Fun Facts to Celebrate a February Birthday
Celebrating a February birthday? Download this February birth month fun facts sheet to display at a birthday party or give with a birthday gift. Included are the February birthstone and flower, a few fun holidays, interesting people born in February, and this month in history events.
February Birthstone
February’s birthstone is amethyst, a purple stone that can range from pale lilac to deep purple with red undertones. Amethyst stones were believed to have a calming influence.
February Flower
February has two associated birth flowers—violets and primroses. These flowers are among few that bloom in the cold winter months.
The name primrose is derived from the Latin primus, meaning first—appropriate as primroses are one of the first flowers to bloom at the first signs of spring. This flower has been associated with many medicinal and culinary uses. Primrose is toxic to some animals, like dogs, cats, and horses, but edible for humans.
February Quote or Poem
“Being loved deeply by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
Lao Tzu
February Fun Holidays
Great American Pie Month
National Library Lover’s Month
National Homemade Soup Day (2/4)
National Chopsticks Day (2/6)
National Inventors’ Day (2/11)
National Muffin Day (2/20)
National Pistachio Day (2/26)
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Famous February Birthdays
Ansel Adams (American photographer known for black and white landscapes)
Bethany Hamilton (world-class surfer known for losing an arm in a shark attack)
Michael Jordan (champion NBA basketball player)
Norman Rockwell (American painter famous for his Saturday Evening Post cover illustrations)
George Frederic Handel (Baroque composer most well-known now for his Messiah composition)
Jules Verne (writer of Around the World in 80 Days, Journey to the Center of the Earth)
Edith Clarke (first woman to work as professional electrical engineer, first female professor of electrical engineering)
Beulah Louise Henry (nicknamed “Lady Edison” for her many inventions from the early to mid-1900s)
John Deere (founder of agricultural manufacturer Deere & Company)
Enzo Ferarri (Italian race car driver who founded the car manufacturer Ferrari)
Dmitri Mendeleev (known for his work in creating the periodic table of elements)
Mary Anderson (American real estate developer, rancher, and inventor of the windshield wiper)
For more February birthdays, quotes, and other February-related learning ideas:
What Can I Learn Today: February Homeschool Ideas
February Events in History
First session of U.S. Supreme Court (1790)
Grand Central Terminal opened in NYC (1913)
Watson and Crick discover structure of DNA (1953)
First color TV set for sale (1954)
First American—John Glenn—launched into orbit (1962)
Nike receives patent for waffle-sole running shoes (1974)
Pale blue dot photo of earth taken by Voyager 1 (1990)
Facebook launches (2004)
February Birth Month Fact Sheet
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