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).
Famous Birthdays on February in 1802
2nd » Jean-Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (d. 1887)
6th » Charles Wheatstone, English physicist (d. 1875)
11th » Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist (d. 1880)
16th » Phineas Quimby, American philosopher (d. 1866)
19th » Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss politician (d. 1881)
20th » Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (d. 1870)
26th » Victor Hugo, French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1885)
Famous Deaths for February 1802
2nd » Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, English politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1713)