February 28

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Events

Pre-1600

202 BC – Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1525 – Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on the order of conquistador Hernán Cortés.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1601–1900

1638 – The Scottish National Covenant is signed in Edinburgh.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1835 – Elias Lönnrot signed and dated the first version of the Kalevala, the so-called foreword to the Old Kalevala.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1844 – A gun explodes on board the steam warship USS Princeton during a pleasure cruise down the Potomac River, killing six, including Secretary of State Abel Upshur. President John Tyler, who was also on board, was not injured from the blast.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

1901–present

1922 – The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1925 – The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1947 – February 28 incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the death of an estimated 18,000 - 28,000 civilians.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1948 – The 1948 Accra riots erupted following a march by ex-servicemen of the Gold Coast Regiment towards the seat of the colonial government at Christiansborg Castle where they were fired upon by Superintendant Colin Imray leading to the killing of Sergeant Adjetey, Corporal Attipoe and Private Odartey Lamptey and the arrest of the Big Six in the Gold Coast.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1958 – A school bus in Floyd County, Kentucky hits a wrecker truck and plunges down an embankment into the rain-swollen Levisa Fork river. The driver and 26 children die in one of the worst school bus accidents in U.S. history.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1959 – Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1966 – A NASA T-38 Talon crashes into the McDonnell Aircraft factory while attempting a poor-visibility landing at Lambert Field, St. Louis, killing astronauts Elliot See and Charles Bassett.
1969 – The 1969 Portugal earthquake hits Portugal, Spain and Morocco.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1973 – Aeroflot Flight X-167 crashes during takeoff from Semey Airport, killing 32 people.<ref name="AVIA.PRO">Template:Cite web</ref>
1974 – The British election ended in a hung parliament after the Jeremy Thorpe-led Liberal Party achieved their biggest vote share since 1929.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1975 – In London, an underground train fails to stop at Moorgate terminus station and crashes into the end of the tunnel, killing 43 people.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1983 – The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 110 million viewers.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1985 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station at Newry, killing nine officers.<ref>"I.R.A. MORTARS KILL 9 AT ULSTER BASE". The New York Times. 1 March 1985. Retrieved 28 February 2015.</ref>
1986 – Olof Palme, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-36.<ref name="sts-36-mr">Template:Cite tech report</ref>
1993 – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh, starting a 51-day standoff.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1997 – An earthquake in northern Iran is responsible for about 1,100 deaths.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – A Turkish military memorandum resulted in the collapse of the coalition government in Turkey.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2001 – The 2001 Nisqually earthquake, having a moment magnitude of 6.8, with epicenter in the southern Puget Sound, damages Seattle metropolitan area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2002 – During the religious violence in Gujarat, 97 people are killed in the Naroda Patiya massacre and 69 in the Gulbarg Society massacre.
2013 – Pope Benedict XVI resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church, becoming the first pope to do so since Pope Gregory XII in 1415.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2023 – Two trains collide south of the Vale of Tempe in Greece, leading to the deaths of at least 57 people and leaving 58 missing and 85 injured.<ref name="bbc1">Template:Cite news</ref>
2024 – Prime Minister Modi of India inaugurated the 2nd Space Port of India - Kulasekarapattinam Spaceport.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Births

Pre-1600

1261 – Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (d. 1283)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1518 – Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Duke of Brittany (d. 1536)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1533 – Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher and author (d. 1592)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1535 – Cornelius Gemma, Dutch astronomer and astrologer (d. 1578)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1552 – Jost Bürgi, Swiss mathematician and clockmaker (d. 1632)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1601–1900

1675 – Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1683 – René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic (d. 1757)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1704 – Louis Godin, French astronomer and academic (d. 1760)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1848 – Arthur Giry, French historian and academic (d. 1899)<ref>Template:EB1911</ref>
1858 – Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (d. 1941)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1866 – Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright (d. 1949)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1878 – Pierre Fatou, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1929)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1884 – Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1942)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1887 – William Zorach, Lithuanian-American sculptor and painter (d. 1966)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1894 – Ben Hecht, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1964)<ref>Template:Britannica</ref>
1896 – Philip Showalter Hench, American physician and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1898 – Zeki Rıza Sporel, Turkish footballer (d. 1969)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1901–present

