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, 1904
Day of Week 7th » A Great Baltimore Fire called fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
Day of Week 8th » Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Lushun known as Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.
Day of Week 9th » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.
Day of Week 17th » 'Madama Butterfly' receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
Day of Week 22nd » The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina, the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1904
1st » S. J. Perelman, American author and screenwriter (d. 1979)
2nd » Bozorg Alavi, Iranian author and activist (d. 1997)
3rd » Luigi Dallapiccola, Italian composer (d. 1975)
3rd » Pretty Boy Floyd, American gangster (d. 1934)
4th » MacKinlay Kantor, American author and screenwriter (d. 1977)
10th » John Farrow, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1963)
11th » Keith Holyoake, New Zealand politician, 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1983)
12th » Ted Mack (radio-TV host) called Ted Mack, American radio and television host (d. 1976)
14th » Hertta Kuusinen, Finnish politician (d. 1974)
14th » Charles Oatley, English physicist and engineer (d. 1996)
16th » Karl-Heinz Bürger, German SS officer (d. 1988)
16th » George F. Kennan, American historian and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (d. 2005)
17th » Hans Morgenthau, German philosopher (d. 1980)
19th » Havank, Dutch journalist and author (d. 1964)
19th » Muiris Ó Súilleabháin, Irish author (d. 1950)
20th » Alexei Kosygin, Russian politician, 8th Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1980)
23rd » Terence Fisher, English director and screenwriter (d. 1980)
23rd » William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian (d. 1993)
23rd » Leopold Trepper, Polish-Austrian spy (d. 1982)
27th » James T. Farrell, American author (d. 1979)
27th » Chick Fullis, American baseball player (d. 1946)
27th » Yulii Borisovich Khariton, Russian physicist (d. 1996)
27th » André Leducq, French cyclist (d. 1980)
29th » Rukmini Devi Arundale, Indian dancer and choreographer (d. 1986)
29th » Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (The California Ramblers, The Dorsey Brothers, and The Charleston Chasers) (d. 1957)
29th » Pepper Martin, American baseball player and manager (d. 1965)
Famous Deaths for February 1904
2nd » William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1841)
10th » John A. Roche, American politician, 30th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1844)
22nd » Leslie Stephen, English author and critic (b. 1832)