February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 306 days remaining, 307 in leap years. In a common year it is the last day of February. January is the first month of the year and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 1 February 2006 (Wednesday) Governor of West Virginia Joe Manchin asks for a halt in coal mining following two more coal mining deaths in the state that saw fourteen people die in coal mining disasters in... February 28, 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released by the U.S. State Department (U.S. State Department). ... February 28, 2004 2004 in film: The 2004 Golden Raspberries are handed out in commemoration of the low points struck last year by the motion picture industry. ... February 28, 2003 Iraq crisis of 2003: Iraq begins the process of destroying Al Samoud two missiles on March 1. ... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar that is used nearly everywhere in the world. ... A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day, week or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. ... A common year is a calendar year of exactly 365 days and so is not a leap year. ...

Events

• 364 - Valentinian I is elevated as Roman Emperor.
• 1700 - Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar.
• 1784 - John Wesley charters the Methodist Church.
• 1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1850 - The University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah.
• 1854 - The Republican Party of the United States is organized in Ripon, Wisconsin.
• 1861 - Colorado is organized as a United States territory.
• 1870 - The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz of the Ottoman Empire.
• 1883 - The first vaudeville theater opens in Boston, Massachusetts.
• 1885 - The American Telephone and Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York State as the subsidiary of American Bell Telephone. (American Bell would later merge with its subsidiary.)
• 1897 - Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch in Madagascar, was deposed by a French military force.
• 1900 - The Second Boer War: The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith" is lifted.
• 1922 - The United Kingdom accepts the independence of Egypt.
• 1933 - Gleichschaltung: The Reichstag Fire Decree is passed in Germany a day after the Reichstag fire.
• 1935 - Nylon is discovered by Wallace Carothers.
• 1939 - The first issue of Serbian weekly magazine Politikin zabavnik was published.
• 1939 - The word "Dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.
• 1940 - Basketball is televised for the first time (Fordham University vs. the University of Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden).
• 1942 - The heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) is sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait with 693 crew members killed.
• 1947 - February 28 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down at a loss of 30,000 civilian lives.
• 1948 - Bud Gartiser sets a new world record after clearing the 50-yard low hurdles in 6.8 seconds.
• 1953 - James D. Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; formal announcement April 25 following publication in April Nature (pub. April 2).
• 1960 - The United States defeats Czechoslovakia 9-4 to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California.
• 1972 - Sino-American relations: The United States and People's Republic of China sign the Shanghai Communiqué.
• 1973 - Formation Of the American Hard Rock Band KISS
• 1974 - After seven years, the United States and Egypt re-establish diplomatic relations.
• 1975 - A major tube train crash at Moorgate station, London kills 43 people.
• 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.S. (estimate varies by source).
• 1986 - Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm.
• 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. Four BATF agents and five Davidians die in the initial raid, starting a 51-day standoff.
• 1997 - The North Hollywood shootout takes place.
• 1998 - Kosovo War: Serbian police begin the offensive againt the KLA in Kosovo.
• 2001 - An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hits the Nisqually Valley and the Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia area of the U.S. state of Washington.
• 2002 - At least 55 are killed in Ahmadabad, India when Hindus burn Muslim homes.
• 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

