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, 1997
Day of Week 4th » En route to Lebanon, two Israeli CH-53 Sea Stallion or Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters 1997 Israeli helicopter disaster known as collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel killing 73.
4th » After at first contesting the results, Serbian President Slobodan Milošević recognizes opposition victories in the November 1996 elections.
Day of Week 5th » The so-called Swiss bank Major banks known as Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid The Holocaust e.g Holocaust survivors and their families.
Day of Week 11th » Space Shuttle Discovery known as Space Shuttle 'Discovery' is launched on a STS-82 e.g mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
Day of Week 22nd » In Roslin, Scotland, scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly the sheep called Dolly has been successfully cloning named cloned.
Day of Week 25th » Yi Han-yong, North Korean defector was murdered by unidentified assailants in Bundang, South Korea.
Day of Week 28th » An 1997 Ardabil earthquake or earthquake in northern Iran is responsible for about 3,000 deaths.
28th » The North Hollywood shootout takes place, resulting in the injury of 19 people and the deaths of both perpetrators.
28th » GRB 970228, a highly luminous flash of gamma rays, strikes the Earth for 80 seconds, providing early evidence that gamma-ray bursts occur well beyond the Milky Way.
28th » 1997 military memorandum (Turkey) e.g Military Coup in Turkey
Famous Birthdays on February in 1997
3rd » Paige Mary Hourigan, New Zealand tennis player