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, 1812
Day of Week 7th » The New Madrid Earthquake or strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri.
Day of Week 11th » Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry "gerrymandering known as gerrymanders" for the first time.
Day of Week 27th » Argentine War of Independence: Manuel Belgrano raises the Flag of Argentina in the city of Rosario for the first time.
27th » Poet George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron e.g Lord Byron gives his first address as a member of the House of Lords, in defense of Luddite violence against Industrialism in his home county of Nottinghamshire.