The February Birthstone is the Amethyst. It symbolizes piety, humility, spiritual wisdom, and sincerity. At one point in time, only royalty could wear the gem. Amethyst is said to be associated with good luck, humor, and health. Amethyst is called the traditional birthstone of February. Onyx is considered the secondary birthstone of February.
February Zodiac Signs
Month of February Zodiac Signs are Aquarius(until February 18) and Pisces(February 19 onwards).
Aquarius (January 21 - February 19) People born under this sign can sometimes leave an impression of being simple minded. However this is actually one of their positive qualities. This quality can result in being honest, loyal and dependable. Some other great attributes of the Aquarius are smarts and a drive towards independence. Aquarius are compatible with: Aries, Gemini, Libra, Pisces, Sagittarius and other Aquarius.
Pisces (February 20 - March 20) Pisces and Aquarius have some common qualities. Both tend to be honest and like to be low key in social situations. Neither likes to draw attention to themselves. People who are born under the sign of Pisces tend to be generous and passionate towards other people and their own goals. Pisces are compatible with: Aries, Aquarius, Taurus, Cancer, Scorpio and Capricorn.
February Birth Flowers
Month of February is associated with St. Valentine's Day and red roses. However, the flower for the month is Violet. The flower symbolises faithfulness, humility and chastity. Gifting violets in the Victorian era conveyed the message: I'll always be true. The birth flower is found in shades of blue, mauve as well as yellow and cream.
Faithfulness, Wisdom and Hope. Violets convey the meaning that you will always be true. February Birth Flower Violet comes in shades not only of Purple, which is what people commonly think of, but also of White.
Historical Events for February, 1971
2nd » Idi Amin replaces President of Uganda called President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda.
2nd » The international Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands is signed in Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran.
3rd » New York City Police or New York Police Officer Frank Serpico is shot during a drug bust in Brooklyn and survives to later testify against police corruption. Many believe the incident proves that NYPD officers tried to kill him.
5th » Astronauts land on the moon in the Apollo 14 mission.
8th » The NASDAQ stock market index opens for the first time.
9th » The Sylmar earthquake hits the San Fernando Valley area of California.
9th » Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League baseball named Negro League player to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
9th » Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned Moon landing.
11th » Eighty-seven countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union, sign the Seabed Arms Control Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons on the ocean floor in international waters.
13th » Vietnam War: Backed by United States e.g American air and artillery support, South Vietnamese troops invade Laos.
15th » The decimalisation of Coins of the pound sterling named British coinage is completed on Decimal Day.
20th » The United States Emergency Broadcast System is accidentally activated in an erroneous national alert.
21st » The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is signed at Vienna.
24th » The All India Forward Bloc holds an emergency central committee meeting after its chairman, Hemantha Kumar Bose, is killed 3 days earlier. P.K. Mookiah Thevar is appointed as the new chairman.
25th » The first unit of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, the first commercial nuclear power station in Canada, goes online.
26th » Secretary-General of the United Nations named U.N. Secretary General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day.
27th » Doctors in the first Netherlands named Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) start to perform 'abortus provocatus known as aborti provocati'.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1971
1st » Harald Martin Brattbakk, Norwegian footballer
1st » Michael C. Hall, American actor
1st » Tomomi Hayashi, Japanese-Estonian architect
1st » Ajay Jadeja, Indian cricketer
1st » Jill Kelly (pornographic actress) called Jill Kelly, American porn actress, director, and producer
1st » Alison Mowbray, English rower
1st » Hynden Walch, American actress
1st » Ron Welty, American drummer (The Offspring and Steady Ground)