February 28
February 28 is the 59th day of the Gregorian calendar, so stay 306 days ( 307 days in leap years ) of the year.
- 3.1 Before the 19th century
- 3.2 19th century
- 3.3 20th century
- 3.4 21st century
Events
Politics and World Affairs
- 202 BC: After the joint destruction of the Qin Dynasty in China, the military leader Liu Bang defeated his rival Xiang Yu and established under the imperial name Han Gaozu Han Dynasty.
- 0380: The Three Emperors edict Cunctos populos Thessaloniki create the ruler Theodosius I, Gratian and Valentinian II the foundation for Christianity as a Roman imperial church.
- 1525: The Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés leaves the last Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, Cuauhtémoc, executed for alleged treason.
- 2004: Over a million people in Taiwan forms a 500 km long human chain to commemorate the incident of 28 February 1947, to pray for peace.
- 2005: The pro-Syrian Prime Minister of Lebanon, Omar Karami, resigns due to the ongoing protests of the Cedar Revolution in the wake of the assassination of his predecessor Rafik al - Hariri on February 14.
Economy
Science and Technology
Culture
Society
Religion
Disasters
Minor accidents are listed in the sub- items of disaster.
Sports
Entries of Athletics world records are located under the respective discipline under Athletics.
Born
Before the 19th century
19th century
20th century
1901-1950
1951-2000
Died
Before the 19th century
- 0468: Hilary, Pope
- 1022: Rudhart, Bishop of Constance
- 1105: Raymond of Toulouse, Margrave of Provence
- 1159: Sancha Raimundez, Spanish Infanta
- 1326: Leopold I, Duke of Austria from the Habsburg dynasty
- 1485: Niclas von Abensberg, German knight and Count of Abensberg
- 1508: Philip the righteous, Elector of the Palatinate
- 1525: Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan
- 1544: Francesco Maria Molza, Italian poet
- 1572: Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian and politician
- 1585: Samuel Eisenmenger, German physician, theologian and astrologer
- 1621: Cosimo II de 'Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
- 1624: Johann Affelmann, German theologian
- 1648: Christian IV, King of Denmark and Norway
- 1658: Johann Lauremberg, Low German writer
- 1665: Ludwig von Nassau -Bever Weerd, M. de Bever Weerd, Odijk and Lek
- 1711: Giovanni Pietro della Torre, Prague Hofsteinmetzmeister
- 1719: Boris Petrovich Sheremetev, Russian Field Marshal
- 1728: Ogyū Sorai, Japanese philosopher neokonfuzianischer
- 1729: Lovro Šitović, Croatian writers
- 1730: Michelangelo Tamburini, General of the Society of Jesus
- 1748: Hieronymus von Erlach, Swiss general
- 1760: François Thurot, French privateer and naval officer
- 1784: Johann Daniel Angelius Aepinus, German philosopher and university professor
- 1796: Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, German composer
19th century
20th century
21st Century
- 2002: Helmut Zacharias, German violinist
- 2003: Albert Batteux, French football player and coach
- 2003: Chris Brasher British track and field athlete, Olympic champion
- 2004: Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian and writer, Director of the Library of Congress USA
- 2004: Carmen Laforet, Spanish writer
- 2004: Otto Steidle, German architect
- 2005: Chris Curtis, British musician
- 2005: Mario Luzi, Italian poet
- 2005: Edouard Stern, a French banker and financier
- 2006: Hans Albrecht, German forester and politician
- 2006: Napoleón Dihmes, Dominican opera singer
- 2007: Egon Monk, German actor, theater and film director, playwright and author
- 2007: Arthur M. Schlesinger, American historian
- 2008: Julian Rathbone, British writer
- 2008: Mike Smith, English singer, composer and music producer
- 2009: Max Aebischer, Swiss politician
- 2011: Annie Girardot, French actress
- 2011: Günter Mast, German Manager ( Mast-Jägermeister SE), the first football jersey sponsor by advertising in Germany
- 2011: Jane Russell, American actress
- 2011: Jan van Schijndel, Netherlands soccer player
- 2012: Fritz hooking, Austrian actor
- 2012: Armand Penverne, French footballer
- 2013: Paul Walter Fürst, German musician and composer
- 2013: Donald A. Glaser, American physicist and Nobel Prize winner
- 2013: Bruce Reynolds, English Posträuber
- 2013: Eigo Satō, Japanese freestyle motocross pilot
- 2014: Gerhard Grill, German handball player
Holidays and observances
- Religious observances Martin Bucer, Alsatian monk and reformer ( Protestant)
- Romanustag ( Catholic)
- Name-day Novel, Silvana
- Customs Finland: Kalevala Day
More entries contains the list of commemorative and Action days.
- Day
- Day in February