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, 1848
Day of Week 2nd » Mexican–American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed.
2nd » California Gold Rush: The first ship with Han Chinese called Chinese immigrants arrives in San Francisco.
Day of Week 21st » Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish 'The Communist Manifesto'.
Day of Week 22nd » The French Revolution of 1848, which would lead to the establishment of the French Second Republic, begins.
Day of Week 24th » List of French monarchs or King Louis-Philippe of France abdicates the throne.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1848
4th » Jean Aicard, French poet, author, and playwright (d. 1921)
5th » Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author (d. 1907)
5th » Ignacio Carrera Pinto, Chilean lieutenant (d. 1882)
5th » Belle Starr, American criminal (d. 1889)
14th » Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer (d. 1934)