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, 1782
Day of Week 5th » Spain Spanish defeat United Kingdom British forces and Invasion of Minorca (1781) capture Minorca.
Day of Week 27th » American Revolutionary War: The House of Commons of Great Britain votes against further war in America.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1782
2nd » Henri de Rigny, French admiral and politician (d. 1835)
Famous Deaths for February 1782
9th » Giuseppe Luigi Assemani, Lebanese orientalist (b. 1710)
10th » Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (b. 1702)