| February Holidays in 2012 | |
By popular request, here is a long list of all of the special days celebrated in February 2012. If you prefer, you can explore February's special days by date. If you are interested in free, printable calendars, you can find them on this page. If you want to be one of the first to know when more holidays and other craft projects are posted, take a few moments to sign up for the Family Crafts Newsletter.
February 29th
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Born in Missouri in 1902.
In 1920.
Celebrated in Mexico.
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Sesame Street Character. Check out my page for this special day!
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.
Born in 1902.
Born in 1913.
Born in 1934.
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This day draws attention to migrating butterfly.
Born in 1895.
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.
In 1935.
Celebrate in New Zealand.
Born in 1812.
Born in 1867. Check out my page for this special day!
Founded in 1910.
Celebrated in Japan.
In honor of Thomas Edison's birthday
Born in 1809. Check out my page for this special day!
Second Monday in February.
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Born in 1820.
By Clyde Tombaugh in 1930.
In 1968.
Celebrated on the third Monday in February in Canada.
You are supposed to go outside to shout "Hoodie-hoo!" to scare away Winter and make way for Spring!
He was the first American to orbit the Earth on this date in 1962 in the Friendship 7 space capsule.
Third Monday in February. Check out my pages about Check out Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.
In 1872.
Always 46 days before Easter; also known as Fat Tuesday. Check out my page
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By Edwin Land in 1947.
Born in 1732. Check out my page for this special day!
Flag Day in Mexico.
Sesame Street Personality.
By Thomas Davenport in 1837.
Introduced in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln.
Born in 1829.
Born in 1807.
Please note, there is only a February 29th every four years... In 2012, 2016, 2020, etc.
February 29th only occurs once every 4 years, known as the leap year.
IN 1872, Yellowstone became the world's first National Park.
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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.
