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February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove February 2007 is the second month of the year It began on a Thursday and 28 days later ended on a Wednesday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English February 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August February 2004 was the second month of 2004 in the Gregorian calendar. February 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September February 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 306 days remaining until the end of the year (307 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

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Events

202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place, initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty's rule over China
364 - Valentinian I becomes Roman Emperor. Events By place Carthage Accused of treason by the Carthaginians after being defeated by the Romans at the Battle of the Early life Liú Bāng was born into a lower class farming family in Pei (present Pei County in Jiangsu Province) The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Events By Place Roman Empire Jovian surrenders Mesopotamia to the Persians. Flavius Valentinianus, known in English as Valentinian I, ( 321 - November 17, 375) was Roman Emperor from 364 until his death The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC
870 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes. Events By Place Europe Prague Castle is founded The Great Summer Army invades England and conquers
1700 - Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Swedish Calendar in use from March 1, 1700 until February 30, 1712 was one day ahead of the Julian calendar and ten days behind
1710 - In the Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year A first Battle of Helsingborg was fought 1362 The Battle of Helsingborg ( February 28 1710) was Denmark's failed Count Magnus Gustafsson Stenbock ( Stockholm, August 12 1664 - Copenhagen, February 23 1717) was a Swedish military
1784 - John Wesley charters the Methodist Church. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year John Wesley (ˈwɛslɪ ( – March 2, 1791) was an Anglican cleric and Christian theologian who was the founder of the (Evangelical Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations
1787 - The charter establishing the institution now known as the University of Pittsburgh is granted. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a non-sectarian coeducational independent state-related, "public" research University
1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ( B&O) was one of the Oldest railroads in the United States and the first Common carrier railroad The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
1838 - Robert Nelson, leader of the Patriotes, proclaims the independence of Lower Canada (today Québec)
1844 - A gun on USS Princeton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing two United States Cabinet members and several others. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Robert Nelson is the name of Robert Nelson (insurrectionist (born 1794 Robert Nelson (businessman (born 1948 The Patriote movement was a Political movement that existed in Lower Canada (present-day Quebec) from the turning of the 19th century to the Patriote The Province of Lower Canada (French Province du Bas-Canada) was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ship history Princeton was laid down 20 October 1842 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard as a 700-ton corvette The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid- Atlantic coast of the United States. The United States Cabinet (usually simplified as "the Cabinet" is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the Executive branch of the Federal government
1849 - Regular steamboat service from the west to the east coast of the United States begins with the arrival of the SS California in San Francisco Bay, 4 months 21 days after leaving New York Harbor. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller The United States of America —commonly referred to as the SS California has been the name of at least seven Ships SS ''California'', a US Mail steamer built by William San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento New York Harbor, a geographic term refers collectively to the rivers bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City
1850 - The University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link The University of Utah (referred to locally as ' The U' or ' the U of U') is a publicly funded Research university in Salt Lake Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States.
1854 - The Republican Party of the United States is organized in Ripon, Wisconsin. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Ripon is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.
1861 - Colorado is organized as a United States territory. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically
1870 - The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz of the Ottoman Empire. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Bulgarian Exarchate (Българска екзархия Bylgarska ekzarkhia) was the official name of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church before its Autocephaly Abdülaziz ( Ottoman Turkish: عبد العزيز ( February 9, 1830 June 4 1876) was the 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
1883 - The first vaudeville theater opens in Boston, Massachusetts. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s
1885 - The American Telephone and Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York State as the subsidiary of American Bell Telephone. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Before proposing a merge request please see Talk and see if the merger you propose has recently been made and New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous (American Bell would later merge with its subsidiary. )
1897 - Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ranavalona III ( 22 November 1861 - 23 May 1917) (also known as Ranavalo Manjaka III was the last Queen of Imerina, a kingdom Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
1900 - The Second Boer War: The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith" is lifted. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: Ladysmith (2001 pop 225452 is a town on the banks of the Klip River, (stone river, in the uThukela District
1922 - The United Kingdom accepts the independence of Egypt. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Independence is the Self-government of a Nation, Country, or State by its residents and population or some portion thereof generally exercising This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
1933 - Gleichschaltung: The Reichstag Fire Decree is passed in Germany a day after the Reichstag fire. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gleichschaltung, meaning "coordination" "making the same" "bringing into line" is a Nazi term for the process by which the The Reichstag Fire Decree (Reichstagsbrandverordnung is the common name of the Order of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State issued by German president Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. On 27 February 1933, the Reichstag building was subject to an arson attack and as a result seen as the pivotal event in the establishment of Nazi Germany
1935 - Nylon is invented by Wallace Carothers. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Overview Nylon is a Thermoplastic silky material first used commercially in a nylon- Bristled Toothbrush (1938 followed more famously by Wallace Hume Carothers ( April 27, 1896 &ndash April 29, 1937) was an American chemist inventor and the leader of Organic chemistry
1939 - The first issue of Serbian weekly magazine Politikin zabavnik is published. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Politikin Zabavnik ( Serbian Cyrillic: Политикин Забавник is one of the most popular Magazines in Serbia.
1939 - The erroneous word "Dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation. Dord is one of the most famous errors in Lexicography, a word accidentally created by the G Webster's Dictionary is the name given to a common type of English language dictionary in the United States.
1940 - Basketball is televised for the first time (Fordham University vs. The year 1940 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic 22 Fordham University varsity Sports teams are known as the Fordham Rams. the University of Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden). The Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball program popularly known as the Pitt Panthers is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City.
1942 - The heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) is sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait with 693 crew members killed. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pacific War Zone With the outbreak of war between China and Japan in 1931 the Houston got underway 31 January for Shanghai to protect In the Battle of Sunda Strait was a Naval battle which occurred during World War II.
