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, 1954
Day of Week 10th » President of the United States called President Dwight Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
Day of Week 13th » Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I (NCAA) or Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game.
Day of Week 15th » Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.
Day of Week 18th » The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California.
Day of Week 23rd » The first mass inoculation of children against Poliomyelitis or polio with the Jonas Salk named Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh.
1st » Chuck Dukowski, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Black Flag (band) Black Flag, Würm (band) Würm, Black Face (band) Black Face, and October Faction)
1st » Bill Mumy, American singer-songwriter and actor
2nd » Christie Brinkley, American model and actress
2nd » Hansi Hinterseer, Austrian skier, actor, and singer
2nd » John Tudor (baseball) or John Tudor, American baseball player
19th » Francis Buchholz, German bass player (Scorpions (band) named Scorpions and Michael Schenker Group)
19th » Michael Gira, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Swans (band) or Swans, Angels of Light, The World of Skin, and Circus Mort)
20th » Jon Brant, American bass player (Cheap Trick)
20th » Anthony Head, English actor and singer
20th » Patty Hearst, American actress
20th » Billy Pontoni, Colombian singer-songwriter and guitarist
21st » Victor Martinez (author) known as Victor Martinez, Mexican-American author and poet (d. 2011)
21st » Mike Pickering, English DJ and saxophonist (Quando Quango and M People)
21st » Ivo Van Damme, Belgian runner (d. 1976)
23rd » Carlos Guirao, Spanish guitarist, keyboard player, and composer (Neuronium) (d. 2012)
23rd » Rajini Thiranagama, Sri Lankan physician and academic (d. 1989)
23rd » Viktor Yushchenko, Ukrainian politician, 3rd President of Ukraine
24th » Plastic Bertrand, Belgian singer-songwriter and producer (Hubble Bubble)
24th » Sid Meier, Canadian-American game designer and programmer, created the 'Civilization (series) e.g Civilization series'
25th » John Doe (musician) John Doe, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor (X (American band) X, The Flesh Eaters (band) The Flesh Eaters, and The Knitters)
25th » Gerardo Pelusso, Uruguayan footballer and manager
26th » Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born in 1954) known as Prince Ernst August of Hanover
26th » Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish politician, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey
27th » Neal Schon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Journey (band) Journey, Santana (band) Santana, Bad English, and Hardline (band) Hardline)
28th » Brian Billick, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
28th » Manuel Torres Félix, Mexican drug trafficker (d. 2012)