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, 1692
Day of Week 13th » Massacre of Glencoe: About 78 Clan Donald called Macdonalds at Glen Coe, Scotland are killed early in the morning for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William III of England or William of Orange.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1692
14th » Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French playwright (d. 1754)
25th » Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz, German author and adventurer (d. 1775)