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Month February 1878 Calendar

About Month of February Calendar

  • 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, 1878

  • Day of Week 18th » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans (outlaw) called Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
  • Day of Week 19th » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
  • Day of Week 21st » The first telephone book is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1878

  • 1st » Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer and architect (d. 1955)
  • 1st » Milan Hodža, Slovak journalist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (d. 1944)
  • 2nd » Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (d. 1955)
  • 2nd » Joe Lydon (boxer) known as Joe Lydon, American boxer (d. 1937)
  • 5th » André Citroën, French engineer and businessman, founded Citroën (d. 1935)
  • 6th » Walter B. Pitkin, American educator (d. 1953)
  • 7th » Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Russian-American pianist and conductor (d. 1936)
  • 8th » Martin Buber, Austrian-Israeli philosopher (d. 1965)
  • 11th » Peder Lykkeberg, Danish swimmer (d. 1944)
  • 16th » Pamela Colman Smith, English illustrator (d. 1951)
  • 16th » James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1920)
  • 18th » Harriet Bosse, Swedish–Norwegian actress (d. 1961)
  • 19th » Harriet Bosse, Swedish–Norwegian actress (d. 1961)
  • 21st » Mirra Alfassa, French-Indian spiritual leader (d. 1973)
  • 22nd » George Bryant (archer) known as George Bryant, American archer (d. 1938)
  • 22nd » Walther Ritz, Swiss physicist (d. 1909)
  • 23rd » Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian painter and theorist (d. 1935)
  • 27th » Alvan T. Fuller, American politician, 50th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958)
  • 27th » Teodor Ussisoo, Estonian furniture designer (d. 1959)
  • 28th » Pierre Fatou, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1929)
  • 28th » Artur Kapp, Estonian composer (d. 1952)

Famous Deaths for February 1878

  • 7th » Pope Pius IX (b. 1792)
  • 25th » Townsend Harris, American politician (b. 1804)

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