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, 1744
Day of Week 22nd » War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon, 1744 e.g Battle of Toulon begins.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1744
5th » John Jeffries, American physician and surgeon (d. 1819)
6th » Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (d. 1795)
10th » William Cornwallis, English admiral (d.1819)
23rd » Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German banker (d. 1812)
Famous Deaths for February 1744
14th » John Hadley, English mathematician, invented the Octant (instrument) known as octant (b. 1682)
29th » John Theophilus Desaguliers, French-English physicist and philosopher (b. 1683)