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, 1788
Day of Week 6th » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
Day of Week 9th » The Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War (1787–92) Russo-Turkish War in the Imperial Russia Russian camp.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1788
5th » Robert Peel, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1850)
12th » Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (d. 1869)
22nd » Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (d. 1860)
24th » Johan Christian Dahl, Norwegian painter (d. 1857)
Famous Deaths for February 1788
18th » John Whitehurst, English geologist (b. 1713)
21st » Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)
28th » Thomas Cushing, American layer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1725)