Events February 28 - Valentinian I is elected Roman emperor by the army. ... Medallion of Valentinian I. Solidus minted by Valens in ca. ... Roman Emperor is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire, after the epoch conventionally named the Roman Republic. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... The Swedish Calendar in use from March 1, 1700 until February 30, 1712 was equivalent to the Julian calendar offset by one day. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... John Wesley (June 17, 1703–March 2, 1791) was an 18th-century Anglican clergyman and Christian theologian who was an early leader in the Methodist movement. ... Methodism or the Methodist movement is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... Naval Battle of Navarino by Carneray 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad or B&O was a 19th century railroad which operated in the east coast of the United States and was the first railroad to offer commercial transportation of both people and freight. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The first Princeton was the first screw steam warship in the United States Navy. ... The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... Cabinet meeting on May 16, 2001. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Paddle steamers - Lucerne-Switzerland Left: original paddlewheel from a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. ... San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and the Golden Gate The San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining of approximately forty percent of California, flowing in Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. ... New York Harbor is a geographic trem that refers collectively to the bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson and adjacent rivers in the vicinity of New York City. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U) is a public university in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area  Ranked 13th  - Total 84,876 sq mi (219,887 km²)  - Width 270 miles (435 km)  - Length 350 miles (565 km)  - % water 3. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... Ripon is a city located in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... The political units and divisions of the United States include: the fifty states, which units are typically divided into counties and townships, and incorporate cities, villages, towns, and other types of municipalities, and other autonomous or subordinate public authorities and institutions; and the federal state, which unit is the United... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Bulgarian Exarchate was an independent Bulgarian ecclesiastical organisation established on February 28, 1870 by decree of Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz of the Ottoman Empire. ... Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz Abd-ul-aziz (Arabic: عبد العزيز ) (February 9, 1830 – 1876) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1861 to May 30, 1876. ... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Söğüt (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Vaudeville is a style of multi-act theatre which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. ... Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub of the Universe (The State House, according to Oliver Wendell Holmes, is the hub of the Solar System), Athens of America Location in Massachusetts Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (D) Area    - City 232. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... AT&T (formerly an abbreviation for American Telephone and Telegraph) Corporation (NYSE: T) is an American telecommunications company. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Ranavalona III (22 November 1861 - 23 May 1917) was Queen of Madagascar from 1883 to 28 February 1897, when she was deposed by France, who subsequently ruled the island as a colony. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... Combatants British Empire Orange Free State, South African Republic Commanders Frederick Roberts later Lord Kitchener Christiaan Rudolf de Wet and Paul Kruger Casualties Military dead:22,000 Civilian dead:N/A Total dead:22,000 Military dead:6,500 Civilian dead:24,000 Total dead:30,500 The Second Boer... A siege is a military blockade and assault of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition. ... Ladysmith (1991: pop. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The German word Gleichschaltung â’½ â’¾ (literally synchronising, synchronization) is used in a political sense to describe the process by which the Nazi regime successively established a system of totalitarian control over the individual, and tight coordination over all aspects of society and commerce. ... A German newspapers final issue, announcing its own prohibition (Verbot) by the police authorities on the basis of the Reichstag fire decree The Reichstag Fire Decree (Reichstagsbrandverordnung in German) is the common name of the decree issued by German president Paul von Hindenburg in direct response to the Reichstag... The Reichstag fire was a pivotal event in the establishment of Nazi Germany. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nylon represents a family of synthetic polymers, a thermoplastic material, first produced on 28 February, 1935 by Dr. Wallace Carothers and his research group at DuPont. ... Dr. Wallace Hume Carothers (April 27, 1896 - April 29, 1937) was the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: Samo Sloga Srbina Spasava (Serbian, Only solidarity will save the Serbs) Anthem: Bože pravde God of Justice Capital Belgrade Largest city Belgrade Official language(s) Serbian1 Government Republic  - President Boris Tadić  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Formation and independence    - Formation of Serbia 814   - Formation of the Serbian Empire... Politikin Zabavnik ( Serbian: Политикин Забавник ) is one of the most popular magazines in Serbia. ... Dord is one of the most famous errors in lexicography, a word accidentally created by the G. and C. Merriam Companys staff and included in in the sedond edition of its New International Dictionary, in which the term is defined as density. Philip Babcock Gove, an editor at Merriam... 1888 advertisement for Websters Dictionary Websters Dictionary is a common title given to English language dictionaries in the United States, deriving its name from American lexicographer Noah Webster. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Fordham University is a co-educational private university in New York City. ... The University of Pittsburgh is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... The second USS Houston (CA-30) (originally designated CL-30), nicknamed the Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast, was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy. ... Battle of the Java Sea Conflict World War II, Pacific War Date February 27, 1942 - March 1, 1942 Place Java Sea Result Decisive Japanese victory The Battle of the Java Sea was a major naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Allied ships suffered a disastrous defeat... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... During the 228 Incident, a crowd of angry people gathered in downtown Taipei. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... Professor James Dewey Watson KBE(Hon) ForMemRS (born April 6, 1928) is one of the four discoverers of the structure of the DNA molecule. ... Dr. Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004) was an English physicist, molecular biologist and neuroscientist, most noted for being one of the four co-discoverers of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953. ... The general structure of a section of DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid — usually in the form of a double helix — that contains the genetic instructions monitoring the biological development of all cellular forms of life, and many viruses. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... First title page, November 4, 1869 Nature is one of the oldest and most reputable scientific journals, first published on 4 November 1869. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... The VIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1960 in Squaw Valley, USA. Alexander Cushing, the creator of the resort, campaigned vigorously to win the Games. ... Squaw Valley is a census-designated place located in Fresno County, California, in the United States. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Sino-American relations (Simplified Chinese: 中美关系; pinyin: Zhōng-MÄ›i Guānxì) refers to international relations between the United States and China. ... The Joint Communique of the United States of America and the Peoples Republic of China, also known as the Shanghai Communiqué(上海公報）, was an important diplomatic document issued by the United States of America and the Peoples Republic of China; on February 28, 1972 during the U.S. President... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Kiss by Francesco Hayez, 19th century. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Moorgate station is a London Underground and mainline station in the City of London, located on Moorgate, a street which shares the same name, north of London Wall. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... M*A*S*H is an American medical drama/black comedy produced by 20th Century Fox for CBS. M*A*S*H was created by Larry Gelbart, inspired by the 1961 novel Catch 22, the 1968 Richard Hooker novel MASH, and the 1970 film of the same name. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sven Olof Joachim Palme ( ) (January 30, 1927 – February 28, 1986) was a Swedish politician. ... The Prime Minister or statsminister (minister of state) is the head of Government in Sweden. ... Stockholm panorama from the City Hall (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE or ATFE) is a law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice. ... The Branch Davidians are a religious group originating from the Seventh-day Adventist Church. ... Waco is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. ... David Koresh David Koresh was born Vernon Wayne Howell (August 17, 1959 – April 19, 1993). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of the area around the Bank of America and events during the shoot-out. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts (a civil war followed by an international war) in the southern Serbian province called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), part of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ... Motto: Samo Sloga Srbina Spasava (Serbian, Only solidarity will save the Serbs) Anthem: Bože pravde God of Justice Capital Belgrade Largest city Belgrade Official language(s) Serbian1 Government Republic  - President Boris Tadić  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Formation and independence    - Formation of Serbia 814   - Formation of the Serbian Empire... The KLA insignia The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA or UÇK; Albanian: Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës) was a group of Albanian militants which operated in Kosovo during the late 1990s. ... Kosovo (Albanian: Kosovë/Kosova, Serbian: Косово и Метохија/Kosovo i Metohija) is one of two autonomous provinces in Serbia (the other being Vojvodina, in northern Serbia). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Nisqually earthquake occurred on February 28, 2001, and was one of the largest recorded earthquakes in Washington state history. ... The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Tacoma, with Mount Rainier in background You may be looking for Takoma or Tacoma class frigate. ... Olympia (Greek: Ολυμπία Olympía or Ολύμπια Olýmpia, older transliterations, Olimpia, Olimbia), a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Ahmedabad or Ahmadābād, is the largest city in Gujarat and the sixth largest city in India. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The terrain of Taiwan is mostly mountainous in the east but gradually changes to gently sloping plains in the west. ... 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 one million people hand-in-hand to protect Taiwan) was a demonstration in the form of a human chain held in Taiwan on February 28, 2004. ... During the 228 Incident, a crowd of angry people gathered in downtown Taipei. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...

