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, 1979
Day of Week 1st » Convicted bank robber Patty Hearst is released from prison after her sentence is commuted by President of the United States known as President Jimmy Carter.
1st » The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran, Iran after nearly 15 years of exile.
Day of Week 11th » The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Day of Week 13th » An intense February 13, 1979 Windstorm or windstorm strikes western Washington (state) e.g Washington and sinks a 1/2-mile-long section of the Hood Canal Bridge.
Day of Week 14th » In Kabul, Setami Milli militants kidnap the American ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs who is later killed during a gunfight between his kidnappers and police.
Day of Week 15th » Don Dunstan resigns as Premier of South Australia, ending a decade of sweeping social liberalisation.
2nd » Sid Vicious, English singer and bass player (Sex Pistols, Vicious White Kids, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and The Flowers of Romance (band) named The Flowers of Romance) (b. 1957)
7th » Josef Mengele, German SS officer and physician (b. 1911)
8th » Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-English physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)