1947 - 228 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the loss of 30,000 civilian lives. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 228 Incident ( Pe{{unicode|̍}}h-ōe-jī: Jī-jī-pat sū-kiāⁿ also known as the 228 Massacre ( was an anti-government Anti-Chinese uprising Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.
1953 - James D. Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; the formal announcement takes place on April 25 following publication in April Nature (pub. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004 Ph Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) is a Nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Nature is a prominent Scientific journal, first published on 4 November 1869 April 2). Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of
1958 – A school bus in Floyd County, Kentucky hits a wrecker truck and plunges down an embankment into the rain-swollen Levisa Fork River. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Floyd County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. The Levisa Fork River (also called simply the Levisa Fork or the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River) is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, approximately The driver and 26 children die in what remains the worst school bus accident in U. S. history.
1972 - Sino-American relations: The United States and People's Republic of China sign the Shanghai Communiqué. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Joint Communique of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China, also known as the Shanghai Communiqué (1972 was an important diplomatic document
1974 - After seven years, the United States and Egypt re-establish diplomatic relations. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
1975 - A major tube train crash at Moorgate station, London kills 43 people. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Moorgate tube crash was a railway disaster on the London Underground, which occurred at 846am on 28 February 1975. Moorgate station is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of London, on Moorgate, north of London Wall. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
1983 - The final episode of M*A*S*H is broadcast in the USA, becoming the most watched television episode in history, with 106–125 million viewers in the U. The year 1983 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1983. " Goodbye Farewell and Amen " is a Television movie that served as the 251st and final episode of the ''M*A*S*H'' television series. M*A*S*H was a Medical drama / Black comedy produced by 20th Television Fox for CBS. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic S. (estimate varies by source).
1985 - The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station at Newry, killing nine officers in the highest loss of life for the RUC on a single day. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the The 1985 Newry mortar attack was an attack carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA on a Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC station which killed The Royal Ulster Constabulary GC was the name of the Police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001 Newry ( short form An tIúr, "The Yew" is the fourth largest city in Northern Ireland and eighth on the island of Ireland.
1986 - Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Sven Olof Joachim Palme ( ( 30 January 1927 – 28 February 1986) was a Swedish politician The Prime Minister (statsminister literally "Minister of the State" is the Head of government in Sweden. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the
1991 - The first Gulf War ends. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.
1993 - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (abbreviated ATF) is a specialized federal law enforcement and regulatory organization within the United The Branch Davidians are a Sect that originated from a schism in 1955 from the Davidian Seventh Day Adventists, themselves former members of the Waco (ˈweɪkoʊ is a city in and the County seat of McLennan County, Texas. David Koresh ( August 17, 1959 &ndash April 19, 1993) was the leader of a Branch Davidian religious sect, believing himself Four BATF agents and five Davidians die in the initial raid, starting a 51-day standoff.
1995 - Denver International Airport officially opens in Denver, Colorado to replace Stapleton International Airport
1997 - The North Hollywood shootout takes place. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Denver International Airport, often called DIA, is by land size at, the largest international Airport in the United States, and the second largest The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States Stapleton International Airport was Denver, Colorado 's primary Airport from 1929 to 1995 Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar North Hollywood Shootout is American Jam band Blues Traveler's ninth studio album released on August 26 2008 and produced by David Bianco
1998 - First flight of RQ-4 Global Hawk, the first unmanned aerial vehicle certified to file its own flight plans and fly regularly in U. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Northrop Grumman (formerly Ryan Aeronautical) RQ-4 Global Hawk (known as Tier II+ during development is an Unmanned aerial vehicle An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV is an unpiloted Aircraft. UAVs can be remote controlled or fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans or more complex dynamic S. civilian airspace.
1998 - Kosovo War: Serbian police begin the offensive against the Kosovo Liberation Army in Kosovo. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts in Kosovo: 1996–1999 Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Kosovo Liberation Army or KLA ( Albanian: Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës or UÇK) was a Kosovar Albanian guerilla group which sought
2001 - The Nisqually Earthquake measuring 6. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Nisqually earthquake was an intraslab Earthquake, occurring at 1054 a 8 on the Richter Scale hits the Nisqually Valley and the Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia area of the U. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released Olympia is the Capital of Washington and is the County seat of Thurston County. S. state of Washington. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
2001 - Six passengers and four railway staff are killed and a further 82 people suffer serious injuries in the Selby rail crash. The Selby rail crash was a high-speed Train accident that occurred at Great Heck near Selby, Yorkshire, England on the morning of 28 February
2004 - Over 1 million Taiwanese participating in the 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally form a 500-kilometre (300-mile) long human chain to commemorate the 228 Incident in 1947
