Here is the list of February 2017 holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days , historic figures, composers and authors birthdays, science and historic based anniversaries, and more! Whether you’re looking for something special to study, trivia, a day to celebrate, or a food to add to the menu, this listing of special days gives you plenty to choose from.

February Awareness and Observation Themes

• African American History
• American History
• Bird Feeding
• Black History
• Boost Self Esteem
• Dental Health
• Dog Training/Education
• Expect Success
• Friendship
• Heart
• Haiku Writing
• Hoof Care
• Humpback Whale Awareness
• Laugh Friendly
• Library Lovers
• Love the Bus
• Low Vision
• Mend a Broken Heart
• Plant Seeds of Greatness
• Pull Your Sofa Off the Wall
• Responsible Pet Owner
• Spunky Old Broads Month
• Time Management
• Youth Leadership

February Food Themes

• Avocado
• Bake for Family Fun
• Banana
• Beans
• Berry Fresh
• Canned Food
• Celebration of Chocolate
• Cherry
• Chocolate Lovers
• Exotic Vegetables
• Great Pies
• Hot Breakfast
• Grapefruit
• Potato Lover’s
• Snack Food
• Star Fruit
• Strawberries
• Sweet Potato

February’s Daily Specials  (the * means that the special day does not fall on the same date each year)

Learning resources to go along with specific special days https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2017/01/29/february-resources/

Feb. 1

• Be an Encourager Day
• Bureau of Forestry created 1905 (US)
• Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week begins
• G.I. Joe Day
• Hula in the Coola Day
• Serpent Day
• 1st Single rpm Record released 1949
• Reader’s Digest 1st published 1922
• Robinson Crusoe Day
• Spunky Old Broads Day
• 1st US Supreme Court 1790

Feb. 2

• Candlemas
• Green Week begins
• Groundhog Day
• Hedgehog Day
• Kiwi Day
• Marmot Day
• Sled Dog Day

Feb.3

• Blame Someone Else Day * (1st Fri.)
• Bubble Gum Day * (1st Fri.)
• Carrot Cake Day
• The Communist Party of Vietnam  established 1930
• The Day the Music Died (Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson and their pilot died in an aviation accident 1959)
• Feed the Birds Day
• Artist Norman Rockwell born 1894

Feb. 4

• Apache Wars begin 1861
• Artist Appreciation Day
• Create a Vacuum Day
• Homemade Soup Day
• Income Tax established 1913 (US)
• Aviator Charles Lindbergh born 1902
• Cilvil Rights Activist Rosa Parks born 1913
• Stuffed Mushroom Day
• Take Your Child to the Library Day
• Thank a Mailman Day
• USO Day
• Weatherman’s Day

Feb. 5

• Baseball’s Hank Aaron born 1934
• Chocolate Fondue Day
• Loop-the-Loop Centrifugal Railway patented 1901
• Theologian Dwight L. Moody born 1837
• Nutella Day
• Super Bowl 51*
• Weatherman’s Day
• Western Monarch Day
• Wildlife Federation founded 1936 (US)

Feb. 6

• Chopsticks Day
• Baseball’s Babe Ruth (George Herman) born 1895
• Digital Learning Day
• Frozen Yogurt Day
• Massachusetts Statehood 1788
• Monopoly Game introduced  1935
• Pay a Compliment Day
• President Ronald Reagan born 1911

Feb. 7

• Author Charles Dickens born 1812
• Fettuccine Alfredo Day
• Risk Awareness Week begins
• Send a Card to a Friend Day
• 1st Unattached Spacewalk 1984
• Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbor Day
• Author Laura Ingalls Wilder born 1867

Feb. 8

• Bake Pizza Week begins
• Boy Scouts (US) founded 1910
• Celebration of Love Week begins
• Hershey Chocolate Founded 1894
• Kite Flying Day
• Laugh and Get Rich Day
• Opera Day
• Author Jules Verne born 1828

Feb. 9

• Bagels and Lox Day
• Extraterrestrial Culture Day * (2nd Thurs.)
• Happy Chocolate Day
• President William Harrison born 1773
• Random Acts of Kindness Week begins
• Pizza Pie Day
• Read in the Bathtub Day
• Stop Bullying Day
• Toothache Day

Feb. 10

• Reformer Samuel Plimsoll born 1824
• French and Indian War Ends 1763
• Umbrella Day

Feb. 11

• Be Electrific Day
• Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
• Inventor Thomas Edison born 1847
• Inventor’s Day
• Make a Friend Day
• Nelson Mandela released 1990
• Peppermint Patty Day
• Shut-in Visitation Day
• White Shirt Day

Feb. 12

• Paul Bunyan Day
• Scientist Charles Darwin born 1809
• Jello Week begins * (2nd full week)
• President Abraham Lincoln born 1809
• Lost Penny Day
• Plum Pudding Day
• Safety Pup Day

Feb. 13

• Clean Out Your Computer Day * (2nd Mon.)
• Family Day * (2nd Mon.)
• Get a Different Name Day
• Lupercalia
• Oatmeal Day * (2nd Mon.)
• 1st Public School opened 1635 (US)
• Radio Day
• Stamp Collectors Day
• Tortellini Day
• Artist Grant Wood born 1892

