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, 1808
Day of Week 11th » Jesse Fell burns anthracite on an open grate as an experiment in heating homes with coal.
Day of Week 21st » Without a previous declaration of war, Russian troops cross the border to Sweden at Abborfors in eastern Finland, thus beginning the Finnish war, in which Sweden will lose the eastern half of the country (i.e. Finland) to Russia.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1808
3rd » Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1808–1877) e.g Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (d. 1877)
4th » Josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright (d. 1856)