2005 - Lebanon's pro-Syrian prime minister, Omar Karami, resigns amid large anti-Syria street demonstrations in Beirut. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. The 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally ( Chinese: 228百萬人手牽手護台灣 Pinyin: 228 bǎi wàn rén shǒu qiān shǒu hù tái wān meaning literally "228 The 228 Incident ( Pe{{unicode|̍}}h-ōe-jī: Jī-jī-pat sū-kiāⁿ also known as the 228 Massacre ( was an anti-government Anti-Chinese uprising Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Omar Abdul Hamid Karami (last name also spelled Karamé) (عمر عبد الحميد كرامي (born September 7 1934) was the Prime Minister of Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2
2005 - A suicide bombing at a police recruiting centre in Al Hillah, Iraq kills 127. The 2005 Al Hillah bombing killed 127 people on February 28, 2005 in Al Hillah, Iraq. Al-Hillah ( BGN: Al Ḩillah; also spelled Hillah or Hilla) is a city in central Iraq For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
2007 - Jupiter flyby of the New Horizons Pluto-observer spacecraft. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. New Horizons is a Robotic spacecraft mission by NASA currently underway
2008 - Former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra is arrested on corruption charges upon returning to Thailand after months of exile. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The first Prime Minister of Thailand was Phraya Manopakorn Nititada, who took office after the 1932 Siamese coup d'état ended the absolute monarchy (ทักษิณ ชินวัตร IPA tɕʰinnawát Chinese: 丘[[wikt 達|達]] 新, Qiū Dáxīn nicknamed by the media as แม้ว The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj

Births

1155 - Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. Henry the Young King ( 28 February 1155 – 11 June 1183) was the second of five sons of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine 1183)
1261 - Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. Margaret of Scotland may refer to Arguably one Queen Regnant of Scotland Margaret Maid of Norway (1283–1290 Norwegian–Scottish princess 1283)
1409 - Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)
1533 - Michel de Montaigne, French writer (d. Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (French miʃɛl ekɛm də mɔ̃tɛɲ ( February 28 1533 &ndash September 13 1592) was one of the most influential writers 1592)
1552 - Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. Joost Bürgi, or Jobst Bürgi ( February 28 1552, Lichtensteig, Switzerland - January 31 1632)active primarily 1632)
1573 - Elias Holl, German Architect (d. Elias Holl (* February 28 1573 in Augsburg; † January 6 1646 in Augsburg was the most important Architect of the german 1646)
1612 - John Pearson, English theologian (d. John Pearson ( February 28, 1612 &ndash July 16, 1686) English theologian and scholar was born at Great Snoring, Norfolk 1686)
1670 - Benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. Benjamin Wadsworth ( February 28, 1670 &ndash March 16, 1737) was an early American clergyman and educator 1737)
1675 - Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Guillaume Delisle ( February 28, 1675 - January 25, 1726) was a French cartographer who lived in Paris. 1726)
1683 - René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a "Réaumur" redirects here For other uses see Réaumur (disambiguation. 1757)
1704 - Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis Godin ( February 28, 1704 – September 11, 1760) was a French Astronomer. 1760)
1712 - Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon Marquis de Saint-Veran ( February 28, 1712 &ndash September 14, 1759) was the commander of the French 1759)
1724 - George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend PC ( 28 February, 1724 &ndash 14 September, 1807) known as the Viscount Townshend 1807)
1812 - Berthold Auerbach, German poet and author (d. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Berthold Auerbach ( February 28, 1812 &ndash February 8, 1882) was a German - Jewish Poet and author 1882)
1820 - John Tenniel, English illustrator (d. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sir John Tenniel (28 February 1820 &ndash 25 February 1914 was an English Illustrator. 1914)
1823 - Ernest Renan, French philosopher (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ernest Renan ( February 28, 1823 &ndash October 12, 1892) was a French Philosopher and writer deeply attached to his native 1892)
1824 - Blondin, French tightrope walker (d. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Jean François Gravelet-Blondin ( 28 February 1824 &ndash 19 February 1897) French tight-rope walker and acrobat 1897)
1833 - Alfred von Schlieffen, German field marshal (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 1913)
1838 - Maurice Lévy, French engineer (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Maurice Lévy ( February 28, 1838 &ndash September 30, 1910) was a French Engineer and member of the Institut de France 1910)
1840 - Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Henri Duveyrier ( 28 February 1840 – 25 April 1892) was a French explorer of the Sahara born in Paris. 1892)
1841 - Adrien Albert Marie de Mun, French politician (d. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Comte Adrien Albert Marie de Mun ( February 28, 1841 - 1914 was a French Political figure and reformer 1914)
1851 - Samuel W. McCall, 47^th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Samuel Walker McCall ( February 28, 1851 – November 4, 1923) was a member of the United States House of Representatives, and The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1923)
1865 - Wilfred Grenfell, medical missionary (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell KCMG ( February 28, 1865 - October 9, 1940) was a medical Missionary to Newfoundland 1940)
1878 - Pierre Fatou, French mathematician (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pierre Joseph Louis Fatou ( 28 February 1878, Lorient - 10 August 1929, Pornichet) was a French Mathematician 1929)
1878 - Artur Kapp, Estonian composer (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Artur Kapp ( February 28, 1878 – January 14, 1952) was a notable Estonian composer 1952)
1882 - Geraldine Farrar, American soprano (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Geraldine Farrar ( February 28, 1882 &ndash March 11, 1967) was a Soprano Opera singer and film actress 1967)
1882 - José Vasconcelos, Mexican writer (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. José Vasconcelos Calderón ( February 28 1882, Oaxaca Oaxaca &ndash June 30 1959, Mexico City) was a Mexican 1959)
1882 - Pádraic Ó Conaire, Irish writer (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pádraic Ó Conaire (28 February 1882 &ndash 6 October 1928 was an Irish writer and Journalist whose production was primarily in the Irish language. 1928)
1894 - Ben Hecht, American playwright (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ben Hecht (pronounced hekt) ( February 28, 1894 &ndash April 18, 1964) was an American screenwriter director producer playwright 1964)
1895 - Marcel Pagnol, French novelist, playwright and film director (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Marcel Pagnol ( February 28, 1895 – April 18, 1974) was a French Novelist, Playwright, and Filmmaker 1974)
1896 - Philip Showalter Hench, American physician, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Philip Showalter Hench ( February 28, 1896 &ndash March 30, 1965) was an American Physician who with E The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1965)