Births

• 1155 - Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)
• 1533 - Michel de Montaigne, French writer and philosopher (d. 1592)
• 1552 - Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (d. 1632)
• 1612 - John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)
• 1670 - Benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737)
• 1675 - Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)
• 1683 - René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. 1757)
• 1704 - Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)
• 1712 - Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759)
• 1724 - George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807)
• 1820 - John Tenniel, English illustrator (d. 1914)
• 1823 - Ernest Renan, French philosopher (d. 1892)
• 1827 - Blondin, French tightrope walker (d. 1897)
• 1833 - Alfred von Schlieffen, German field marshal (d. 1913)
• 1838 - Maurice Lévy, French engineer (d. 1910)
• 1865 - Wilfred Grenfell, medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador (d. 1940).
• 1878 - Pierre Fatou, French mathematician (d. 1929)
• 1882 - Geraldine Farrar, American soprano (d. 1967)
• 1882 - José Vasconcelos, Mexican writer and politician (d. 1959)
• 1894 - Ben Hecht, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 1964)
• 1896 - Philip Showalter Hench, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1965)
• 1900 - Wolfram Hirth, German pilot and aircraft designer (d. 1959)
• 1901 - Linus Pauling, American chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Peace (d. 1994)
• 1903 - Vincente Minnelli, American director (d. 1986)
• 1906 - Bugsy Siegel, American gangster (d. 1947)
• 1907 - Milton Caniff, American cartoonist (Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon) (d. 1988)
• 1908 - Billie Bird, American actress (d. 2002)
• 1909 - Stephen Spender, English poet (d. 1995)
• 1915 - Peter Medawar, Brazilian-born scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1987)
• 1915 - Zero Mostel, American actor (d. 1977)
• 1921 - Pierre Clostermann, French World War II pilot (d. 2006)
• 1923 - Charles Durning, American actor
• 1926 - Svetlana Alliluyeva, Soviet defector, daughter of Joseph Stalin
• 1929 - Hayden Fry, American football coach
• 1929 - Frank Gehry, Canadian-American architect
• 1930 - Leon Neil Cooper, American physicist, Nobel Prize 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 Prize laureate
• 1939 - Tommy Tune, American dancer, choreographer, and actor
• 1940 - Mario Andretti, American race car driver
• 1940 - Joe South, American singer and songwriter
• 1942 - Frank Bonner, American actor and director
• 1942 - Brian Jones, English musician (The Rolling Stones) (d. 1969)
• 1942 - Dino Zoff, Italian footballer
• 1944 - Kelly Bishop, American actress
• 1944 - Sepp Maier, German footballer
• 1944 - Win Aung, Burmese politician
• 1945 - Bubba Smith, American football player and actor
• 1946 - Robin Cook, British politician (d. 2005)
• 1946 - Syreeta Wright, American singer (d. 2004)
• 1947 - Stephanie Beacham, British actress
• 1948 - Steven Chu, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1948 - Mike Figgis, English director, writer, and composer
• 1948 - Bernadette Peters, American actress and singer
• 1948 - Mercedes Ruehl, American actress
• 1952 - William Finn, American composer and lyricist
• 1954 - Brian Billick, American football coach
• 1955 - Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian and actor
• 1955 - Silky Sullivan, American racehorse (d. 1977)
• 1956 - Jimmy Nicholl, Canadian-born Northern Irish footballer
• 1956 - Mike Tenay, American wrestling commentator
• 1957 - John Turturro, American actor
• 1960 - Dorothy Stratten, Canadian actress and model (d. 1980)
• 1961 - Rae Dawn Chong, Canadian actress
• 1961 - Mark Latham, Australian politician
• 1963 - Claudio Chiappucci, Italian cyclist
• 1964 - Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Uzbekistan cyclist
• 1967 - Colin Cooper, English footballer
• 1969 - Robert Sean Leonard, American actor
• 1969 - Patrick Monahan, American rock singer (Train (band))
• 1970 - Noureddine Morceli, Algerian athlete
• 1970 - Lemony Snicket, American writer
• 1971 - Tristan Louis, American writer
• 1972 - Rory Cochrane, American actor
• 1973 - Eric Lindros, Canadian hockey player
• 1974 - Lee Carsley, Irish footballer
• 1978 - Benjamin Raich, Austrian Olympic skier
• 1979 - Primož Peterka, Slovenian ski jumper
• 1980 - Pascal Bosschaart, Dutch footballer
• 1980 - Piotr Giza, Polish footballer
• 1982 - Natalia Vodianova, Russian supermodel
• 1984 - Karolína Kurková, Czech supermodel
• 1985 - Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player
• 1985 - Fefe Dobson, Canadian singer
• 2001 - Smarty Jones, American racehorse

