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On February 13, the USA celebrates the nationwide Change Your Name Day.
NET Framework (pronounced as "dot net") is a software framework developed by Microsoft that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It includes a large class library named as Framework Class Library (FCL) and provides language interoperability (each language can use code written in other languages) across several programming languages.
Lady Lara Croft (born 14 February 1968) is a British archaeologist and treasure hunter, most commonly known for her discovery of several noted artefacts, including Excalibur, the fabled sword of King Arthur.
In "World of the Psychic" Dr. Venkman is prophesied the end of the world (Ghostbusters, 1984)
YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. Three former PayPal employees Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim created the service in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion; YouTube now operates as one of Google's subsidiaries.
Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath. Galileo has been called the "father of observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of the scientific method", and the "father of modern science".
Matthew Abraham Groening (born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, animator, and voice actor. He is the creator of the comic strip Life in Hell (1977–2012) and the television series The Simpsons (1989–present), Futurama (1999–2003, 2008–2013), and Disenchantment (2018–present).
Niklaus Emil Wirth (born 15 February 1934) is a Swiss computer scientist. He has designed several programming languages, including Pascal, and pioneered several classic topics in software engineering.
February 15th is, so to speak, the antithesis to yesterday's Valentine's Day. At least when it comes to our transatlantic neighbours, who also celebrate this date as the so-called "Day of Honour of Singles".
Earthworm day is about acknowledging the important role that these small organisms play in our lives, a day to remind ourselves and those around us that there are other organisms below the surface that need our attention as well.
Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.
Kim Jong-il (16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was the second leader of North Korea. He ruled from the death of his father Kim Il-sung, the first leader of North Korea, in 1994 until his own death in 2011.
The US-American "Do a crab a favor day" falls every year on February 16th. A day of action that puts philanthropy to the test.
Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (18 February 1745 – 5 March 1827) was an Italian physicist, chemist, and a pioneer of electricity and power, who is credited as the inventor of the electric battery and the discoverer of methane.
Enzo Anselmo Giuseppe Maria Ferrari, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (20 February 1898[2] – 14 August 1988) was an Italian motor racing driver and entrepreneur, the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque.
Martin Luther, O.S.A. (10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk,[3] and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation.
On 25 February, the US Day of Chocolate Peanuts honours two extremely popular snacks: peanuts and chocolate.
Pluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond Neptune. It was the first Kuiper belt object to be discovered and is the largest known plutoid.
Nicolaus Copernicus (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance-era mathematician and astronomer, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe, in all likelihood independently of Aristarchus of Samos, who had formulated such a model some eighteen centuries earlier.
Heinz Erhardt (20 February 1909 – 5 June 1979) was a German comedian, musician, entertainer, actor, and poet.
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 2016) was an English actor and director. Rickman trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), performing in modern and classical theatre productions.
Thinking Day on 22 February is a day of remembrance for the Scout movement, commemorating the worldwide Scout community and the joint birthday of Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scout movement, and his wife Olave, an influential leader of the Girl Scout movement.
Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (22 February 1949 – 20 May 2019) was an Austrian Formula One driver, a three-time F1 World Drivers' Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984, and an aviation entrepreneur.
February 22 is the national cat day in Japan. There it is called "猫の日" ("Neko no hi") or "猫の記念日" ("Neko-no-kinenbi").
A Weisswurst (German "Weißwurst" (literally "white sausage") is a traditional Bavarian sausage made from minced veal and pork back bacon.
Babylon 5 is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd.