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, 1796
Day of Week 1st » The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Niagara, Ontario called Newark to Toronto named York.
Day of Week 29th » The Jay Treaty between the United States and Great Britain comes into force, facilitating ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1796
1st » Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865)
6th » John Stevens Henslow, English botanist and geologist (d. 1861)
17th » Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866)
22nd » Alexis Bachelot, French priest and missionary (d. 1837)
22nd » Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian mathematician, astronomer, and sociologist (d. 1874)
Famous Deaths for February 1796
25th » Samuel Seabury (bishop) known as Samuel Seabury, American bishop (b. 1729)