February 28

Events

 * - this day marks the coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as, initiating four centuries of the 's rule over
 * - is elevated as.
 * - The closes.
 * - Today is followed by in, thus creating the.
 * - In the, 14,000 Danish invaders under are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under.
 * - charters the.
 * - Charter granted establishing the institution now known as the.
 * - The is incorporated, becoming the first  in  offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
 * -, leader of the , proclaim the independence of (today )
 * - A gun on explodes while the boat is on a  cruise, killing two  members and several others.
 * - Regular service from the west to the east coast of the  begins with the arrival of the  in, 4 months 21 days after leaving.
 * - The opens in,.
 * - The is organized in.
 * - is organized as a.
 * - The is established by decree of Sultan  of the.
 * - The first theater opens in.
 * - The is incorporated in  as the subsidiary of American Bell Telephone.  (American Bell would later merge with its subsidiary.)
 * -, the last monarch in , was deposed by a military force.
 * - The : The 118-day " of " is lifted.
 * - The accepts the  of.
 * - : The is passed in  a day after the.
 * - is discovered by.
 * - The first issue of n weekly magazine was published.
 * 1939  - The word "" is discovered in the , prompting an investigation.
 * - is  for the first time ( vs. the  in ).
 * - The heavy cruiser is sunk in the  with 693 crew members killed.
 * - : In, civil disorder is put down at a loss of 30,000 civilian lives.
 * - and  announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of ; formal announcement  following publication in April  (pub. ).
 * - The defeats  9-4 in  to win the gold medal at the  in.
 * - : The and  sign the.
 * - After seven years, the  and  re-establish diplomatic relations.
 * - A major at,  kills 43 people.
 * - The final episode of  is broadcast in the, becoming the most watched episode in history, with 106–125 million viewers in the U.S. (estimate varies by source).
 * - The carries out a  on the  police station at, killing nine officers in the highest loss of life for the RUC on a single day.
 * -, , is assassinated in.
 * - First ends.
 * - agents raid the  church in  with a warrant to arrest the group's leader . Four BATF agents and five Davidians die in the initial raid, starting a 51-day standoff.
 * - The takes place.
 * - : n police begin the offensive against the in.
 * - The measuring 6.8 on the  hits the Nisqually Valley and the, , and  area of the U.S. state of.
 * 2001 - Six passengers and four railway staff are killed and a further 82 people suffer serious injuries in the.
 * - At least 55 are killed in, when s burn  homes.
 * - Over 1 million ese participating in the form a 500-kilometre (300-mile) long human chain to commemorate the  in
 * - 's prime minister,, resigns amid large anti-Syria street demonstrations in.
 * 2005 - A at a police recruiting centre in,  kills 127.
 * - flyby of the  -observer spacecraft.