1900 - Wolfram Hirth, German pilot (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar 1959)
1901 - Linus Pauling, American chemist and activist, Nobel laureate (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Linus Carl Pauling (February 28 1901 – August 19 1994 was an American Scientist, Peace activist, Author and educator. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1994)
1903 - Vincente Minnelli, American film director (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Vincente Minnelli ( February 28, 1903 &ndash July 25, 1986) was a famous Academy Award -winning Hollywood director 1986)
1906 - Bugsy Siegel, American gangster (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel 1947)
1907 - Milton Caniff, American cartoonist (Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon) (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Milton Arthur Paul Caniff ( February 28, 1907 - April 3, 1988) was an American Cartoonist famous for the Terry Terry and the Pirates was an action-adventure Comic strip created by cartoonist Milton Caniff. Steve Canyon was a long-running American Adventure Comic strip by writer-artist Milton Caniff. 1988)
1908 - Billie Bird, American actress (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Billie Bird ( February 28, 1908 – November 27, 2002) was an American Actress and Comedian. 2002)
1908 - Alexander Golitzen, American art director (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Golitzen, ( Moscow, February 28, 1908 - San Diego, July 26, 2005) oversaw art direction on more than 2005)
1909 - Stephen Spender, English poet (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sir Stephen Harold Spender CBE, ( 28 February 1909 – 16 July 1995) was an English Poet, Novelist 1995)
1912 - Clara Petacci, Italian mistress of Benito Mussolini (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Clara Petacci ( Claretta Petacci) ( 28 February 1912 &ndash 28 April 1945) was an upper class Roman who became Italian dictator 1945)
1915 - Ketti Frings, American Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter, (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ketti Frings ( February 28, 1909 1 or 19152 - February 11, 1981) was a Pulitzer Prize -winning American author The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, 1981)
1915 - Peter Medawar, Brazilian-born scientist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Sir Peter Brian Medawar, OM, FRS, ( February 28, 1915 &ndash October 2, 1987) was a Brazilian born The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1987)
1915 - Zero Mostel, American actor (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Samuel Joel “Zero” Mostel ( February 28 1915 – September 8 1977) was an American Actor of stage and 1977)
1916 - Cesar Climaco, Filipino politician (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Cesar C Climaco ( February 28, 1916 — November 14, 1984) was a Filipino politician who served as mayor of Zamboanga City 1984)
1921 - Pierre Clostermann, French World War II pilot (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 2006)
1923 - Charles Durning, American actor
1926 - Svetlana Alliluyeva, Soviet defector, daughter of Joseph Stalin
1925 - Harry H Corbett, English actor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Durning (born February 28, 1923) is an American Actor of stage and screen Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva (sometimes Stalina, later Lana Peters) (born 28 February 1926 Moscow, Soviet Union) (Светлана Иосифовна Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harry H Corbett OBE ( 28 February 1925 in Rangoon, Burma – 21 March 1982 in Hastings, 1982)
1929 - Hayden Fry, American football coach
1929 - Frank Gehry, Canadian-American architect
1929 - John Montague, Irish poet
1929 - Joseph Rouleau, French Canadian bass opera singer
1930 - Leon Neil Cooper, American physicist, Nobel laureate
1930 - Gavin MacLeod, American actor
1931 - Dean Smith, American basketball coach
1932 - Don Francks, Canadian actor
1933 - Rein Taagepera, Estonian politician
1939 - Daniel C. Tsui, Chinese-born physicist, Nobel laureate
1939 - Tommy Tune, American dancer
1940 - Mario Andretti, Italian-American race car driver and one-time F1 world champion
1940 - Joe South, American singer
1942 - Frank Bonner, American actor
1942 - Brian Jones, English musician (The Rolling Stones) (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Hayden Fry (born February 28, 1929) was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A College football coach from 1962 to Frank Owen Gehry CC (born Ephraim Owen Goldberg, February 28, 1929) is a Pritzker Prize -winning Architect John Montague (born February 28, 1929) is an Irish poet He was born in New York and brought up in Tyrone Joseph Rouleau (born February 28, 1929 in Matane, Quebec) is a French-Canadian bass opera singer particularly associated Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leon Neil Cooper (born February 28, 1930) is an American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate, who with John Bardeen and John Robert The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Gavin MacLeod (born February 28, 1930) is an American Actor most notable for playing Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dean Edwards Smith (born February 28 1931 is a retired head coach of men’s college Basketball. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Donald Harvey Francks or Iron Buffalo (born February 28, 1932) is a Canadian actor vocalist and Jazz musician Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rein Taagepera (born 28 February 1933) is an Estonian American political scientist Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Chee Tsui ( born February 28, 1939, Henan Province, China) is a Chinese -born American Physicist whose The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Thomas James “Tommy” Tune (born February 28, 1939) is an American Actor, Dancer, Singer, director, Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an Italian American former racecar driver and one of the most successful Americans in the The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter, 28 February 1940, in Atlanta Georgia) is a Grammy Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Bonner (born Frank Woodrow Boers Jr on February 28, 1942 in Little Rock Arkansas) is an American actor and television director Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969 was a founding member and Guitarist of the English Rock group The Rolling Stones. 1969)
1942 - Dino Zoff, Italian footballer
1943 - Barbara Acklin, American soul singer (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dino Zoff (born February 28, 1942 in Mariano del Friuli) is an Italian former football Goalkeeper and is the oldest winner Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barbara Acklin (1943 - 1998 was a soul singer of the 1960s and 1970s 1998)
1943 - Charles Bernstein, American composer
1944 - Win Aung, Burmese politician
1944 - Kelly Bishop, American actress
1944 - Sepp Maier, German footballer
1945 - Bubba Smith, American football player and actor
