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, 1793
Day of Week 1st » French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1793
14th » Karl Christian Ulmann, Latvian-German theologian (d. 1871)
Famous Deaths for February 1793
1st » William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington, English politician (b. 1717)