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, 1995
Day of Week 3rd » Astronaut Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle program e.g Space Shuttle as mission STS-63 gets underway from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Day of Week 7th » Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Day of Week 17th » The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a cease-fire brokered by the United Nations called UN.
Day of Week 21st » Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.
Day of Week 22nd » The Corona (satellite) named Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.
Day of Week 27th » Zakho: A terrorist explosion in a market in the city of Zakho leaves about 100 dead and 150 wounded.
Day of Week 28th » Former Australian Liberal party leader John Hewson resigns from the Australian parliament almost two years after losing the Australian federal election, 1993.