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, 1937
Day of Week 5th » President of the United States e.g President Franklin Delano Roosevelt or Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a plan to enlarge the Supreme Court of the United States.
Day of Week 11th » A sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers.
Day of Week 16th » Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
Day of Week 19th » Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.
Day of Week 21st » The League of Nations bans foreign national "Unlawful combatant e.g volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1937
1st » Antonis Christeas, Greek basketball player (d. 2011)
1st » Don Everly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Everly Brothers)
1st » Garrett Morris, American actor
1st » Ray Sawyer, American singer-songwriter (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show)