1901 – Linus Pauling, American chemist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1903 – Vincente Minnelli, American theatre and film director (d. 1986)<ref name="UPI">Template:Cite web</ref>
1906 – Bugsy Siegel, American gangster (d. 1947)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1907 – Milton Caniff, American cartoonist (d. 1988)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1908 – Billie Bird, American actress (d. 2002)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1909 – Stephen Spender, English author and poet (d. 1995)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1915 – Ketti Frings, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1981)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1915 – Peter Medawar, Brazilian-English biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1919 – Alfred Marshall, American businessman, founded Marshalls (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1920 – Jadwiga Piłsudska, Polish soldier, pilot, and architect (d. 2014)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1921 – Marah Halim Harahap, Indonesian military officer, Governor of North Sumatra (d. 2015)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1922 – Radu Câmpeanu, Romanian politician (d. 2016)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1923 – Charles Durning, American actor (d. 2012)<ref name="UPI"/>
1924 – Robert A. Roe, American soldier and politician (d. 2014)<ref>Fried, Joseph P. "Robert Roe, New Jersey Congressman Called ‘Mr. Jobs,’ Dies at 90" Template:Webarchive, The New York Times, July 15, 2014. Accessed July 16, 2014. "Robert A. Roe, who as a congressman from New Jersey for 23 years played a key role in financing projects to expand the nation’s highway and mass transit systems and to combat water and ground pollution, died on Tuesday at his home in Green Pond, N.J."</ref>
1925 – Harry H. Corbett, Burmese-English actor (d. 1982)<ref>Template:Screenonline name</ref>
1926 – Svetlana Alliluyeva, Russian-American writer, daughter of Joseph Stalin (d. 2011)<ref name="UPI"/>
1928 – Tom Aldredge, American actor (d. 2011)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1928 – Stanley Baker, Welsh actor and producer (d. 1976)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1929 – Hayden Fry, American football player and coach (d. 2019)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1929 – Frank Gehry, Canadian-American architect and designer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1929 – John Montague, American-Irish poet and academic (d. 2016)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1930 – Leon Cooper, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1931 – Peter Alliss, English golfer and sportscaster (d. 2020)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1931 – Gavin MacLeod, American actor, Christian activist, and author (d. 2021)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1931 – Len Newcombe, Welsh footballer and scout (d. 1996)<ref>Template:Hugman</ref>
1932 – Don Francks, Canadian actor, singer, and jazz musician (d. 2016)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1932 – Ernst Hinterseer, Austria retired alpine skier<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1933 – Rein Taagepera, Estonian political scientist and politician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1937 – Jeff Farrell, American swimmer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1939 – Daniel C. Tsui, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1939 – Tommy Tune, American actor, dancer, singer, theatre director, producer, and choreographer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1940 – Mario Andretti, Italian-American racing driver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1941 – Alice Brock, American artist, author and restaurateur (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1942 – Frank Bonner, American actor and television director (d. 2021)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1942 – Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1969)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1942 – Oliviero Toscani, Italian photographer (d. 2025)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1942 – Dino Zoff, Italian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1943 – Barbara Acklin, American singer-songwriter (d. 1998)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1944 – Kelly Bishop, American actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1944 – Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author (d. 2014)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1944 – Sepp Maier, German footballer and manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1944 – Storm Thorgerson, English graphic designer (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1945 – Bubba Smith, American football player and actor (d. 2011)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1946 – Robin Cook, Scottish educator and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 2005)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1946 – Syreeta Wright, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1947 – Stephanie Beacham, English actress<ref name="AP"/>
1947 – Salvador Flamenco, Salvadoran footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1948 – Steven Chu, American physicist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Energy, Nobel Prize laureate<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1948 – Mike Figgis, English film director, screenwriter, and composer<ref name="AP"/>
1948 – Bernadette Peters, American actress, singer, and author<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1948 – Mercedes Ruehl, American actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1949 – Zoia Ceaușescu, Romanian mathematician, daughter of Communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena Ceaușescu (d. 2006)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1949 – Ilene Graff, American actress and singer<ref name="AP"/>
1952 – William Finn, American composer and lyricist (d. 2025)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1953 – Luther Burden, American basketball player (d. 2015)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1953 – Paul Krugman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
1953 – Ricky Steamboat, American professional wrestler<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1954 – Brian Billick, American football player, coach, and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1955 – Adrian Dantley, American basketball player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1955 – Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian, actor, and singer (d. 2022)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1956 – Francis Hughes, Irish Republican, hunger striker (d. 1981)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1956 – Terry Leahy, English businessman<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1957 – Ainsley Harriott, English chef and television presenter<ref name="UPI"/>
