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, 1752
Day of Week 29th » King Alaungpaya founds Konbaung Dynasty, the last dynasty of Burmese monarchy.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1752
12th » Dorothea Ackermann, German actress (d. 1821)
12th » Josef Reicha, Czech cellist, composer, and conductor (d. 1795)
17th » Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German author and playwright (d. 1831)
23rd » Simon Knéfacz, Croatian monk and author (d. 1819)
25th » John Graves Simcoe, English-Canadian general and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1806)
Famous Deaths for February 1752
9th » Fredrik Hasselqvist, Swedish biologist (b. 1722)