Franz Schmidt ( 22 December 187411 February 1939 ) was an Austrian composer, cellist and pianist of Hungarian descent and origin.

Schmidt died on 11 February 1939.

From a private letter from journalist Susan Myrick to Margaret Mitchell in February 1939: " George finally told me all about it.

Helene Kröller-Müller, ( February 11, 1869 – December 14, 1939 ) was one of the first European women to put together a major art collection.

Germany and the Soviet Union entered an intricate trade pact on February 11, 1940, that was over four times larger than the one the two countries had signed in August 1939.

Pius XI died on 10 February 1939.

However the première of the opera was postponed because Meyerhold was arrested on 20 June 1939 by the NKVD ( Joseph Stalin's Secret Police ), and shot on 2 February 1940.

* February 10 – Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer ( d. 1939 )

* February 12 – Sal Mineo, American actor ( b. 1939 )

* February 13 – Nienke van Hichtum, Dutch children's author ( d. 1939 )

* February 28 – Carl Georg Barth, American mathematician and mechanical engineer ( d. 1939 )

* February 11 – Helene Kroller-Muller, Dutch museum founder and patron of the arts ( d. 1939 )

* February 26 – Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya, Russian Marxist revolutionary and Vladimir Lenin's wife ( d. 1939 )

* February 19 – Charles Alexander Eastman, Native American author, physician, reformer, helped found the Boy Scouts of America ( d. 1939 )

On February 28, 1939, an editor noticed " dord " lacked an etymology and investigated.

There is strong evidence to suggest that Simjian worked on this device before 1939 while his 132nd patent ( US3079603 ) was first filed on 30 June 1960 ( and granted 26 February 1963 ).

In February 1939, the St. James Conference convened in London, but the Arab delegation refused to formally meet with its Jewish counterpart or to recognize them.

In February 1939 Keitel again became Chief of OKW.

By 23 January 1939 the British government received information to the effect that Germany intended to invade the Netherlands in February 1939 with the aim of using Dutch air-fields to launch strategic bombing offensive intended to achieve a " knock-out " blow against Britain by razing British cities to the ground.

In this, Canaris was successful, and the " Dutch War Scare " played a major role in causing Chamberlain to make the " continental commitment " ( i. e. sending a large British ground force to the defence of France ) in February 1939.

At the 11th Academy Awards held on February 23, 1939, La Grande Illusion became the first foreign language film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

William Halse Rivers Rivers was the oldest of four children, with his siblings being brother Charles Hay ( 29 August 1865 – 8 November 1939 ) and sisters Ethel Marian ( 30 October 1867 – 4 February 1943 ) and Katharine Elizabeth ( 1871 – 1939 ).

Seven weeks later, November 17, 1939, on the orders of General Władysław Sikorski, this organization was succeeded by Związek Walki Zbrojnej ( Union for Armed Struggle ), which over two years later, on February 14, 1942, became the AK.

On 9 February 1953, Bedlington Grammar School pupil Charlton was spotted playing for East Northumberland schools by Manchester United chief scout Joe Armstrong.

* February 5 – Joe Morrison, University of South Carolina Head Football Coach ( b. 1937 )

Martin was named superintendent on February 5, 2007, to replace retiring superintendent Joe Alston.

In February 2006, Sanchez withdrew from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus's political action committee, along with 5 other members, because the caucus chairman, Joe Baca, authorized political contributions to members of his family who were running for state and local offices in California.

On February 25, 1901, Johnson fought Joe Choynski in Galveston.

On February 21, 2008, Ben Wallace, Joe Smith, Adrian Griffin and the Bulls ' 2009 2nd round draft pick were exchanged for Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons, Larry Hughes and Shannon Brown in a three-team trade deal involving the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Seattle SuperSonics.

On February 18, 2010, John Salmons was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for Joe Alexander and Hakim Warrick.

Joseph Isadore " Joe " Lieberman ( born February 24, 1942 ) is the senior United States Senator from Connecticut.

Billie Joe Armstrong ( born February 17, 1972 ) is an American rock musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, main songwriter, and guitarist for the American punk rock band Green Day, which he co-founded with Mike Dirnt.

The story then usually began with footsteps, followed by Joe Friday intoning something like " Tuesday, February 12.

In February 1962, the Gallo brothers kidnapped a number of prominent members of the Profaci family including underboss Joseph Magliocco and capo Joe Colombo.

* February 3 – UK record producer Joe Meek murders his landlady and then commits suicide by shooting himself in the head at Holloway, North London.

He was a political commentator on the MSNBC cable network, including the show Morning Joe until February 2012.

Wilde then embarked on a sixteen-fight knockout streak, and on 14 February 1916, he won the British flyweight title by beating Joe Symonds by a knockout in round twelve at the National Sporting Club in London.

* 16 February – Joe Frazier wins the undisputed World Heavyweight title with the knock out of Jimmy Ellis in five rounds.

Joe Doyle married Margaret Mary Maquire on 11 February 1969 in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Donnybrook, Dublin.

At the second raising of a flag on the peak, Joe Rosenthal photographed six Marines: Ira Hayes, Mike Strank, Rene Gagnon, Harlon Block, Franklin Sousley, and U. S. Navy corpsman John Bradley raising the U. S. flag on the fourth day of the battle ( February 23 ).

Joe " King " Krol ( February 20, 1919 – December 16, 2008 ) was a Canadian football quarterback, running back, defensive back, and placekicker / punter from 1942 to 1953 and 1955.

*" Jig Saw Puzzle Blues ", Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang's Blue Five, recorded February 28, 1933

Arnold Raymond Cream ( January 31, 1914 – February 25, 1994 ), better known as Jersey Joe Walcott, was a world heavyweight boxing champion.

* Joe Piscopo ( February 18, 1984 )

His # 29 was retired by the Canadiens on January 29, 2007, and his # 1 which he wore while playing for the Cornell Big Red was retired on February 25, 2010, making him one of only two players to have his number retired by Cornell's hockey program ( the other player, Joe Nieuwendyk, had his number retired with Dryden ).

* His number 1 was retired by the Cornell Big Red on February 25, 2010 making him one of only two players to have his number retired by the Cornell hockey program, the other being Joe Nieuwendyk.

Joe " Tricky Sam " Nanton ( February 1, 1904 – July 20, 1946 ) was a famous trombonist with the Duke Ellington Orchestra.

The scenes, featuring the newlyweds Gail and Joe on their honeymoon, were aired in January / February 2010.