| 12991 | February 1 | Death | 2012 – Gerlando Alberti, Italian mobster (b. 1927) |
| 12992 | February 1 | Death | 2012 – Don Cornelius, American television host and producer (b. 1936) |
| 12993 | February 1 | Death | 2012 – Angelo Dundee, American boxing trainer (b. 1921) |
| 12994 | February 1 | Death | 2012 – Wisława Szymborska, Polish poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1923) |
| 12995 | February 1 | Death | 2013 – Ed Koch, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 105th Mayor of New York City (b. 1924) |
| 12996 | February 1 | Death | 2013 – Robin Sachs, English actor (b. 1951) |
| 12997 | February 1 | Death | 2013 – Cecil Womack, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Valentinos and Womack & Womack) (b. 1947) |
| 12998 | February 1 | Death | 2013 – Vladimir Yengibaryan, Armenian boxer (b. 1932) |
| 12999 | February 1 | Death | 2014 – Luis Aragonés, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1938) |
| 13000 | February 1 | Death | 2014 – Vasily Petrov, Russian marshal (b. 1917) |
| 13001 | February 1 | Death | 2014 – Rene Ricard, American poet, painter, and critic (b. 1946) |
| 13002 | February 1 | Death | 2014 – Maximilian Schell, Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930) |
| 13003 | February 1 | Death | 2015 – Aldo Ciccolini, Italian-French pianist (b. 1925) |
| 13004 | February 1 | Death | 2015 – Udo Lattek, German footballer, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1935) |
| 13005 | February 1 | Death | 2015 – Monty Oum, American animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1981) |
| 13006 | February 1 | Holiday and observance | Air Force Day (Nicaragua) |
| 13007 | February 1 | Holiday and observance | Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery (Mauritius) |
| 13008 | February 1 | Holiday and observance | Christian feast day:Astina (Syrian Church)Blessed Candlemas of San JoséBrigid, patron saint of IrelandFebruary 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) |
| 13009 | February 1 | Holiday and observance | Earliest day on which Constitution Day can fall, while February 7 is the latest celebrated on the first Monday in February. (Mexico) |
| 13010 | February 1 | Holiday and observance | Earliest day on which National Wear Red Day can fall, while February 7 is the latest celebrated on the first Friday in February. (United States) |
| 13011 | February 1 | Holiday and observance | Federal Territory Day (Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya, Malaysia) |
| 13012 | February 1 | Holiday and observance | Heroes' Day (Rwanda) |
| 13013 | February 1 | Holiday and observance | Imbolc (Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man, and some Neopagan groups in the Northern hemisphere) |
| 13014 | February 1 | Holiday and observance | Memorial Day of the Republic (Hungary) |
| 13015 | February 1 | Holiday and observance | National Freedom Day (United States) |
| 13016 | February 1 | Holiday and observance | The first day of Quebec Winter Carnival, celebrated until February 17 (Quebec City) |
| 13017 | February 1 | Holiday and observance | The start of Black History Month (United States and Canada) |
| 13018 | February 1 | Holiday and observance | The start of LGBT History Month (United Kingdom) |
| 13019 | February 1 | Holiday and observance | The start of National Bird-Feeding Month (United States) |
| 13020 | February 2 | Event | 506 – Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (Breviarium Alaricianum or Lex Romana Visigothorum), a collection of "Roman law". |