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, 1963
Day of Week 8th » Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.
8th » The First full Color Television program in the World, publicly advertised, is broadcast in Mexico City by XHGC-TV, Channel 5, due to technical breakthrough advances made by Mexican Engineer Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena.
Day of Week 12th » Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.
Day of Week 27th » The Dominican Republic receives its first democratically elected president, Juan Bosch, since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1963
1st » Takashi Murakami, Japanese painter and sculptor
2nd » Eva Cassidy, American singer and guitarist (d. 1996)