Events Frederick I Barbarossa crowned Holy Roman Emperor. ... Henry, the Young King Henry the Young King (February 28, 1155–June 11, 1183) was the second of five sons of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. ... Henry II of England (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) ruled as Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, and as King of England (1154–1189) and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland, eastern Ireland, and western France. ... Events Three-year old Emperor Go-Toba ascends to the throne of Japan after the forced abdication of his brother Antoku during the Genpei War William of Tyre excommunicated by the newly appointed Heraclius of Jerusalem, firmly ending their struggle for power Andronicus I Comnenus becomes the Byzantine emperor Births... Events January 25 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort. ... Michel de Montaigne Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (IPA pronunciation: []) (February 28, 1533 – September 13, 1592) was an influential French Renaissance writer, generally considered to be the inventor of the personal essay. ... Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Joost Bürgi (February 28, 1552 - January 31, 1632) was a Swiss clockmaker and mathematician. ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... John Pearson (February 28, 1612 - July 16, 1686), English divine and scholar, was born at Great Snoring, Norfolk. ... Events The League of Augsburg is founded. ... 1670 was a common year beginning on a Saturday in countries using the Julian calendar and a Wednesday in countries using the Gregorian calendar. ... Benjamin Wadsworth (1670 - 1737) was an early American clergyman and educator. ... Events 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... Guillaume Delisle (February 28, 1675 - January 25, 1726) was a French cartographer, born in Paris, France (he also died there). ... Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... René Réaumur René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (February 28, 1683 - October 17, 1757) was a French scientist of wide-ranging interests who made contributions in many fields, especially entomology. ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Events Building of the Students Monument in Aiud, Romania. ... Louis Godin (February 28, 1704 - September 11, 1760) was a French astronomer. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... // Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... Portrait of Montcalm Montcalm trying to stop Native Americans from attacking British soldiers and civilians as they leave Fort William Henry. ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, PC (February 28, 1724 - September 14, 1807) was a British soldier and reached the rank of field marshal. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1889 Self-portrait Sir John Tenniel (February 28, 1820 – February 25, 1914) was an English illustrator. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Ernest Renan (February 28, 1823–October 12, 1892) was a French philosopher and writer. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Naval Battle of Navarino by Carneray 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Blondin (28 February 1824 - 19 February 1897), French tight-rope walker and acrobat, was born at St Omer, France. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Categories: Stub | 1833 births | 1913 deaths ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Maurice Lévy (February 28, 1838, Ribeauvillé/Rappoltsweiler, Alsace - September 30, 1910) was a French engineer and member of the Institut. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Sir Wilfred Grenfell Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (February 28, 1865-October 9, 1940) was a medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Official languages English and French Flower Purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea) Capital St. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Pierre Fatou was the first to define the Mandelbrot set. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Geraldine Farrar Farrar as the title character in Manon Geraldine Farrar (February 28, 1882 – March 11, 1967) was an opera singer whose stage presence earned her a fanatic following of Gerryflappers in the early 20th century. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... José Vasconcelos (Oaxaca, Oaxaca, 1882 – Mexico City, 1959) was a Mexican writer, thinker and politician. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Ben Hecht (February 28, 1894 – April 18, 1964) was a prolific Hollywood screenwriter, even though he professed disdain for the motion picture industry. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Philip Showalter Hench (February 28, 1896 - March 30, 1965) was an American physician who, with E. C. Kendall, in 1948 successfully applied an adrenal hormone (later known as cortisone) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... Wolfram Kurt Erhard Hirth (February 28, 1900 – July 25, 1959) was a German gliding pioneer and sailplane designer. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Linus Carl Pauling (February 28, 1901 – August 19, 1994) was an American quantum chemist and biochemist, widely regarded as the premier chemist of the twentieth century. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... The Nobel Peace Prize Medal featuring a portrait of Alfred Nobel Lester B. Pearson after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Benjamin Bugsy Siegel (February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American gangster, popularly thought to be the impetus behind large-scale development of Las Vegas. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Milton Arthur Paul Caniff (February 28, 1907-May 3, 1988) was an American cartoonist most famous for Terry and the Pirates. ... Terry and the Pirates is the title of: a comic strip created by Milton Caniff; see: Terry and the Pirates (comic strip) a radio serial, based on the comic strip; see: Terry and the Pirates (radio serial) a television series, also based on the comic strip; see: Terry and the... Steve Canyon was an action/adventure comic strip written by Milton Caniff. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Billie Bird (February 28, 1908 – November 27, 2002), was an American actress and comedienne born Berneice Bird in Pocatello, Idaho. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Stephen Harold Spender CBE, (February 28, 1909 – July 16, 1995) was an English poet and essayist who concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle in his work. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Peter Brian Medawar (February 28, 1915 – October 2, 1987) was a Brazilian-born English scientist best known for his work on how the immune system rejects or accepts organ transplants. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mostel in Sirocco (1951) Zero Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was a Brooklyn-born stage and film actor best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof , Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Max... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Pierre Clostermann, DFC and bar (February 28, 1921 – March 22, 2006) was a French pilot, flying ace, author, engineer, politician, and sport fisherman. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Charles Durning Charles Durning (born February 28, 1923 in Highland Falls, New York) is an American actor of stage and screen, born to an impoverished Irish American Catholic family, which he left as soon as possible to ease the financial pressure on his mother. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Svetlana with father Stalin in 1935. ... Stalin redirects here. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... John Hayden Fry (born February 28, 1929) was a NCAA Division I-A college football coach from the 1960s through the 1990s. ... Gehrys most famous work, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain Frank Owen Gehry, CC (born Ephraim Owen Goldberg, February 28, 1929 in Toronto, Canada) is an architect known for his sculptural approach to building design. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Leon Neil Cooper (born February 28, 1930) is an American physicist and winner of the 1972 Nobel Prize for Physics, along with John Bardeen and John Robert Schrieffer, for his role in developing the BCS theory (named for their initials) of superconductivity. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Gavin MacLeod (born February 28, 1930) is an American actor, notable for playing Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Captain Merrill Stubing on The Love Boat. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Dean Edwards Smith (b. