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, 1903
Day of Week 14th » The United States Department of Commerce called United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the United States Department of Labor named Department of Labor).
Day of Week 23rd » Cuba leases Guantanamo Bay Naval Base e.g Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
Famous Birthdays on February in 1903
3rd » Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish pilot and politician (d. 1973)
3rd » Joe Stripp, American baseball player (d. 1989)
4th » Alexander Imich, Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, and academic (d. 2014)
5th » Joan Whitney Payson, American businesswoman and philanthropist (d. 1975)