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, 1975
Day of Week 4th » 1975 Haicheng earthquake named Haicheng earthquake (magnitude 7.3 on the Richter magnitude scale known as Richter scale) occurs in Haicheng, Liaoning, China.
Day of Week 5th » Riots break in Lima called Lima, Peru after the police forces go on strike February 4 called the day before. The uprising (locally known as the 'Limazo') is bloodily suppressed by the military dictatorship.
Day of Week 6th » Kankesanthurai Electoral District by-election, 1975 or A crucial by-election is held in Kankesanthurai, Sri Lanka.
Day of Week 9th » The Soyuz 17 Soviet Union known as Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth.
Day of Week 21st » Watergate scandal: Former United States Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are sentenced to prison.
Day of Week 28th » In London an underground train Moorgate tube crash called fails to stop at Moorgate terminus station and crashes into the end of the tunnel, killing 43 people.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1975
1st » Big Boi, American rapper and producer (Outkast and Purple Ribbon All-Stars)