February 28

February 28 is the 59th day of the Gregorian calendar, so stay 306 days ( 307 days in leap years ) of the year.

  • 2.1 Before the 19th century
  • 2.2 19th century
  • 2.3 20th century 2.3.1 1901-1950
  • 2.3.2 1951-2000
  • 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

More entries contains the list of commemorative and Action days.

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