February 1895

Saturday 09:

William G. Morgan invents volleyball.

Monday 11:

The lowest ever UK temperature of -27.2°C was recorded at Braemar in Aberdeenshire. This record was equalled on 10 January,1982 .

Thursday 14:

First showing of Oscar Wilde's last play The Importance of Being Earnest (St James's Theatre in London).

Sunday 17:

Swan Lake, one of the most famous and critically-acclaimed ballets, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, was first performed at full length in Saint Petersburg, Russia.