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, 1821
Day of Week 22nd » Greek War of Independence: Alexander Ypsilantis crosses the Prut river at Sculeni into the Danubian Principalities.
Day of Week 23rd » Alexander Ypsilantis (1792–1828) named Alexander Ypsilantis starts the Greek War of Independence in Iași, Wallachia (now part of Romania).
Day of Week 25th » Greek War of Independence: Alexander Ypsilantis issues a proclamation at Iași, announcing that he had "the support of a great power" (i.e. Russia).
Famous Birthdays on February in 1821
3rd » Elizabeth Blackwell (doctor) e.g Elizabeth Blackwell, American physician (d. 1910)
11th » Auguste Mariette, French archaeologist (d. 1881)
16th » Heinrich Barth, German explorer and scholar (d. 1865)
17th » Lola Montez, Irish actress and dancer (d. 1861)
19th » August Schleicher, German linguist (d. 1868)
Famous Deaths for February 1821
21st » Georg Friedrich von Martens, German jurist and diplomat (b. 1756)