list of special days in feb:
February 1st
• Langston Hughes' Birthday
Born in Missouri in 1902.
• National Freedom Day
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police officially came into existence
In 1920.
• Super Bowl XLIII
February 2nd
• Bottle Cap Patented
• Dia de la Candelaria
Celebrated in Mexico.
• Groundhog Day
February 3rd
• Elmo's Birthday
• The Day the Music Died
On this day in 1959, the plane crash claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson and the pilot, Roger Peterson.
February 4th
• Charles Lindbergh's Birthday
Born in 1902.
• Create a Vacuum Day
• Rosa Park's Birthday
Born in 1913.
February 5th
• Constitution Day in Mexico
• Disaster Day
• Hank Aaron's Birthday
Born in 1934.
• National Weatherperson's Day
Western Monarch Day
This day draws attention to migrating butterfly.
February 6th
• Babe Ruth's Birthday
Born in 1895.
• Monopoly Board Game Goes on Sale in Stores
In 1935.
• Waitangi Day
Celebrate in New Zealand.
February 7th
• Charles Dicken's Birthday
Born in 1812.
• Laura Ingalls Wilder's Birthday
February 8th
• Boy Scouts' Day
Founded in 1910.
February 9th
• Chinese Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival or Yuanxiao Jie is a traditional Chinese festival, which marks the last day of the Chinese New Year season and the date changes every year.
• Clean Out Your Computer Day
Second Monday in February.
• Hershey's Chocolate Founded
In 1894.
• Toothache Day
February 10th
• Umbrella Day
February 11th
• Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
• National Foundation Day
Celebrated in Japan.
• National Inventor's Day
In honor of Thomas Edison's birthday
• White T-Shirt Day
February 12th
• Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
February 13th
• Get a Different Name Day
February 14th
• Ferris Wheel Day
• National Organ Donor Day
• Saint Valentine's Day
February 15th
• National Flag Day in Canada
• National Gumdrop Day
• Susan B. Anthony's Birthday
Born in 1820.
February 16th
• Family Day
Celebrated on the third Monday in February in Canada.
• Nylon Patented
By DuPont in 1937.
• President's Day.
February 17th
• Random Acts of Kindness Day
February 18th
• Pluto Discovered
By Clyde Tombaugh in 1930.
February 19th
• Mr. Roger's Neighborhood Debuted
In 1968.
February 20th
• Hoodie-Hoo Day
You are supposed to go outside to shout "Hoodie-hoo!" to scare away Winter and make way for Spring!
• John Glenn Orbits the Earth
He was the first American to orbit the Earth on this date in 1962 in the Friendship 7 space capsule.
• Toothpick Patented
In 1872.
February 21st
• Love your Pet Day
• Polaroid 'Land' Camera First Introduced
By Edwin Land in 1947.
February 22nd
• Be Humble Day
• George Washington's Birthday
Born in 1732. Check out my page for this special day!
• World Thinking Day
February 23rd
• International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day
February 24th
• Dia de la Bandera
Flag Day in Mexico.
• Gordon's Birthday
Sesame Street Personality.
• Mardi Gras
February 25th
• Ash Wednesday
• First US Electric Printing Press Patented
By Thomas Davenport in 1837.
• Paper Currency Introduced in U.S.
Introduced in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln.
February 26th
• Carnival Day
• Levi Strauss' Birthday
Born in 1829.
February 27th
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Birthday
Born in 1807.
• No-Brainer Day
• Polar Bear Day
February 28th
• Public Sleeping Day
February 29th
• Leap Day
February 29th only occurs once every 4 years, known as the leap year.
• Yellowstone Park Day
IN
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