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, 2012
Day of Week 6th » A 2012 Visayas earthquake or 6.9 magnitude earthquake hits near the central Philippines off the coast of Negros Island causing at least 51 deaths and injuring 112 others.
Day of Week 7th » President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives named Republic of Maldives resigns, after 23 days of anti-governmental protests calling for the release of Chief Judge unlawfully arrested by the military.
Day of Week 19th » 44 people are killed in a prison Apodaca prison riot known as brawl in Apodaca, Nuevo León.
Day of Week 22nd » A 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster known as train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 51 people and injures 700 others.
Day of Week 23rd » A 23 February 2012 Iraq attacks named series of attacks across Iraq leave at least 83 killed and more than 250 injured.
Day of Week 26th » A 2012 Burlington VIA derailment named train derails in Burlington, Ontario, Canada killing at least three people and injuring 45.
Day of Week 27th » A section of a nine-story apartment building in the city of Astrakhan, Russia, collapses in a 2012 Astrakhan gas explosion e.g natural gas explosion, killing 10 people and injuring at least 12 others.
Day of Week 29th » Tokyo Skytree construction completed. Now it is the List of tallest towers in the world tallest tower in the world, 634 meters high, and second tallest (man-made) structure on Earth, next to Burj Khalifa.
6th » Sharada Dwivedi, Indian historian and author (b. 1942)
6th » Nuri Otay, Turkish businessman (b. 1957)
6th » David Rosenhan, American psychologist and academic (b. 1929)
6th » Antoni Tàpies, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
6th » Janice E. Voss, American engineer and astronaut (b. 1956)
7th » Danny Clyburn, American baseball player (b. 1974)
7th » Patricia Stephens Due, American activist (b. 1939)
7th » Ann Dummett, English activist (b. 1930)
7th » Harry Keough, American soccer player and coach (b. 1927)
7th » Phil Shanahan, Irish hurler (b. 1928)
8th » Wando (singer) known as Wando, Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1945)
8th » Phil Bruns, American actor (b. 1931)
8th » Dennis Callahan, American politician (b. 1941)
8th » Laurie Main, Australian-American actor (b. 1922)
8th » Gunther Plaut, German-Canadian rabbi and author (b. 1912)
8th » Jimmy Sabater, Sr., American singer and timbales player (b. 1936)
8th » Luis Alberto Spinetta, Argentinean singer-songwriter (Almendra (band) known as Almendra, Pescado Rabioso, and Invisible (band) called Invisible) (b. 1950)
9th » Adam Adamowicz, American illustrator (b. 1968)
9th » O. P. Dutta, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
9th » John Hick, English philosopher and academic (b. 1922)
9th » Joe Moretti, Scottish-South African guitarist (b. 1938)
9th » Don Panciera, American football player and coach (b. 1927)
10th » Ronald Fraser (historian) called Ronald Fraser, English historian and author (b. 1930)
10th » Joseph Gaggero, Gibraltarian businessman (b. 1927)
10th » Gloria Lloyd, American model and actress (b. 1924)
10th » Wilmot Perkins, Jamaican radio host (b. 1931)
10th » David Anthony Pizzuto, Canadian-American voice actor (b. 1951)
10th » James Riordan, English author (b. 1936)
10th » Jeffrey Zaslow, American journalist and author (b. 1958)
11th » Siri Bjerke, Norwegian politician, Minister of the Environment (Norway) called Norwegian Minister of the Environment (b. 1958)
11th » Gene Crumling, American baseball player (b. 1922)
11th » Aharon Davidi, Israeli general (b. 1927)
11th » Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (b. 1963)
11th » Jeffrey Perry (British actor) known as Jeffrey Perry, English actor (b. 1949)