January Till December #2 February

Answer the historical events that happened in February.
If a name is to be used, use the name that was used when the event happened.
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Day
Year
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Answer
1
1908
This Portuguese king was shot dead in Lisbon along with his son.
Carlos I
2
1920
The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed, giving this country its independence
Estonia
3
1966
This spacecraft takes a soft landing on the Moon, making it the first to do so
Luna 9
4
1948
This country becomes independent within the British Commonwealth
Ceylon
5
1862
Moldavia and this nation unites to form Romania
Wallachia
6
1819
English Sir Raffles founds this now-megacity
Singapore
7
1992
This political entity is created after The Maastricht Treaty is signed
European Union
8
1238
This important Russian city is surrendered to and burnt by the Mongols
Vladimir
9
1788
This nation joins the Russo-Turkish War attacking Turkey.
Austrian Empire
10
1763
After this war, France cedes Quebec to Great Britain.
Franco-Indian War
11
1873
This Spanish King abdicates, forming the First Spanish Republic
Amadeo I
12
1912
This emperor, China's last, abdicates
Xuantong
13
1861
This Kingdom surrenders to Italy, unifying Italy
Two Sicilies
14
1919
This nation declares war on the USSR, eventually winning
Second Polish Republic
15
1835
This democratic constitution is briefly adopted in Serbia
The Sretenje Constitution
16
1918
This country gains independence, no longer control by German, Polish or Russian powers
Lithuania
17
1863
This organization is founded in Geneva, eventually becoming the International Committee of the Red Cross
International Committee for Relief for the Wounded
18
1932
The Empire of Japan creates this puppet state
Manzhouguo
19
1594
This King of Poland-Lithuania is crowned King of Sweden
Sigismund III
20
1988
This region votes to secede from Azerbaijan, triggering the war which is still a hot topic to today
Nagorno-Karabakh
21
1808
Russia invades this country without a declaration of war
Finland
22
1819
Spain sells this region in the New World out of finacial crisis
Florida
23
532
Justinian I, Basileus of the Byzantine Empire, orders the building of this Orthodox basilica which is now a world heritage site and is refered as a "house"
Hagia Sophia
24
1582
This Pope announces the Gregorian Calendar very obvious
Pope Gregory XIII
25
1991
This socialist defense treaty is disbanded
Warsaw Pact
26
1935
Adolf Hitler directly violates the Treaty of Versailles by re-forming this warfare branch
Luftwaffe
27
1617
This treaty is signed, ending the Ingrian War, with Russia ceding Ingria and Kexholm to Sweden
Treaty of Stolbovo
28
1935
Nylon is invented by this American scientist
Wallace Carothers
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