1946 - Robin Cook, British politician (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Charles Bernstein (born February 28, 1943) is a Daytime Emmy Award -winning composer of film and television music Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Win Aung ( Burmese:, born 28 February 1944) in Dawei (formerly Tavoy Tanintharyi Division was the Foreign minister of Carole “Kelly” Bishop (born February 28, 1944) is an American Actress. Josef Dieter "Sepp" Maier (born 28 February 1944) is a German former professional football Goalkeeper. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith (born February 28, 1945) is an American actor and former athlete Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Finlayson Cook (28 February 1946 &ndash 6 August 2005 better known as " Robin Cook " was a Politician in the British Labour 2005)
1947 - Stephanie Beacham, English actress
1948 - Steven Chu, American physicist, Nobel laureate
1948 - Mike Figgis, English director
1948 - Bernadette Peters, American actress and singer
1948 - Mercedes Ruehl, American actress
1951 - Bill Cratty, American modern dancer and choreographer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stephanie Beacham (born 28 February 1947 is an English actress. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steven Chu ( Chinese: 朱棣文 Pinyin: Zhū Dìwén (b February 28[[ 948]] St The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Michael "Mike" Figgis (born February 28 1948) is an English Film director, Writer, and Composer. Bernadette Peters (born February 28 1948 is an American Actress and Singer from New York City. Mercedes J Ruehl ( February 28, 1948) is an American Theater, Television and Film actress. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Bill Cratty ( February 28, 1951 - September 9, 1998) was an American modern dancer and Choreographer. 1998)
1952 - William Finn, American composer
1953 - Ingo Hoffmann, Brazilian racing driver
1953 - Paul Krugman, American economist
1954 - Brian Billick, American football coach
1955 - Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian
1956 - Adrian Dantley, American basketball player
1956 - Jimmy Nicholl, Canadian-born Northern Irish footballer
1956 - Mike Tenay, American wrestling commentator
1957 - Paul Delph, American musician and producer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Alan Finn (b February 28 1952, Boston Massachusetts) is an award-winning American Composer and Lyricist, especially Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ingo Hoffmann (born February 28, 1953) is a former Racing driver from São Paulo, Brazil. Paul Robin Krugman ( born February 28 1953 is an American Economist, Columnist, Author, and Intellectual. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Brian Harold Billick ( February 28, 1954) is a former coach in the National Football League, most recently head coach of the Baltimore Ravens Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Gilbert Gottfried (born February 28 1955 in Brooklyn New York) is an American stand-up comedian and Actor whose most salient Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adrian Delano Dantley (born February 28 1956 in Washington DC James Michael "Jimmy" Nicholl (born February 28, 1956 in Hamilton Ontario) is a Canadian -born Northern Irish former Mike Tenay (born February 28, 1956, in Los Angeles California) is a Professional wrestling play-by-play announcer. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Paul Delph ( February 28, 1957 – May 21, 1996) was a Los Angeles -based singer songwriter producer engineer and studio musician 1996)
1957 - Ainsley Harriott, British celebrity chef
1957 - John Turturro, American actor
1957 - Cindy Wilson, American singer (The B-52's)
1958 - Jeanne Mas, French singer and actress
1960 - Dorothy Stratten, Canadian actress (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Ainsley Harriott (born 28 February 1957 is an English Celebrity chef. John Michael Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an American Actor noted for his performances in To Live and Die in L Cynthia Leigh Wilson (born February 28, 1957 in Athens, Georgia) is a member of The B-52's. The B-52's originated as a New Wave Rock band formed in Athens Georgia, United States, in 1976 Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeanne Mas, born on 28 February 1958 in Alicante, Spain, is a French pop singer and Actress. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dorothy Stratten (28 February 1960 – 14 August 1980 was a Canadian model and actress 1980)
1961 - Rae Dawn Chong, Canadian actress
1961 - Mark Latham, Australian politician
1961 - René Simard, French Canadian singer and TV host
1961 - Eric Bachelart, Belgian racing driver
1963 - Claudio Chiappucci, Italian cyclist
1964 - Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Uzbekistan cyclist
1966 - Paulo Futre, Portuguese footballer
1967 - Colin Cooper, English footballer
1968 - Stéphan Lebeau, Canadian ice hockey player
1969 - Butch Leitzinger, American race car driver
1969 - Robert Sean Leonard, American actor
1969 - Tor Øivind Ødegaard, Norwegian track runner
1969 - Patrick Monahan, American singer (Train)
1970 - Daniel Handler, American writer, better known as Lemony Snicket
1970 - Noureddine Morceli, Algerian athlete
1971 - Tristan Louis, American writer
1971 - Junya Nakano, Japanese composer
1971 - Peter Stebbings, Canadian actor
1972 - Rory Cochrane, American actor
1973 - Eric Lindros, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 - Nicolas Minassian, French racing driver
1974 - Lee Carsley, Irish footballer
1974 - Moana Mackey, New Zealand politician
1975 - Mike Rucker, American football player
1976 - Ali Larter, American actress and model
1976 - Adam Pine, Australian swimmer
1976 - Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Canadian actor
1977 - Jason Aldean, American country singer
1978 - Benjamin Raich, Austrian Olympic skier
1978 - Jamaal Tinsley, American basketball player
1978 - Mariano Zabaleta, Argentine tennis player
1979 - Sébastien Bourdais, French racing driver
1979 - Michael Bisping, English mixed martial artist
1979 - Ivo Karlović, Croatian tennis player
1979 - Primož Peterka, Slovenian ski jumper
1980 - Pascal Bosschaart, Dutch footballer
1980 - Lucian Bute, Romanian-born Quebec boxer
1980 - Piotr Giza, Polish footballer
1980 - Tayshaun Prince, American basketball player
1981 - Brian Bannister, American baseball player
1981 - Florent Serra, French tennis player
1982 - Natalia Vodianova, Russian supermodel
1984 - Ben Fagan, American musician and reality show contestant
1984 - Karolína Kurková, Czech supermodel
1985 - Fefe Dobson, Canadian singer
1985 - Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player
1987 - Kerrea Gilbert, English footballer
1988 - Markéta Irglová, Czech songwriter and actress
1989 - Zhang Liyin, Chinese R&B singer
1991 - Sarah Bolger, Irish actress
2007 - Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco

Deaths

