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Month February 1916 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, 1916

  • Day of Week 3rd » Parliament of Canada called Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario known as Ottawa, Canada burn down.
  • Day of Week 11th » Emma Goldman is arrested for lecturing on birth control.
  • Day of Week 21st » World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins.
  • Day of Week 25th » World War I: the Germans capture Fort Douaumont during the Battle of Verdun.
  • Day of Week 29th » Child labor: In South Carolina, the minimum working age for factory, mill, and mine workers is raised from twelve to fourteen years old.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1916

  • 2nd » Xuân Diệu, Vietnamese poet (d. 1985)
  • 6th » John Crank, English mathematician and physicist (d. 2006)
  • 9th » Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993)
  • 12th » Joseph Alioto, American politician, 36th Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1998)
  • 13th » John Reed (actor) e.g John Reed, English actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2010)
  • 14th » Marcel Bigeard, French general (d. 2010)
  • 14th » Sally Gray, English actress (d. 2006)
  • 14th » Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director and producer (d. 1996)
  • 14th » Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974)
  • 15th » Mary Jane Croft, American actress (d. 1999)
  • 15th » Jack Hanlon, American actor (d. 2012)
  • 16th » Bill Doggett, American pianist (d. 1996)
  • 17th » Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player (d. 1940)
  • 17th » Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (d. 2002)
  • 18th » Jean Drapeau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of Montreal (d. 1999)
  • 19th » Eddie Arcaro, American jockey (d. 1997)
  • 20th » Jean Erdman, American dancer and choreographer
  • 25th » Reinhard Bendix, German sociologist (d. 1991)
  • 26th » Jackie Gleason, American actor and singer (d. 1987)
  • 28th » Svend Asmussen, Danish violinist
  • 28th » Cesar Climaco, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th Mayor of Zamboanga City (d. 1984)
  • 29th » Dinah Shore, American singer and actress (d. 1994)

Famous Deaths for February 1916

  • 6th » Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet (b. 1867)
  • 12th » Richard Dedekind, German mathematician (b. 1831)
  • 16th » Georg von Oettingen, Estonian-Russian physician and ophthalmologist (b. 1824)
  • 19th » Ernst Mach, Austrian-Czech physicist and philosopher (b. 1838)
  • 25th » David Bowman (Australian politician) called David Bowman, Australian politician (b. 1860)
  • 28th » Henry James, American-English author (b. 1843)

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