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, 1844
Day of Week 27th » The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti.
Day of Week 28th » A gun on USS Princeton 1843 6 explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing eight people, including two United States Cabinet members.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1844
1st » G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist (d. 1924)
17th » Aaron Montgomery Ward, American businessman, founded Montgomery Ward (d. 1913)
20th » Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist (d. 1906)
20th » Joshua Slocum, Canadian sailor and adventurer (d. 1909)
21st » Charles-Marie Widor, French organist and composer (d. 1937)
Famous Deaths for February 1844
15th » Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1757)
16th » Joseph Crosfield, English businessman (b. 1792)
27th » Nicholas Biddle (banker) known as Nicholas Biddle, American banker (b. 1786)