1261 - Henry III, Duke of Brabant (b. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian -born American actress Mark William Latham (born 28 February 1961) a former Australian politician was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party René Claude Simard (born February 28, 1961 in Chicoutimi Quebec) is a pop singer from Quebec, chiefly popular in the 1970s Eric Bachelart (born February 28, 1961 in Brussels) is a former Race car driver and current team owner born in Belgium. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Claudio Chiappucci (born 28 February 1963 in Uboldo, Varese, Lombardy) is an Italian former professional cyclist Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (born 28 February 1964 in Tashkent) is a former professional Road racing cyclist from Uzbekistan. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre ( pron 'paulu 'futɾɨ born 28 February 1966 in Montijo) is a former Portuguese professional footballer Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Colin Terence Cooper (born February 28, 1967 in Durham, England) is a former English footballer, who spent most of his career Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stéphan Lebeau (born February 28, 1968 in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec) is a former professional Ice hockey centre who played seven Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Franklin "Butch" Leitzinger (born February 28, 1969 in Homestead Pennsylvania, USA is a professional Racecar driver Robert Sean Leonard (born February 28, 1969 as Robert Lawrence Leonard is an American Actor. Tor Øivind Ødegaard (born 28 February 1969) is a retired Norwegian middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. Irish American singer Patrick "Pat" Monahan was born February 28 1969 in Erie ( Waterford) Pennsylvania. Train is a Grammy Award winning rock band formed in San Francisco California. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Handler (born February 28 1970 is an American writer, Screenwriter and Accordionist He is best known for his work under the Pen name Lemony Snicket is a Pseudonym used by author Daniel Handler in his book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, as well as a character in that Noureddine Morceli (نور الدين مرسلي (born February 28, 1970) is a retired Algerian athlete, winner of the 1500 m Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Tristan Louis (born February 28, 1971 in Digne-les-Bains, France) is an Author, Entrepreneur and blogger Junya Nakano (仲野順也 Nakano Jun'ya) (born February 28, 1971) is a Japanese Video game music Composer. Peter Stebbings (born February 28, 1971) is a Canadian veteran actor who started practicing his trade at the Vancouver Youth Theater when he was just 12 Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rory Cochrane (born February 28 1972 is an American Actor. He is known as playing Ron Slater in Dazed and Confused, Lucas in Empire Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Eric Bryan Lindros (born 28 February 1973 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional Ice hockey player Nicolas Minassian (born February 28, 1973 in Marseille) is a French race driver of Armenian descent Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Lee Kevin Carsley (born 28 February 1974 in Birmingham) is a professional footballer who plays for Birmingham City. Member of Parliament Mackey entered Parliament on 29 July 2003 through the Labour Party list after Graham Kelly vacated his seat Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Dean Rucker (born February 28, 1975 in St Joseph Missouri) is a former American football Defensive end who played for the Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alison Gertrude "Ali" Larter (born February 28, 1976) is a Saturn Awards -nominated American actress and former Adam Pine (born April 28, 1976 in Lismore New South Wales) is an Australian freestyle and butterfly Swimmer Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge (born February 28, 1976 in Saint-Jérôme Quebec) is a Quebec Actor and Film producer. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Jason Aldean (born February 28, 1977 in Macon Georgia) is an American Country music singer Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Benjamin Raich (born 28 February 1978 in Arzl im Pitztal, Tyrol) is an Austrian alpine skier who won gold medals in the Jamaal Lee Tinsley (born February 28 1978, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American professional Basketball player currently Mariano Zabaleta (born February 28, 1978 in Tandil, Buenos Aires Province) is a professional male tennis player from Argentina Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Sébastien Bourdais (born February 28, 1979 in Le Mans) is a French Formula One race car driver Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping (born February 28, 1979 in Cyprus) is an English Mixed martial artist (MMA from Manchester Ivo Karlović (born 28 February, 1979 in Zagreb) is a Croatian Tennis player Primož Peterka (born February 28 1979) is a Slovene Ski jumper. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Pascal Bosschaart (born February 28, 1980 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender and Midfielder Lucian Bute (born February 28, 1980, in Pechea, Galaţi County, Romania) is a Romanian professional boxer living Piotr Giza (born February 28, 1980 in Kraków) is a Polish football player Tayshaun Durell Prince (born February 28 1980 in Compton California) is an American Basketball player for the Detroit Pistons in the Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Brian Patrick Bannister (born February 28, 1981 in Scottsdale, Arizona) is a Starting pitcher for the Kansas City Royals Florent Serra (Born February 28, 1981 in Bordeaux, France) is a French male Tennis player Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Natalia Vodianova (Наталья Водянова born February 28, 1982) is a Russian Supermodel. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Ben Fagan Is an American musician born February 28 1984 in Boston Massachusetts Karolína Isela Kurková (born February 28, 1984) is a Czech model, best known as one of the Victoria's Secret Angels Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Felicia "Fefe" Dobson (born February 28 1985 is a Canadian Pop rock singer and songwriter Jelena Janković (Јелена Јанковић pronounced YELL-e-nah YAN-ko-vich (born February 28, 1985) is a Serbian professional female Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Kerrea Kuche Gilbert (born February 28, 1987 in Hammersmith, Greater London) is an English professional footballer who Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Markéta Irglová (born February 28, 1988, in Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic) is an Academy Award -winning Songwriter Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Zhang Liyin (born February 28, 1989) better known in Korea as Jang Ri-in, is the first (and currently the only Chinese solo Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Sarah Lee Bolger (born 28 February 1991) is an Irish actress who became famous in 2002 when she starred in In America with her sister Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Henry III of Brabant (c 1230 &ndash February 28, 1261, Leuven) was Duke of Brabant between 1248 and his death c. 1230)
1326 - Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. Leopold I ( August 4, 1290 - February 28, 1326) was a Duke of Austria and Styria from the Habsburg family 1290)