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Don Francks or Iron Buffalo (born February 28, 1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a legendary Canadian actor, vocalist and jazz musician. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rein Taagepera (born 28 February 1933) is an Estonian-American politician and political scientist. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Daniel Chee Tsui 崔琦 (pinyin: Cuī Qí)(born February 28, 1939, Henan Province, China) is a Chinese American physicist whose areas of research included electrical properties of thin films and microstructures of semiconductors and solid-state physics. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Thomas James Tune (born February 28, 1939) is a famous actor, dancer, singer, and choreographer. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Mario Andretti portrayed on the cover of Esquire Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940 in Motovun) is an Italian-American racing driver, arguably the most successful U.S. citizen in auto racing. ... Joseph Alfred Souter, known as Joe South (born February 28, 1940, in Atlanta, Georgia), is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter with a distinctive guitar sound. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Frank Bonner is an actor and television director best known for playing sales manager Herb Tarlek on the classic TV sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. ... Brian Jones (born Lewis Brian Hopkin-Jones on 28 February 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, died 3 July 1969) was a founding member, lead and rhythm guitarist and backing singer in the British rock group, The Rolling Stones. ... The Rolling Stones are an English rock music group that rose to prominence in the early 1960s during the British Invasion. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Dino Zoff after the victory of Italy at the 1982 World Cup. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Kelly Bishop (born February 28, 1944 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Emily Gilmore in the television series Gilmore Girls. ... Josef Sepp Maier (born February 28, 1944, Metten, Germany) is a former professional football goalkeeper. ... Win Aung (born 1944) was the foreign minister of Myanmar from November 1998 until September 2004, when he was fired along with several other ministers in a cabinet reshuffle. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Charles Aaron Bubba Smith (born February 28, 1945 in Orange, Texas) is a former professional American football player in the 1960s and 1970s who became an actor in the 1980s. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Rt. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Syreeta Wright (August 3, 1946 – July 6, 2004), who recorded professionally under the single name Syreeta, was a singer-songwriter active from the 1960s until her death. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Stephanie Beacham (born February 28, 1947) is a British actress, best known worldwide for her roles as Sable Colby on the television series The Colbys and Dynasty, and as Dr. Kristin Westphalen on the series seaQuest DSV. After a number of decorous supporting roles Beachams first starring film role... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Professor Steven Chu giving a seminar at The Chinese University of Hong Kong Steven Chu (born February 28, 1948 in St. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Mike Figgis (born February 28, 1948) is an English film director, writer, and composer. ... Bernadette Peters Bernadette Peters is the stage name of Bernadette Lazzara (born February 28, 1948 in Ozone Park, Queens, New York City), an actress and singer. ... Mercedes Ruehl Mercedes Ruehl (born February 28, 1948) is an Academy Award-winning United States theater and film actress of Cuban, Irish, and Panamanian descent. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Finn (* 28 February 1952), Tony-winning American composer, especially of musicals. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brian Billick (born February 28, 1954 in Fairborn, Ohio) is the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens of the American National Football League. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gilbert Gottfried (born February 28, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York) is a Jewish American stand-up comedian and actor noted for his grating voice, his squint, his Brooklyn accent and his tendency to shout. ... —Ted M. Tillson, Los Angeles, 1958 // Silky Sullivan was a racehorse Silky Sullivan, an American thoroughbred race horse, was the come-from-behind runner of come-from-behind runners, the closer of closers. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jimmy Nicholl (born on February 28, 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) was an Northern Irish football player. ... Mike Tenay Mike Tenay (born February 28, 1956 in California) is the play-by-play announcer, along with Don West, for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an Italian-American actor noted for his performances in To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), The Color of Money (1986), Five Corners (1987), Do the Right Thing (1989), and Men of Respect (1991). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Dorothy Stratten For Dorothy Stratton, USCG, confer the article Dorothy C. Stratton Dorothy Stratten (born Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten) (February 28, 1960 - August 14, 1980) was born in a Salvation Army hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta) is an actress and daughter of Tommy Chong. ... Mark Latham Mark William Latham (born 28 February 1961), an Australian politician, was Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from December 2003 to January 2005. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Claudio Chiappucci (born 28 February 1963) had a great professional road cycling career without ever winning the Tour de France general classification - 2nd in 1990, 3rd in 1991 and 2nd again in 1992. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (b. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Super Colin Cooper is a Middlesbrough legend. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson on House Robert Sean Leonard (born Robert Lawrence Leonard on February 28, 1969, in Westwood, New Jersey) is an American actor who is most noted for his role as an aspiring actor, Neil Perry, in the 1989 movie Dead Poets Society. ... Patrick Monahan is also the name of a British Comedian. ... Train is a Grammy winning alternative band, formed in San Francisco, USA in 1994. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Noureddine Morceli (born February 28, 1970) is a former Algerian athlete, winner of 1500 m run at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Lemony Snicket is a character created by ------ -------, and the pen-name under which he wrote the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, which are narrated in the persona of Snickett. He has also written two other stories under this pen-name, a childrens comic and a holiday short... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Tristan Louis (born February 28, 1971) is an author, entrepreneur and blogger who has run the site TNL.net since 1994. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Rory Cochrane (born 28 February 1972 in Syracuse, New York to an Irish American father and an Indian American mother) is an American actor. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Eric Bryan Lindros (born February 28, 1973 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Lee Carsley (born February 28, 1974) is a professional football player. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Benjamin Raich (February 28, 1978) is an Austrian skier. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Primož Peterka, born on February 28, 1979 is a Slovenian ski jumper. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Pascal Bosschaart (born February 28, 1980 in Rotterdam) is a football (soccer) player. ... Piotr Giza (born February 28, 1980 in Kraków) is a Polish football player. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Natalia Vodianova (Наталья Водянова, born February 28, 1982) is a Russian supermodel. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Karolína Kurková (born February 28, 1984) is a Czech supermodel. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jelena Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Јанковић, born February 28, 1985) is a Serbian professional female tennis player of Montenegrin origin. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Felicia Lynn (Fefe) Dobson (born February 28, 1985) is a Canadian singer and entertainer. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Smarty Jones (born February 28, 2001) is a thoroughbred race horse, and winner of the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. ...