1957 – Ian Smith, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1957 – John Turturro, American actor and director<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1957 – Cindy Wilson, American singer-songwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1958 – Manuel Torres Félix, Mexican criminal and narcotics trafficker (d. 2012)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1958 – Mark Pavelich, American ice hockey player (d. 2021)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1958 – David R. Ross, Scottish historian and author (d. 2010)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1961 – Rae Dawn Chong, Canadian-American actress<ref name="AP"/>
1961 – Barry McGuigan, Irish-British boxer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1963 – Claudio Chiappucci, Italian cyclist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1965 – Mikko Mäkelä, Finnish ice hockey player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1966 – Paulo Futre, Portuguese footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1966 – Archbishop Jovan VI of Ohrid<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1967 – Colin Cooper, English footballer and manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1967 – Seth Rudetsky, American musician, actor, writer, and radio host<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1969 – Sean Farrel, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1969 – Butch Leitzinger, American race car driver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1969 – Robert Sean Leonard, American actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1969 – Pat Monahan, American singer-songwriter and actor<ref name="AP"/>
1970 – Daniel Brochu, Canadian actor<ref name="youtube.com">Template:Cite web Template:Cbignore</ref>
1970 – Daniel Handler, American author, musician, screenwriter, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
1970 – Noureddine Morceli, Algerian runner<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1971 – Junya Nakano, Japanese pianist and composer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1971 – Tasha Smith, American actress, director, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
1972 – Rory Cochrane, American actor<ref name="AP"/>
1972 – Ville Haapasalo, Finnish actor and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1973 – Eric Lindros, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1973 – Nicolas Minassian, French race car driver
1973 – Masato Tanaka, Japanese wrestler<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1974 – Lee Carsley, English-Irish footballer and manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1974 – Alexander Zickler, German footballer and manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1975 – Mike Rucker, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1976 – Francisco Elson, Dutch basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1976 – Ali Larter, American actress and model<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1977 – Jason Aldean, American singer-songwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1977 – Lance Hoyt, American football player and wrestler<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1978 – Geoffrey Arend, American actor<ref name="AP"/>
1978 – Benjamin Raich, Austrian skier<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1978 – Jamaal Tinsley, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1978 – Mariano Zabaleta, Argentinian tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1979 – Sébastien Bourdais, French race car driver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1979 – Ivo Karlović, Croatian tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1980 – Pascal Bosschaart, Dutch footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1980 – Christian Poulsen, Danish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1980 – Tayshaun Prince, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1981 – Brian Bannister, American baseball player and scout<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Isabel Mendes Lopes, Portuguese politician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Natalia Vodianova, Russian-French model and actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1984 – Karolína Kurková, Czech model and actress
1984 – Ali Marhyar, French actor, film director and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1985 – Tim Bresnan, English cricketer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1985 – Diego, Brazilian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1985 – Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – Akito, Japanese professional wrestler<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – Antonio Candreva, Italian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – Michelle Horn, American actress<ref name="AP"/>
1987 – Josh McRoberts, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1988 – Aroldis Chapman, Cuban baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1989 – Carlos Dunlap, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1989 – Charles Jenkins, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Takayasu Akira, Japanese sumo wrestler<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Ryan Allen, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Sebastian Rudy, German footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1991 – Sarah Bolger, Irish actress<ref name="UPI"/>
1991 – Ronalds Ķēniņš, Latvian ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1993 – Marquis Teague, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1993 – Éder Álvarez Balanta, Colombian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1994 – Alex Caruso, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1994 – Arkadiusz Milik, Polish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1995 – Randy Arozarena, Cuban-Mexican baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1995 – Madisen Beaty, American actress<ref name="AP"/>
1995 – Quinn Shephard, American actress<ref name="AP">Template:Cite web</ref>
1996 – Bobb'e J. Thompson, American actor<ref name="AP"/>
1996 – Jakub Vrána, Czech ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1996 – Lucas Boyé, Argentinian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1996 – Axel Werner, Argentinian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – Chris Lindstrom, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998 – Teun Koopmeiners, Dutch footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1999 – Luka Dončić, Slovenian basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2000 – Moise Kean, Italian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2000 – Josip Šutalo, Croatian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2005 – Vitor Roque, Brazilian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Deaths