Births

 * -, son of (d. )
 * -, queen of Norway (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, Swiss clockmaker (d. )
 * -, English theologian (d. )
 * -, American President of Harvard University (d. )
 * -, French cartographer (d. )
 * -, French scientist (d. )
 * -, French astronomer (d. )
 * -, French military commander (d. )
 * -, British field marshal (d. )
 * -, English illustrator (d. )
 * -, French philosopher (d. )
 * -, French tightrope walker (d. )
 * -, German field marshal (d. )
 * -, French engineer (d. )
 * -, French explorer (d. )
 * -, French politician (d. )
 * -, medical missionary (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * 1878  -, Estonian composer (d. )
 * -, American soprano (d. )
 * 1882  -, Mexican writer (d. )
 * 1882  -, Irish writer (d. )
 * -, American playwright (d. )
 * -, French novelist, playwright and film director (d. )
 * -, American physician, (d. )
 * -, German pilot (d. )
 * -, American chemist and activist, (d. )
 * -, American film director (d. )
 * -, American gangster (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, Italian mistress of (d. )
 * -, American -winning playwright and screenwriter, (d. )
 * 1915  -, Brazilian-born scientist,  (d. )
 * 1915  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, French World War II pilot (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Soviet defector, daughter of
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, American football coach
 * 1929  -, Canadian-American architect
 * 1929  -, Irish poet
 * 1929  -, French Canadian bass opera singer
 * -, American physicist,
 * 1930  -, American actor
 * -, American basketball coach
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, Estonian politician
 * -, Chinese-born physicist,
 * 1939  -, American dancer
 * -, Italian-American race car driver
 * 1940  -, American singer
 * -, American actor
 * 1942  -, English musician  (d. )
 * 1942  -, Italian footballer
 * -, American soul singer (d. )
 * -, Burmese politician
 * 1944  -, American actress
 * 1944  -, German footballer
 * -, American football player and actor
 * -, British politician (d. )
 * -, English actress
 * -, American physicist,
 * 1948  -, English director
 * 1948  -, American actress and singer
 * 1948  -, American actress
 * -, American composer
 * -, Brazilian racing driver
 * -, American football coach
 * -, American comedian
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1956  -, Canadian-born Northern Irish footballer
 * 1956  -, American wrestling commentator
 * -, American musician and producer (d. )
 * 1957  -, British celebrity chef
 * 1957  -, American actor
 * 1957  -, American singer
 * -, French singer and actress
 * -, Canadian actress (d. )
 * -, Canadian actress
 * 1961  -, Australian politician
 * 1961  -, French Canadian singer and TV host
 * 1961  -, Belgian racing driver
 * -, Italian cyclist
 * -, Uzbekistan cyclist
 * -, Portuguese footballer
 * -, English footballer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American actor
 * 1969  -, Norwegian track runner
 * 1969  -, American singer
 * -, American writer, better known as
 * 1970  -, Algerian athlete
 * -, Japanese composer
 * 1971  -, American writer
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1973  -, French racing driver
 * -, Irish footballer
 * 1974  -, New Zealand politician
 * -, American football player
 * -, American actress and model
 * 1976  -, Australian swimmer
 * -, American country singer
 * -, Austrian Olympic skier
 * 1978  -, American basketball player
 * 1978  -, Argentine tennis player
 * -, French racing driver
 * 1979  -, English mixed martial artist
 * 1979  -, Croatian tennis player
 * 1979  -, Slovenian ski jumper
 * -, Dutch footballer
 * 1980  -, Polish footballer
 * 1980  -, American basketball player
 * -, French tennis player
 * -, Russian supermodel
 * -, Czech supermodel
 * -, Canadian singer
 * 1985  -, Serbian tennis player
 * -, English footballer
 * -, Chinese R&B singer
 * -, Irish actress

Deaths

 * - (b. c. )
 * - Duke (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, German soldier (b. )
 * -, Spanish cartographer and explorer
 * -, Aztec ruler
 * -, Swiss historian (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, German historian (b. )
 * -, English architect and engineer (b. )
 * -, American Continental Congressman (b. )
 * -, Belgian geologist (b. )
 * -, French writer and poet (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Austrian physician (b. )
 * -, French astronomer (b. )
 * -, French bacteriologist, recipient of the (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Dutch admiral (b. )
 * -, French murderer executed (b. )
 * -, American playwright and film writer (b. )
 * -, First President of India (b. )
 * -, Canadian-born actor (b. )
 * -, American publisher (b. )
 * -, American singer/songwriter (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1978  -, American actress (b. )
 * 1978  -, English author (b. )
 * -, German writer (b. )
 * -, English singer (b. )
 * 1985  -, English singer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1986  -, American novelist (b. )
 * -, German sociologist (b. )
 * 1991  -, American statistician (b. )
 * -, Canadian actress and dancer (b. )
 * -, Irish actor and comedian (b. )
 * 1998  -, Soviet diplomat (b. )
 * -, British Puppeteer (. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 2002  -, German violinist (b. )
 * -, English athlete (b. )
 * 2003  -,  (b. )
 * 2003  -, British cryptographer (b. )
 * 2003  -, Lens designer, and Engineer (b. )
 * -, American historian, writer, and (b. )
 * -, famed Spanish novelist
 * 2004  -, Estonian soldier (b. )
 * -, American physicist, (b. )
 * -, Italian-born hotelier (b. )
 * 2007  -  American historian and political commentator (b.)
 * 2007  -, Australian musician  (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Day 3 of (Intercalary Days) - days in the  devoted to service and gift giving.
 * Day, The Day of -
 * Day, The Day of -

Liturgical observances

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 * Blessed (d. )
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