Deaths

• 1261 - Henry III, Duke of Brabant (c. 1230)
• 1326 - Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)
• 1453 - Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)
• 1485 - Niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)
• 1510 - Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer
• 1572 - Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)
• 1621 - Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590)
• 1648 - King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway, (b. 1577)
• 1746 - Hermann von der Hardt, German historian (b. 1660)
• 1786 - John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713)
• 1788 - Thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725)
• 1857 - André Dumont, Belgian geologist (b. 1809)
• 1916 - Henry James, American writer (b. 1843)
• 1925 - Friedrich Ebert, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1871)
• 1929 - Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician (b. 1874)
• 1936 - Charles Nicolle, French bacteriologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1866)
• 1941 - King Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)
• 1942 - Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (b. 1889)
• 1959 - Maxwell Anderson, American playwright and film writer (b. 1888)
• 1967 - Henry Luce, American publisher (b. 1898)
• 1974 - Bobby Bloom, American singer/songwriter (b. 1946)
• 1977 - Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, American actor (b. 1905)
• 1978 - Eric Frank Russell, English author (b. 1905)
• 1978 - Philip Ahn, American actor (b. 1905)
• 1978 - Zara Cully, American actress (b. 1892)
• 1985 - David Byron, British singer (Uriah Heep) (b. 1947)
• 1985 - Ray Ellington, British singer (b. 1916)
• 1986 - Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1927)
• 1991 - Reinhard Bendix, German sociologist (b. 1916)
• 1993 - Ruby Keeler, Canadian actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1910)
• 1998 - Dermot Morgan, Irish actor and comedian (b. 1952)
• 1998 - Arkady Shevchenko, Soviet diplomat (b. 1930)
• 2002 - Mary Stuart, American actress (b. 1926)
• 2002 - Helmut Zacharias, German violinist (b. 1920)
• 2003 - Chris Brasher, British athlete (b. 1928)
• 2003 - Fidel Sánchez Hernández, President of El Salvador (heart attack) (b. 1917)
• 2003 - Roger Michael Needham, British cryptographer (b. 1935)
• 2004 - Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, writer, and Librarian of Congress (b. 1914)
• 2004 - Andres Nuiamäe, first Estonian soldier to be killed in the Iraq War (b. 1982)
• 2006 - Owen Chamberlain, American physicist, Nobel Prize recipient (b. 1920)

