February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than 30 days. The month has 28 days in common years or 29 days in leap years.
February symbols: Its birth flower is the violet (Viola) and the common primrose (Primula vulgaris). Its birthstone is the amethyst. It symbolizes piety, humility, spiritual wisdom, and sincerity. Its Zodiac signs are Aquarius (until February 18) and Pisces (February 19 onwards).
Historical Events for February, 1478
Day of Week 18th » George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence named George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is execution (legal) called executed in private at the Tower of London.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1478
7th » Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor or Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (d. 1535)
Famous Deaths for February 1478
18th » George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (b. 1449)