In February 1883, just before the disputed Fourth Test, a velvet bag made by Mrs Ann Fletcher, the daughter of Joseph Hines Clarke and Marion Wright, both of Dublin, was given to Bligh to contain the urn.

* February 16 – Ian Clarke, Irish computer scientist

On 4 February 1980, the £ 4. 7m single carriage way bypass road was opened by Kenneth Clarke, which had been built to the east of the town, diverting the A49.

In February 1952, Clarke started working on the novelization of " Guardian Angel ", completing a first draft of the novel Childhood's End in December ; a final revision occurred in January 1953.

On February 12, 1875, in response to complaints over the relocation of the county seat to Athens, the state legislature created Oconee County from the southwest portion of Clarke County, making Watkinsville its seat.

Clarke said in February 2011 that the government intended to scrutinise the relationship between the European Court of Human Rights and national parliaments.

* Profile: Kenneth Clarke BBC News, 15 February 2005

In February 2011, there was increased speculation that David Cameron would reshuffle his cabinet, and prominent Conservative MPs have said that Lord Howard is very likely to replace Kenneth Clarke as Secretary of State for Justice in the next reshuffle.

The current Chancellor is Adrienne Clarke, AC, appointed by the University Council on 26 February 2011.

On February 13, the Stanley Clarke Band won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.

* 2 February 1995 to July 1997: the theme was a track called " Red Hot Pop " composed by Vince Clarke of Erasure.

George Elliott Clarke, ( born 12 February 1960 ) is a Canadian poet and playwright.

* February 22 – John Clarke Whitfield, organist and composer ( b. 1770 )

Ian Clarke ( born 16 February 1977 ) is the original designer and lead developer of Freenet.

In February 2000 Clarke left Logica to join a small software start-up called Instil Ltd.

Thomas Ernest Bennett " Tibby " Clarke ( 7 June 1907 – 11 February 1989 ) was a movie scriptwriter who wrote several of the Ealing Studios comedies.

* The Role of Courts in a Democracy: A Debate Video of Charles Clarke in a Public Debate, Oxford, February 2011

On February 20, 1835, both Frederick Henry Hedge and James Freeman Clarke requested written contributions from her to publish in their respective periodicals.

In February 1852, The Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli was published, edited by Emerson, James Freeman Clarke, and William Henry Channing, though much of the work was censored or reworded.

* February 1-James Alexander Murray becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing George Johnson Clarke

* February 26-George Johnson Clarke, lawyer, journalist, politician and 14th Premier of New Brunswick ( b. 1857 )

* February 12 – George Elliott Clarke, poet and playwright

Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante GBE, National Hero of Jamaica ( 24 February 1884 – 6 August 1977 ) was a Jamaican politician and labour leader.

On 8 February, Clarke conceded to Alexander that the U. S. II Corps would not succeed with any further attacks and he " allowed " the British ( and Dominions ) to attempt to strike the final blow against the Axis line at Cassino.

After Clarke announced his retirement in February 2000, he was replaced by Carl Wayne, former lead singer of The Move.

* The Lord Peter Wimsey Companion ( 2002 ) by Stephan P. Clarke ISBN 0-89296-850-8 published by The Dorothy L. Sayers Society.

ISBN 0-00-225904-4 — BSFA Award nominee, 2001 ; Clarke Award nominee, 2002

* November 10 – Don Clarke, Rugby football player of New Zealand ( d. 2002 )

In 2002, Austin Clarke won for his book The Polished Hoe, published by Canadian-owned Thomas Allen Publishers.

While presenting an OBE to Roy Clarke in 2002, Prince Charles said that his grandmother, the Queen Mother, had introduced him to the show.

Hill played Philos in The Scorpion King ( 2002 ), starring The Rock, Michael Clarke Duncan and Kelly Hu.

On the Creamfields event, in 2002 at Speke Airfield DJs such as Oakenfold, Seb Fontaine, Paul van Dyk performed along Dave Clarke, Jon Carter, Richie Hawtin and Felix Da Housecat, the event also featured live appearances from Basement Jaxx, All Saints, Death In Vegas and Moloko.

In the 2002 New Year's Honours list Lambert was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) for her services to film and television production, and the same year she received BAFTA's Alan Clarke Award for Outstanding Contribution to

The 90-minute presentation documents the third annual Stanley Clarke Scholarship Concert, recorded at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA, in October 2002.

* Austin Clarke interview by Linda Richards, January magazine, November 2002.

In September 2002, after leaving Uprizer, Clarke formed Cematics LLC to explore a variety of new ideas and opportunities.

Donald Barry Clarke ( 10 November 1933 – 29 December 2002 ) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played 89 times ( 31 of these were test matches ) as a New Zealand international from 1956 until 1964.

* BBC News-Charles Clarke profile 17 October 2002

" — Professor Lee Clarke, Contexts Magazine, 2002.

The Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture was established in 2002.

* Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke, Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World's Water 2002.

* Clarke, Simon ( 2002 ).

A campus " building boom " began, with the Foundation Classroom Buildings opening in December 1996, University Hall in 1998, Science Hall II and the Arts Building in August 2002, and the University Village Apartments and the nearby M. Gordon Clarke Field House / University Student Union in 2003.

In 2002 he also accepted a Henry R. Luce professorship in Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College, where, in 2006, he was named the James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs, Politics and the Humanities.

* Letter to Dick Clarke October 23, 2002

* Swag ( album ), a 2002 album by former Guns N ' Roses guitarist, Gilby Clarke

* Thirteen ( with Andy Clarke, in # 1289-1299, 2002 ) collected as Th1rt3en ( tpb, 96 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-904265-36-7 )

Among such guests were William Clarke Brown, who was also known as Lyrical, and claimed No. 1 spot for most voted musician, and Sam Roberts, who performed " Brother Down " and " This Is How I Live " on October 15, 2002.

In the furor over Clarke's revelations before the 9 / 11 Commission, Senate Republican Majority Leader Bill Frist immediately took to the Senate floor to make a speech accusing Clarke of telling " two entirely different stories under oath ", pointing to congressional hearing testimony Clarke gave in 2002, but Frist later admitted to reporters that he was unaware of any actual discrepancies in Clarke's testimony.