Events July 25 - Constantinople re-captured by Nicaean forces under the command of Michael VIII Palaeologus, Byzantine Empire re-formed August 29 - Urban IV becomes Pope, the last man to do so without being a Cardinal first Bela IV of Hungary repels Tatar invasion Charles of Anjou given rule of... Henry III of Brabant (c. ... Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s 1220s - 1230s - 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s 1280s Years: 1230 1231 1232 1233 1234 1235 1236 1237 1238 1239 Events and Trends Categories: 1230s ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Osman I (1299-1326) to Orhan I (1326-1359) Aradia de Toscano, is initiated into a Dianic cult of Italian Witchcraft (Stregheria), and discovers through a vision that she is the human incarnation of the goddess Aradia. ... Leopold I (born August 4, 1290 in Vienna, died February 28, 1326 in Strassburg) was a Duke of Austria and Styria from the Habsburg family. ... For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ... Events May 29 - Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). ... Isabella (1400 - February 28, 1453) was Duchess of Lorraine from 1431 to her death. ... Events Henry IV quells baron rebellion and executes The Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and Salisbury for their attempt to have Richard II of England restored as King Jean Froissart writes the Chronicles Medici family becomes powerful in Florence, Italy Births December 25 - John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of... // Events August 5-7 - First outbreak of sweating sickness in England begins August 22 - Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. ... Niclas, Graf von Abensberg (1441 - 28 February 1485) was a knight and nobleman under the reign of Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria-Landshut. ... This page is about the year 1441. ... 1510 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Juan de la Cosa Juan de la Cosa (c. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... Aegidius (or Giles) Tschudi (February 5, 1505 - February 28, 1572), was an eminent member of the Tschudi family, of Glarus, Switzerland. ... 1505 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... Cosimo II de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (12 May 1590 – 28 February 1621) ruled as Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 to 1621. ... 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Christian IV (1577–1648), king of Denmark and Norway, the son of Frederick II, king of Denmark and Norway, and Sophia of Mecklenburg, was born at Frederiksborg castle in 1577, and succeeded to the throne on the death of his father (April 4, 1588), attaining... Events March 17 - formation of the Cathay Company to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold May 28 - Publication of the Bergen Book, better known as the Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord, one of the Lutheran confessional writings. ... // Events Catharine de Ricci (born 1522) canonized. ... Hermann von der Hardt (November 15, 1660 - February 28, 1746), was a German historian and orientalist. ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... John Gwynn (1713-28 February 1786) was an English architect and civil engineer of the 18th century, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768. ... // Events April 11 - War of the Spanish Succession: Treaty of Utrecht June 23 - French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Canada first Orrery built by George Graham Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Cushing (March 24, 1725 – February 28, 1788) was an American lawyer and statesman from Boston, Massachusetts. ... Events February 8 - Catherine I became empress of Russia February 20 - The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... André Hubert Dumont (February 15, 1809-February 28, 1857) was a Belgian geologist. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other uses of this name, see Henry James (disambiguation). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Friedrich Ebert (February 4, 1871–February 28, 1925) was a German politician (SPD), who served as the 9th Chancellor of Germany and its first president during the Weimar period. ... The head of government of Germany has been known as the Chancellor (German: Kanzler) ever since the creation of the post. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Clemens Peter Freiherr (Baron) von Pirquet ( May 12, 1874– February 28, 1929) was an Austrian scientist and pediatrician best known for his contributions to the fields of bacteriology and immunology. ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dr. Charles Jules Henry Nicolle (September 21, 1866 - February 28, 1936) was a bacteriologist who earned the 1928 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his identification of lice as the transmitter of epidemic typhus. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Alfonso XIII of Spain (May 17, 1886 – February 28, 1941), King of Spain, posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, was proclaimed King at his birth. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman (April 23, 1889 – February 28, 1942) was a Schout-bij-Nacht (the Dutch equivalent of a Rear Admiral) during World War II. He was originally a naval aviator in the Royal Netherlands Navy but quickly rose through the ranks to become Schout-bij-Nacht... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (James) Maxwell Anderson (15 December 1888 – 28 February 1959) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, author, poet, reporter and lyricist, and a founding member of The Playwrights Company (which included, at various times, Maxwell Anderson, S. N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard, Roger L. Stevens, John F... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Henry Robinson Luce (April 3, 1898 - February 28, 1967) was an influential American publisher. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Bobby Bloom (1946-February 28, 1974) was a American singer and songwriter. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Rochester Eddie Anderson (September 18, 1905 - February 28, 1977) was an African-American comic actor and star of movies, television and especially old-time radio, where he played the butler Rochester van Jones (usually known simply as Rochester) to Jack Bennys eponymous title character on The Jack Benny Show. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Eric Frank Russell (January 6, 1905 - February 28, 1978) was an English science fiction author, producing some of the best humorous science fiction of his time. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Philip Ahn (March 29, 1905 – February 28, 1978) was a Korean-American actor. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Zara Cully (January 26, 1892 - February 28, 1978) was an American character actress. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Byron (January 29, 1947- February 28, 1985 real name David Garrick ) was the original lead vocalist (1969-1976) for British rock band Uriah Heep (and their immediate precursor, Spice (1967-1969)). Gifted with a phenomenal vocal range (paired with an unparalleled sense of dynamics), and a charismatic stage presence... Uriah Heep is a British rock band, officially formed in 1969 in England, when record producer Gerry Bron invited keyboardist Ken Hensley (previously a member of The Gods and Toe Fat) to join Spice, a band signed to his own Bronze Records label. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Ray Ellington Ray Ellington (born Ray Brown March 17, 1916, died February 28, 1985) was a popular Engish singer, drummer and bandleader. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sven Olof Joachim Palme ( ) (January 30, 1927 – February 28, 1986) was a Swedish politician. ... The Prime Minister or statsminister (minister of state) is the head of Government in Sweden. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ASA Presidential Photo Reinhard Bendix (February 25, 1916-February 28, 1991) was an accomplished sociologist born in Berlin, Germany. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Ruby Keeler Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Hilda Keeler, (August 25, 1909 - February 28, 1993), was an actress, singer, and dancer. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Dermot Morgan (3 March 1952 - 28 February 1998), an Irish school-teacher turned comedian and actor, achieved international renown as Father Ted Crilly in the Channel 4 television sitcom Father Ted. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Arkady Nikolayevich Shevchenko (Russian: October 11, 1930 – February 28, 1998), a Ukrainian born Soviet diplomat, was the highest-ranking Soviet official to defect to the west. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Mary Stuart, in a photographed still from Search for Tomorrow, ca. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Helmut Zacharias (January 27, 1920-February 28, 2002) was a German violinist. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Christopher (Chris) William Brasher (August 21, 1928 – February 28, 2003) was a British athlete and sports journalist who helped found the London Marathon. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Fidel Sánchez Hernández (July 7, 1917–February 28, 2003) was a politician, general, and former President of El Salvador. ... This page contains a list of presidents of El Salvador. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Roger Needham in 1999 Roger Michael Needham (February 9, 1935 - February 28, 2003) was a British computer scientist. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Daniel J. Boorstin. ... Library of Congress, Jefferson building The Library of Congress is one of four official national libraries of the United States (along with the National Library of Medicine, National Agricultural Library, and National Archives and Records Administration). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Andres Nuiamäe Andres Nuiamäe (June 2, 1982 - February 28, 2004) was a Junior Sargeant of the Estonian Army, assigned to the ESTPLA-8 unit in Baghdad, Iraq. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Owen Chamberlain Owen Chamberlain (July 10, 1920–February 28, 2006) was a prominent American physicist. ... Nobel prize medal. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ...

