Wikipedia:Picture of the day/February 2026
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February 1
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An 1819 portrait by Charles Willson Peale depicting Yarrow Mamout, an American freedman of Guinean origin. He was born into the Fula people c. 1736 and was raised a Muslim, learning to read and write in Arabic. Captured and enslaved in 1752, he was brought to Maryland on the slave ship Elijah. He was sold to Samuel Beall, who owned a plantation in Takoma Park. Mamout was enslaved there for 44 years, being manumitted when Beall died in 1796; he immediately purchased and freed his 7-year-old son. Yarrow Mamout then became a successful businessman. He remained a devout Muslim, refusing to eat pork or drink alcohol, and regularly praying. Charles Willson Peale painted this portrait in 1819, and Mamout died in 1823. Artist: Charles Willson Peale, in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
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February 2
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February 3
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February 4
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February 5
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February 6
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Luge is a winter sport that involves a one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face-up) and feet-first; lugers control the movement of the sled by shifting their weight or applying pressure with calf muscles and shoulders. Lugers can reach speeds of over 140 km/h (87 mph; 39 m/s). This photograph shows Ukrainian brothers Ivan and Myroslav Lenko training in Mariazell, Austria in 2022. Photographer: Steffen Prößdorf
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February 7
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February 8
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Paula Modersohn-Becker (8 February 1876–1907) was a pioneering German painter who made significant contributions to the development of modern art in the early 20th century. Born in Dresden, she displayed artistic talent from an early age and went on to receive formal training at the Worpswede artists' colony in northern Germany. Modersohn-Becker is celebrated for her role in the emergence of Expressionism and her innovative approach to portraiture and self-portraiture. Her works often depict introspective and contemplative subjects, notably emphasizing the portrayal of women, children, and rural life. This Self-Portrait at 6th Wedding Anniversary was painted in 1906 and is today at the Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum in Bremen. Painting credit: Paula Modersohn-Becker; Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum
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February 9
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February 10
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February 11
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February 12
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Francis II and I (German: Franz II.; 12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor as Francis II from 1792 to 1806, and the first Emperor of Austria as Francis I from 1804 to 1835. He was also King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia, and served as the first president of the German Confederation following its establishment in 1815. The eldest son of future Emperor Leopold II and Maria Luisa of Spain, Francis was born in Florence. Leopold became Holy Roman Emperor in 1790 but died two years later, and Francis succeeded him. His empire immediately became embroiled in the French Revolutionary Wars, the first of which ended in Austrian defeat and the loss of the left bank of the Rhine to France. In 1806, after Napoleon created the Confederation of the Rhine, Francis abdicated as Holy Roman Emperor, which in effect marked the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1813, Francis turned against Napoleon and finally defeated him in the War of the Sixth Coalition, forcing the French emperor to abdicate. Francis died in 1835 at the age of 67 and was succeeded by his son, Ferdinand I. This 1815 portrait of Francis was painted by Joseph Kreutzinger. Painting credit: Joseph Kreutzinger
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February 13
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February 14
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February 15
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Cover credit: Hujiang Photo Studio
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February 16
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Gangabal Lake is a high altitude glacial lake situated at the foot of Mount Harmukh in the Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The lake is called Gangabal meaning 'place of Ganga' in Kashmiri language, and is considered sacred in Hinduism as an abode of Shiva. The lake has been described as a place of pilgrimage in several ancient Hindu texts such as the Mahabharata, Nilamata Purana and Vishnu Smriti, and an annual Hindu pilgrimage to the lake starts from the nearby 8th century Wangath Temple complex. Kashmiri Hindus perform their ancestral rites at the lake, and immerse the ashes of the dead into the lake after cremation. This photograph depicts a shrine dedicated to Shiva situated at the shore of the Gangabal Lake. Photograph credit: UnpetitproleX
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February 17
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The Mao Gong ding is a ceremonial bronze vessel (ding) produced c. 805 BC in Western Zhou-era China. It was presented to King Xuan of Zhou by his vassal, the gong ('duke') Yin of Mao. The Mao Gong ding was discovered in Shaanxi in 1843 and is currently in the collection of Taiwan's National Palace Museum. Photograph: National Palace Museum
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February 18
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February 19
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February 20
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February 21
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February 22
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February 23
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February 24
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February 25
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February 26
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February 27
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February 28
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Huey Percy Newton (February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989) was an African American revolutionary and political activist who co-founded the Black Panther Party in 1966. He ran the party as its first leader and crafted its ten-point manifesto with Bobby Seale. Under his leadership, the Party organized numerous social programs and community events, but also advocated for collective defense and threatened political violence. Poster credit: Black Panther Party, from a photograph by Blair Stapp ; restored by Adam Cuerden
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