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 Langston Hughes (1902-1967) : African American.

 Thomas Lantos (born Lantos Tamás Péter) (1928–2008) : Jewish American.

 Imbolc begins at sundown : Pagan and Wiccan.

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 Groundhog Day : United States.

 Candlemas : Christian.

 Imbolc : Pagan and Wiccan.

3

 Gertrude Stein (1874–1946) : Lesbian.

 Bean Scattering Festival (Setsubun) : Japan.

 Arbaeen begins at sundown : Islamic. (m)

4

 Betty Friedan (born Bettye Naomi Goldstein) (1921–2006) : Jewish American.

 Arbaeen : Islamic. (m)

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 Constitution Day : Mexico.

6

 Bob Marley (1945–1981) : Jamaican.

 Sending Off the Kitchen God Day (2/6-7) : China. (m)

 Waitangi Day : New Zealand.

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 Great Lent begins : Coptic Orthodox Christian. (m)

 Constitution Day : Philippines.

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 St. Maroon's Day : Lebanon.

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 National Foundation Day (Kenkoku Kinen Bi) : Japan.

12

 Tadeusz (Thaddeus) Kosciuszko (1746–1817) : Polish.

 Maha Shivaratri (Shiva's Night) : Hindu. (m)

 Lincoln’s Birthday : United States.

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 Richard Allen (1760–1831) : African American.

 Frederick Douglass (1817–1895) : African American.

 Willem Johan Kolff (1911-2009) : Dutch American.

 Masao Satow (1908–1977) : Japanese American.

 Valentine's Day : United States.

 New Year (Gao Nian) : China. (m)

 New Year (Losar) : Tibet. (m)

 New Year (Sol) : South Korea. (m)

 New Year (Tet Nguyen Dan) : Vietnam. (m)

15

 Susan B[rownell] Anthony (1820–1906) : Suffragist, United States.

 Bun Day (Shrove Monday) : Iceland. (m)

 Beginning of Great Lent : Eastern Orthodox Christian. (m)

 Nirvana (Buddha's Death) : Buddhist.

 Shrove Monday : Christian. (m)

 Liberation Day : Afghanistan.

 Washington’s Birthday (Presidents’ Day) : United States. (m)

16

 Bursting Day (Shrove Tuesday) : Iceland. (m)

 Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) : Christian. (m)

 Independence Day : Lithuania.

17

 Marian Anderson (1902–1993) : African American.

 Goyaale (Geronimo) (1829–1909) : American Indian (Chiricahua Apache).

 Randy Shilts (1952–1994) : Gay.

 Declaration of Independence : Republic of Kosovo.

 Ash Wednesday (beginning of Lent) : Christian. (m)

18

 Sholom Aleichem (born Solomon Rabinowitz) (1854–1916) : Jewish Russian American.

 J. Max Bond Jr. (1935-2009) : African American.

 Audre Geraldin Lorde (1934–1992) : Lesbian.

 Luis Muñoz Marín : Puerto Rican.

 National Democracy Day : Nepal.

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 Barbara Jordan (1936–1996) : African American.

 International Mother Language Day : United Nations.

 Martyrs’ Day (Shaheed Dibash) : Bangladesh.

22

 Zitkala-Sa (Gertrude Bonnin) (1876–1938) : American Indian (Sioux).

 People Power Day (2/22-2/25) : Philippines.

23

 W[illiam] E[dward] B[urkhardt]
Du Bois (1868–1963) : African American.

 Casimir Funk (1884–1967) : Jewish Polish American.

 Quanah Parker (1850?–1911) : American Indian (Comanche).

 Defenders of the Motherland Day : Russia.

24

 Flag Day : Mexico.

 Independence Day : Estonia.

25

 Enrico Caruso (1873–1931) : Italian American.

 José de San Martín (1778–1850) : Argentine.

 Maulid an-Nabi begins at sundown : Islamic. (m)

 National Day (2/25-2/26) : Kuwait.

26

 Intercalary Days (2/26-3/1) : Baha'i.

 Maulid an-Nabi (Prophet Muhammad's Birthday) : Islamic. (m)

27

 Purim begins at sundown : Jewish. (m)

 Independence Day : Dominican Republic.

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 Lantern Festival (Yuan-hsiao) : China. (m)

 Taeborum (tay-bore-oom) : South Korea. (m)

 Butter Sculpture Festival : Tibet. (m)

 Holi (2/28–3/1) : Hindu. (m)

 Purim (Feast of Lots) : Jewish. (m)