Feb. 14

• Arizona Statehood 1912
• Comedian Jack Benny born 1894
• Creme Filled Chocolates Day
• Frederick Douglass Day
• Ferris Wheel Day (Inventor George Ferris born 1859)
• Have a Heart Day
• League of Women Voters Day
• Library Lovers Day
• Oregon Statehood 1859
• Race Relations Day
• Quirkyalone Day
• Valentine’s Day

Feb. 15

• Susan B Anthony born 1820
• Author Norman Birdwell born 1928
• Flag Day – Canada
• Scientist Galileo Galilei born 1564
• Gum Drop Day
• Hippo Day
• Singles Awareness Day

Feb. 16

• Almond Day
• Do a Grouch a Favor Day
• Nylon introduced 1937
• Read Aloud Day
• King Tutankhamen’s Tomb opened 1923

Feb. 17

• Great Back Yard Bird Count *
• Human Spirit Day
• Athlete Michael Jordan born 1963
• My Way Day
• Newsweek Magazine 1st Published 1933
• Random Acts of Kindness Day
• World Cabbage Day

Feb. 18

• Battery Day (Inventor Volta born 1745)
• Hernando Cortes sets sail for Mexico 1519
• Kid Inventors Day
• Pluto discovered 1930
• World Whale Day *

Feb. 19

• Scientist Nicolaus Copernicus born 1473
• Chocolate Mint Day
• Engineer’s Week begins *
• Homes for Birds Week begins *
• International Friendship Week begins * (last full week)
• Iwo Jima Day (battle began 1945)
• Phonograph patented 1878
• Temporary Insanity Day

Feb. 20

• Photographer Ansel Adams born 1902
• Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week begins * (3rd Mon.)
• Cherry Pie
• Hoodie Hoo Day (Northern Hemisphere)
• Love Your Pet Day
• Presidents’ Day * (3rd Mon.)
• Social Justice Day
• Student Volunteer Day
• Toothpick patented 1872
• Women in Blue Jeans Day

Feb. 21

• Card Reading Day
• The Communist Manifesto  by Karl Marx first published 1848
• Confederate Constitution 1862
• Entrepreneurship Week begins
• Mother Language Day
• Polaroid Camera 1st demonstrated 1947
• Single Taking Day
• Sticky Bun Day
• Washington Monument dedicated 1885

Feb. 22

• Be Humble Day
• Cook a Sweet Potato Day
• Future Farmers of America Week begins
• Inconvenience Yourself Day * (4th Wed.)
• Wildlife Expert Steve Irwin born 1962
• Walking the Dog Day
• President George Washington born 1732
• World Thinking Day

Feb. 23

• Banana Bread Day
• Chili Day * (last Thurs.)
• Curling is Cool Day
• Diesel Engine Day
• Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day
• Dolly the Sheep Cloned 1997
• Composer George Frederick Handel born 1685
• Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day *
• Play Tennis Day
• Polio Vaccine 1st used 1954

Feb. 24

• Missionary Gladys Aylward born 1902
• Dia de la Bandera (Mexico)
• French Fry Friday * (4th Fri.)
• Gregorian Calendar introduced 1582
• Author Wilhelm Grimm born 1786
• Artist Winslow Homer born 1836
• Mexican Independence 1821
• Tortilla Chip Day

Feb. 25

• Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day
• Clam Chowder Day
• Let’s All Eat Right Day
• Paper Currency introduced (US) 1862
• Peace Corp Week begins
• Pistol Patented 1836 (Samuel Colt)
• 1st Power Driven Vacuum Cleaner introduced 1902
• Artist Rierre Renoir born 1841
• Sword Swallowers Day * (last Sat.)

Feb. 26

• 89th Academy Awards *
• Buffalo Bill born 1846
• Carnival Day
• Communist Manifesto  published 1848
• Daytona 500 *
• Grand Canyon National Park established 1919
• Author Victor Hugo born 1802
• For Pete’s Sake Day
• Pistachio Day
• Levi Strauss born 1829
• Tell a Fairy Tale Day

Feb. 27

• Author Henry Wadsworth-Longfellow born 1807
• Polar Bear Day
• No Brainer Day
• Author John Steinbeck born 1902
• Strawberry Day
• Texas Cowboy Poetry Week begins

Feb. 28

• Chocolate Souffle Day
• DNA discovered 1953
• Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras *
• Floral Design Day
• Pancake Day *
• Scientist Linus Pauling born 1901
• Public Sleeping Day
• Smokey the Bear introduced 1944
• Tooth Fairy Day

I make my monthly special days calendars by using several sources including old calendars,  holiday books, newspapers, and the web.  These are the best sites for finding special days resources online.

http://food.unl.edu/fnh/february

http://www.se7en.org.za/se7ens-february

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/2017/02/

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/

http://www.holidayinsights.com/

https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/animal-holidays-celebrations/

 

If you know of a special day that I do not have listed, please comment and let me know what it is so I can add it to the list.

Happy February!

betty jo