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, 1856
Day of Week 7th » The colony e.g colonial Parliament of Tasmania e.g Tasmanian Parliament passes the second piece of legislation (the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections by way of a secret ballot.
Day of Week 8th » Barbu Dimitrie Ştirbei abolishes slavery in Wallachia.
Day of Week 11th » The Kingdom of Awadh is annexed by the British East India Company and Wajid Ali Shah, the king of Awadh, is imprisoned and later exiled to Kolkata named Calcutta.
Day of Week 22nd » The United States Republican Party named Republican Party opens its first national meeting in Pittsburgh.
Day of Week 25th » A Congress of Paris (1856) or Peace conference opens in Paris after the Crimean War.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1856
14th » Frank Harris, Irish author and journalist (d. 1931)
15th » Emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist (d. 1926)
16th » Willem Kes, Dutch conductor and violinist (d. 1934)
16th » Ossian Everett Mills, American academic, founded Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (d. 1920)
25th » Karl Gotthard Lamprecht, German historian (d. 1915)
25th » Mathias Zdarsky, Czech-Austrian skier (d. 1940)
27th » Mattia Battistini, Italian opera singer (d. 1928)
Famous Deaths for February 1856
8th » Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)
17th » Heinrich Heine, German journalist and poet (b. 1797)
24th » Nikolai Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician (b. 1792)