1453 - Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. Isabella (1400 &ndash February 28 1453) was Duchess of Lorraine from 1431 to her death 1400)
1485 - Niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. Niclas Graf von Abensberg (1441 &ndash 28 February 1485) was a knight and nobleman under the reign of Louis IX Duke of Bavaria-Landshut. 1441)
1510 - Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer
1525 - Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler
1572 - Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. Juan de la Cosa (c 1460 &ndash February 28, 1510) was a Spanish cartographer, Conquistador and explorer. Cuauhtémoc (also known as Cuauhtemotzin, Guatimozin or Guatemoc; c Aegidius (or Giles) Tschudi ( February 5, 1505 - February 28, 1572) was an eminent member of the Tschudi family 1505)
1621 - Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. Cosimo II de' Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany (12 May 1590 &ndash 28 February 1621 ruled as Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 to 1621 1590)
1648 - King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway (b. Christian IV ( 12 April, 1577 &ndash 28 February, 1648) was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1588 until his death 1577)
1746 - Hermann von der Hardt, German historian (b. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Hermann von der Hardt ( November 15, 1660 - February 28, 1746) was a German Historian and orientalist 1660)
1786 - John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Gwynn (1713 – 28 February 1786) was an English Architect and Civil engineer of the 18th century and one of the founder 1713)
1788 - Thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Thomas Cushing III ( March 24, 1725 February 28, 1788) was an American lawyer and statesman from Boston Massachusetts. 1725)
1857 - André Dumont, Belgian geologist (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the André Hubert Dumont ( February 15, 1809 &ndash February 28, 1857) was a Belgian Geologist. 1809)
1869 - Alphonse de Lamartine, French writer and poet (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (Alphonse-Marie-Louis de Prat de Lamartine ( October 21, 1790 - February 28, 1869) was a French 1790)
1916 - Henry James, American writer (b. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Henry James, OM ( –) son of theologian Henry James Sr, brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James 1843)
1925 - Friedrich Ebert, Chancellor of Germany (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Friedrich Ebert ( February 4, 1871 February 28, 1925) was a German Politician ( SPD) who served as The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1871)
1929 - Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clemens Peter Freiherr von Pirquet ( May 12[[ 874]]&ndash February 28[[ 929]] was an Austrian scientist and pediatrician best known for his contributions 1874)
1932 - Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Further reading 1851)
1935 - Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian composer (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francisca Edwiges Neves Gonzaga ( October 17, 1847 Rio de Janeiro - February 28, 1935 Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld 1847). Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
1936 - Charles Nicolle, French bacteriologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Jules Henry Nicolle ( September 21, 1866 Rouen - February 28, 1936) was a French Bacteriologist who received The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1866)
1941 - King Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Reign Although Alfonso's reign would not end well it began well 1886)
1942 - Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman ( April 23, 1889, Utrecht &ndash February 28, 1942, Java Sea) was a Schout-bij-nacht 1889)
1956 - Emile Buisson, French murderer executed (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Émile "Mimile" Buisson ( August 19 1902 – February 28 1956) was a French Gangster, and French Public enemy 1902)
1959 - Maxwell Anderson, American playwright and film writer (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Maxwell Anderson ( 15 December 1888 &ndash 28 February 1959) better known as Maxwell Anderson, was a Pulitzer Prize 1888)
1963 - Rajendra Prasad, First President of India (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Rajendra Prasad (डा॰ राजेन्द्र प्रसाद ( December 3, 1884 &ndash February 28, 1963) was the 1884)
1966 - Jonathan Hale, Canadian-born actor (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Jonathan Hale ( March 21, 1891 &ndash February 28, 1966) was a Canadian -born film and television actor 1891)
1967 - Henry Luce, American publisher (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Henry Robinson Luce ( April 3, 1898 &ndash February 28, 1967) was an influential American publisher 1898)
1974 - Bobby Bloom, American singer/songwriter (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Robert "Bobby" Bloom (1946 – February 28, 1974) was an American Singer-songwriter. 1946)
1977 - Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, American actor (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Edmund Lincoln Anderson ( September 18, 1905 &ndash February 28, 1977) often known as Eddie "Rochester" Anderson 1905)
1978 - Philip Ahn, American actor (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Philip Ahn ( March 29, 1905 &ndash February 28, 1978) was a Korean-American actor 1905)
1978 - Zara Cully, American actress (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Zara Cully ( January 26[[ 892]] &ndash February 28, 1978) was an American character actress known for her acid-tongued portrayal of 1892)
1978 - Eric Frank Russell, English author (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Eric Frank Russell ( January 6, 1905 - February 28, 1978) was a British Author best known 1905)
1979 - Paul Alverdes, German writer (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Paul Alverdes ( Strasburg, 6 May 1897 - Munich, 28 February 1979) was a German Novelist and Poet 1897)
1985 - David Byron, English singer (Uriah Heep) (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) David Byron (born 29 January 1947 &ndash 28 February 1985, born as David Garrick) was the original lead vocalist Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in December 1969 when record producer Gerry Bron invited keyboardist Ken Hensley (previously 1947)
1985 - Ray Ellington, English singer (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ray Ellington (born Harry Pitts Brown, 17 March 1916 &ndash 28 February 1985) was a popular English Singer, 1916)
1986 - Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Sven Olof Joachim Palme ( ( 30 January 1927 – 28 February 1986) was a Swedish politician The Prime Minister (statsminister literally "Minister of the State" is the Head of government in Sweden. 1927)
1986 - Laura Z. Hobson, American novelist (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laura Kean Zametkin ( 19 June, 1900 – 28 February, 1986) was an American Novelist Daughter of Jewish 1900)
1991 - Reinhard Bendix, German sociologist (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Reinhard Bendix ( February 25, 1916 - February 28, 1991) was an accomplished sociologist born in Berlin Germany. 1916)