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.

Seat of the Universal House of Justice in Haifa, Israel, governing body of the Baháís The Baháí Faith is a religion founded by Baháulláh in 19th century Persia. ...

Liturgical feasts

• Saint Romanus (died 463)
• Saint Oswald (d. 992)
• Saint Rufinus
• Saint Silvana
• Blessed Antonia of Florence (d. 1472)

Events Childeric I, king of the Salian Franks, allies with the Roman general Aegidus against the Visigoths. ... Saint Oswald may also refer to Oswald of Northumbria, King of Northumbria in the 7th century Saint Oswald of Worcester was Archbishop of York from 972 to his death in 992. ... Events Boleslaus I becomes Duke of Poland Births Deaths February 1 - Jawhar as-Siqilli, Fatimid statesman May 25 - Mieszko I Borell II, Count of Barcelona Categories: 992 ... Events February 20 - The Orkneys and Shetlands are annexed to the crown of Scotland Discovery of Newfoundland by Didrik Pining and João Vaz Corte-Real. ...

Other

• In The Ronnie Johns Half Hour this date was controversially proclaimed "High Five a Muslim Day"

The Cast of The Ronnie Johns Half Hour. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

February 27 - February 29 - (February 30) - March 1 - January 28 - March 28 -- listing of all days February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ... Swedish calendar February 1712 Under the Gregorian calendar, February contains 28 or 29 days. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in leap years). ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...