Post Office, Rooms Are Never Finished ( finalist for the National Book Award, 2001 ).

The comic's first run, from February 17, 2000 to January 10, 2005, began as a feature in the University of Massachusetts Amherst newspaper, The Daily Collegian, where Troupes was an editor during his college years.

He married Anna Kendrick ( born October 30, 1769 ) on February 1, 1790 at Amherst, New Hampshire.

Josceline George Herbert Amherst ( 7 June 1846 – 1 February 1900 ) was a member of Western Australia's first Legislative Council under responsible government.

The final issue of the Englishman, No. 57 for February 15, ran to some length and was printed as a separate pamphlet, entitled The Englishman: Being the Close of the Paper So-called.

After Thompson came to London to live, he received a letter from Katie, which was dated February 8, 1897.

The queen agreed on December 17, a warrant was signed on January 27, and the Exchequer paid Quiney his expenses on February 27, 1598/9.

Blackman was to be in New York by February 2, because they were sailing at 12:01 next morning.

February's volume was 1 per cent above January's for the first pickup since last October, although it's still 1.5 per cent off from February 1960.

When I looked up the actual date of his birth and found it to be March 15th, I realized that Roy was born under the right zodiacal sign for a watercolorist: the water sign of Pisces ( February 18 thru March 20 ).

This medication was continued until February, 1958.

In 1932 Dorset received its own exchange, which made business easier for the Manchester office, but it was not until February 1953 that area service was extended to include Manchester and Dorset.

The latter now furnishes the area with electricity distributed from a modern sub-station at Manchester Depot which was put into operation February 19, 1930 and was improved in January 1942 by the installation of larger transformers.

This trade was subject to a tariff of 7.5 per cent after February 1835, but much was smuggled into Assiniboia with the result that the duty was reduced by 1841 to 4 per cent on the initiative of the London committee.

It was a vivid, sharp February morning that Johnnie first made his appearance in my back yard, bringing some stuff Dad had ordered.

Abraham Lincoln ( February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865 ) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.

Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809, the second child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Lincoln ( née Hanks ), in a one-room log cabin on the Sinking Spring Farm in Hardin County, Kentucky ( now LaRue County ).

" Willie " Lincoln was born on December 21, 1850, and died on February 20, 1862.

On February 23, 1861, he arrived in disguise in Washington, D. C., which was placed under substantial military guard.

The 84th Academy Awards, honoring films in 2011, was held at the Dolby Theatre on February 26, 2012.

Gen. Beauregard arrived at Johnston's headquarters at Bowling Green on February 4, 1862 and was given overall command of Polk's force at the western end of Johnston's line at Columbus, Kentucky.

Andy Warhol ( August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987 ) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.

April was the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC.

( Despite common belief, he did not take a day from February ; see the debunked theory on month lengths ) According to a Senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius, he chose this month because it was the time of several of his great triumphs, including the conquest of Egypt.