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, 1843
Day of Week 6th » The first minstrel show in the United States, The Virginia Minstrels, opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City).
Day of Week 25th » Provisional Cession of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands established by Lord George Paulet.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1843
3rd » William Cornelius Van Horne, American-Canadian businessman (d. 1915)
6th » Inoue Kowashi, Japanese politician (d. 1895)
6th » Frederic William Henry Myers, English poet and philologist, co-founded the Society for Psychical Research (d. 1901)
12th » John Graham Chambers, English race walker (d. 1883)
19th » Adelina Patti, Spanish opera singer (d. 1919)
Famous Deaths for February 1843
4th » Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general (b. 1770)