January 20 – King george V dies. His eldest son succeeds to the throne, becoming Edward VIII. The title Prince of Wales is not used for another 22 years.
February 4 – Radium E. becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically.
February 6 – The IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
February 17 – The First Superhero to ear a skin-tight costume and mask. The Phantom, makes his first appearance in U.S newspapers
Februaury 26 – The Imperial Way, Faction engineers a failed coup against the Japanese government; some politicians are killed.
February 29 – Emperor Hirohito orders the Japanese army to arrest 123 conspirators in Tokyo governemt offices; 19 of them are executed in July.
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