1991 - Wassily Hoeffding, American statistician (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Wassily Hoeffding (Mustamäki Finland, June 12 1914 - Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February 28 1991) was an 1914)
1993 - Ishiro Honda, Japanese film director (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Ishirō Honda (本多猪四郎 Honda Ishirō) sometimes miscredited in foreign releases as "Inoshiro Honda" ( May 7 1911 in Yamagata Prefecture 1911)
1993 - Ruby Keeler, Canadian actress and dancer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Hilda Keeler, ( August 25, 1909 – February 28, 1993) was an actress singer and dancer most famous for her 1910)
1998 - Dermot Morgan, Irish actor and comedian (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Dermot John Morgan ( 3 March 1952 – 28 February 1998) was an Irish schoolteacher-turned-comedian and actor who achieved international 1952)
1998 - Arkady Shevchenko, Soviet diplomat (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arkady Nikolayevich Shevchenko (Аркадий Николаевич Шевченко October 11, 1930 &ndash February 28, 1998) a 1930)
1999 - Christine Glanville, British Puppeteer (. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Christine Glanville ( 24 October 1924 - 28 February 1999 was a professional puppeteer and spent most of her working life involved to some degree with 1924)
2002 - Mary Stuart, American actress (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Stuart ( July 4, 1926 &mdash February 28, 2002) was an American actress and Singer / Songwriter 1926)
2002 - Helmut Zacharias, German violinist (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Helmut Zacharias ( January 27, 1920 - February 28, 2002) was a German Violinist. 1920)
2003 - Chris Brasher, English athlete (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher William "Chris" Brasher CBE ( 21 August 1928 – 28 February 2003) was a British athlete 1928)
2003 - Fidel Sánchez Hernández, President of El Salvador (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fidel Sánchez Hernández ( July 7, 1917 in El Divisadero &ndash February 28, 2003) was a politician general and former President This page contains a list of Presidents of El Salvador. There has been a total of 55 presidents many have served in office more than once 1917)
2003 - Roger Michael Needham, British cryptographer (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Roger Michael Needham CBE FREng FRS ( 9 February, 1935 &ndash 1 March, 2003) was a British Computer 1935)
2003 - Rudolf Kingslake, Lens designer, and Engineer (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rudolf Kingslake (1903-2003 was an eminent Academician, lens designer and Engineer. 1903)
2004 - Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, writer, and Librarian of Congress (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Daniel Joseph Boorstin ( October 1, 1914 – February 28, 2004) was an American Historian, Professor, Attorney The Librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. 1914)
2004 - Carmen Laforet, famed Spanish novelist
2004 - Andres Nuiamäe, Estonian soldier (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Carmen Laforet (Born Barcelona September 6, 1921 &ndash died Madrid, February 28, 2004) was a Spanish author Andres Nuiamäe (born on June 2, 1982, in Lehtse, Järvamaa, Estonia - died on 28 February, 2004, in 1982)
2006 - Owen Chamberlain, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Owen Chamberlain ( July 10, 1920 &ndash February 28, 2006) was an American Physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1920)
2007 - Baron Charles Forte, Italian-born hotelier (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Charles Forte Baron Forte ( 26 November 1908 &ndash 28 February 2007) was a hotelier 1908)
2007 - Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. American historian and political commentator (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr, born Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger ( October 15 1917 &ndash February 28 2007) was a Pulitzer Prize recipient 1917)
2007 - Billy Thorpe, Australian musician (Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs) (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For a full history see Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs. Billy Thorpe, AM ( 29 March 1946 &ndash 28 February Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs were an Australian pop and rock group dating from the mid- Sixties. 1946)
2008 - Mike Smith, English musician (The Dave Clark Five) (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Michael George Smith ( December 6, 1943 &ndash February 28, 2008)was an English Singer, Songwriter, and The Dave Clark Five (also known as "The DC5" were an English Beat group, one of the few presenting something of a commercial threat to The Beatles 1943)

Holidays and observances

Bahá'í Faith - Day 3 of Ayyám-i-Há (Intercalary Days) - days in the Bahá'í calendar devoted to service and gift giving. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind Ayyám-i-Há refers to a period of four or five Intercalary days in the Bahá'í calendar, where Bahá'ís celebrate the Festival of Ayyám-i-Há The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap
Kalevala Day, The Day of Finnish Culture - Finland
Peace Memorial Day, the day of commemorating the 228 Incident - Taiwan
Mar Abba
Abercius (martyr)
Saint Hilarius (died 468)
Saint Romanus (died 463)
Saint Oswald (d. The Kalevala is a book and epic poem which the Finn Elias Lönnrot compiled from Finnish and Karelian Folklore in the nineteenth The culture of Finland combines indigenous heritage as represented for example by the country's rare Finno-Ugric national language Finnish and the Sauna Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The 228 Incident ( Pe{{unicode|̍}}h-ōe-jī: Jī-jī-pat sū-kiāⁿ also known as the 228 Massacre ( was an anti-government Anti-Chinese uprising The 228 Incident ( Pe{{unicode|̍}}h-ōe-jī: Jī-jī-pat sū-kiāⁿ also known as the 228 Massacre ( was an anti-government Anti-Chinese uprising Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Mar Abba was the Katholicos (or Metropolitan of the Nestorian church at Seleucia-Ctesiphon from 540 to 552 Abercius is a martyr of the Christian church He was killed by the sword Events By Place Eastern Roman Empire The Vandal fleet overpowers the navy of Leo I. Saint Romanus of Condat (ca 390 —ca 463) is a saint of the fifth century Events By Place Western Roman Empire Childeric I, king of the Salian Franks, allies with the Roman general Aegidius Saint Oswald of Worcester (died 29 February 992 was Archbishop of York from 972 to his death in 992 992)
Saint Rufinus
February 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

Events By Place Africa The Ghana Empire captures the Berber town of Awdaghost. According to legend Rufinus of Assisi (sometimes Rufino) is the Patron saint of Assisi, Italy, and was the first Bishop of Assisi Feb 27 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - March 1 ( Feb 29) Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on

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