Long List of February Holidays and Special Days

By popular request, here is a long list of all of the special days celebrated in February 2008. If you prefer, you can explore February's special days by date.

Month Long Observances

• February is American Heart Month

• February is American History Month

• February is Black History Month
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• February is Children's Dental Health Month
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• February is International Friendship Month
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• February is National Cherry Month

• February is National Embroidery Month

• February is National Grapefruit Month

• February is National Snack Food Month

• February is National Wild Bird Feeding Month

• February is Responsible Pet Owners' Month

February 1st

• Langston Hughes' Birthday
  Born in Missouri in 1902.

• National Freedom Day

• Royal Canadian Mounted Police officially came into existence
  In 1920.

February 2nd

• Bottle Cap Patented

• Dia de la Candelaria
  Celebrated in Mexico.

• Groundhog Day
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February 3rd

• Elmo's Birthday
  Sesame Street Character. Check out my page for this special day!

• 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.

• Super Bowl XLI

February 5th

• Constitution Day in Mexico

• Disaster Day

• Hank Aaron's Birthday
  Born in 1934.

• Mardi Gras
  Always 46 days before Easter; also known as Fat Tuesday. Check out my page for this special day!

• National Weatherperson's Day
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February 6th

• Ash Wednesday

• 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.

• Chinese New Year
  The beginning of the Year of the Rat is on February 7th in 2008. Check out my page for this special day!

• Laura Ingalls Wilder's Birthday
  Born in 1867. Check out my page for this special day!

February 8th

• Boy Scouts' Day
  Founded in 1910.

February 9th

• Hershey's Chocolate Founded
  In 1894.

• Toothache Day

February 10th

• Umbrella Day

February 11th

• Clean Out Your Computer Day
  Second Monday in February.

• 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
  Born in 1809. Check out my page for this special day!

• First Barbie Dolls for Sale

February 13th

• Get a Different Name Day

February 14th

• Ferris Wheel Day

• National Organ Donor Day

• Saint Valentine's Day
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February 15th

• National Flag Day in Canada

• National Gumdrop Day

• Susan B. Anthony's Birthday
  Born in 1820.

February 16th

• Nylon Patented
  By DuPont in 1937.

February 17th

• Random Acts of Kindness Day

February 18th

• Family Day
  Celebrated on the third Monday in February in Canada.

• Pluto Discovered
  By Clyde Tombaugh in 1930.

• President's Day
  Third Monday in February. Check out my pages about Check out Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.

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.

February 25th

• 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 1872, Yellowstone became the world's first National Park.

This information is correct to the best of my knowledge. These dates are collected from many online and offline resources. Please do not email me asking me for more info about a date - All the information I have is posted here.