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).
Famous Birthdays on February in 1740
4th » Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (d. 1795)
16th » Giambattista Bodoni, Italian publisher and engraver (d. 1813)
17th » Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist (d. 1799)