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, 1840
Day of Week 6th » Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.
Day of Week 10th » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1840
5th » John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish businessman, co-founded Dunlop Rubber (d. 1921)
5th » Hiram Maxim, American-English inventor, invented the Maxim gun (d. 1916)
15th » Titu Maiorescu, Romanian politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1917)