Month February 1914 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, 1914

• Day of Week 6th » The Peasant armament support march or Bondetåget, a peasant uprising in support of the monarchy, takes place in Sweden
• Day of Week 12th » In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.
• Day of Week 13th » Copyright: In New York City the ASCAP named American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
• Day of Week 26th » Ship HMHS Britannic, sister to the RMS Titanic, is launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
• Day of Week 28th » The Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus is proclaimed in Gjirokastër, by the Greeks living in southern Albania.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1914

• 2nd » Eric Kierans, Canadian economist and politician (d. 2004)
• 4th » Alfred Andersch, German author (d. 1980)
• 5th » William S. Burroughs, American author (d. 1997)
• 5th » Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, English physiologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
• 6th » Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and singer (d. 2005)
• 7th » Ramón Mercader, Spanish assassin of Leon Trotsky (d. 1978)
• 8th » Bill Finger, American screenwriter and author (d. 1974)
• 9th » Bill Justice, American animator (d. 2011)
• 9th » Ernest Tubb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1984)
• 9th » Bill Veeck, American businessman (d. 1986)
• 10th » Larry Adler, American harmonica player, composer, and actor (d. 2001)
• 11th » Matt Dennis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2002)
• 12th » Tex Beneke, American singer, saxophonist, and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra) (d. 2000)
• 12th » Arvid Pardo, Italian-Maltese diplomat (d. 1999)
• 13th » Henri Caillavet, French politician (d. 2013)
• 14th » Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer (d. 2007)
• 15th » Hale Boggs, American politician (d. 1972)
• 15th » Kevin McCarthy (actor) called Kevin McCarthy, American actor (d. 2010)
• 17th » Arthur Kennedy (actor) known as Arthur Kennedy, American actor (d. 1990)
• 17th » Wayne Morris (American actor) known as Wayne Morris, American actor (d. 1959)
• 18th » Pee Wee King, American singer-songwriter (d. 2000)
• 19th » Jacques Dufilho, French actor (d. 2005)
• 20th » John Charles Daly, South African–American journalist and game show host (d. 1991)
• 21st » Ilmari Juutilainen, Finnish soldier and pilot (d. 1999)
• 21st » Zachary Scott, American actor (d. 1965)
• 21st » Park Su-geun, South Korean painter (d. 1965)
• 22nd » Renato Dulbecco, Italian virologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)
• 22nd » Henry Reed (poet) named Henry Reed, English poet (d. 1986)
• 23rd » Theofiel Middelkamp, Dutch cyclist (d. 2005)
• 24th » Ralph Erskine (architect) known as Ralph Erskine, English architect, designed The Ark, London known as The Ark and Byker Wall (d. 2005)
• 24th » Weldon Kees, American author, poet, painter, and pianist (d. 1955)
• 25th » John Arlott, English journalist and author (d. 1991)
• 26th » Robert Alda, American actor (d. 1986)

Famous Deaths for February 1914

• 22nd » Thillaiaadi Valliammai, South African activist (b. 1898)
• 24th » Eugène Balme, French target shooter (b. 1874)
• 24th » Joshua Chamberlain, American general and politician, 32nd Governor of Maine (b. 1828)
• 25th » John Tenniel, English illustrator (b. 1820)

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