Pre-1600

628 – Khosrow II, Shah of Iran, Sasanian Empire (b. Template:Circa)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1601–1900

1621 – Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1740 – Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal and patron of the arts (b. 1667)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1857 – André Dumont, Belgian geologist and academic (b. 1809)<ref name="EB1911">Template:EB1911 This cites Memoir by Major-General J. E. Portlock in Address to Geol. Soc. (London, 1858).</ref>
1882 – Adolf Zytogorski, Polish-British chess master and translator (b. Template:Circa)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1901–present

1929 – Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician and immunologist (b. 1874)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1932 – Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (b. 1851)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1936 – Charles Nicolle, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1955 – Isak Penttala, Finnish politician (b. 1883)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1966 – Charles Bassett, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1931)<ref name=astronaut>Template:Cite news</ref>
1966 – Elliot See, American commander, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1927)<ref name=astronaut/>
1975 – Neville Cardus, English cricket and music writer (b. 1888)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1977 – Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, American actor and comedian (b. 1905)<ref>Template:Cite news(subscription required)</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine(subscription required)</ref>
1978 – Zara Cully, American actress (b. 1892)<ref name=jetmar16>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1993 – Ruby Keeler, Canadian-American actress and dancer (b. 1909)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1998 – Arkady Shevchenko, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1930)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2002 – Mary Stuart, American actress and singer (b. 1926)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2002 – Helmut Zacharias, German violinist and composer (b. 1920)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2003 – Chris Brasher, Guyanese-English runner and journalist, co-founded the London Marathon (b. 1928)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2004 – Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian and librarian (b. 1914)<ref>Wilson, Linda D. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. "Boorstin, Daniel J. (1914–2004)." Template:Webarchive</ref>
2005 – Chris Curtis, English singer and drummer (b. 1941)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2006 – Owen Chamberlain, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2007 – Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. American historian and critic (b. 1917)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2009 – Paul Harvey, American radio host (b. 1918)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2011 – Annie Girardot, French actress (b. 1931)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2013 – Donald A. Glaser, American physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2014 – Hugo Brandt Corstius, Dutch linguist and author (b. 1935)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015 – Yaşar Kemal, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1923)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2016 – George Kennedy, American actor (b. 1925)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2019 – André Previn, German-American pianist, conductor, and composer. (b. 1929)<ref name="NYTPrevinObituary">Template:Cite news Template:Cbignore</ref>
2020 – Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe's (b. 1930)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2020 – Freeman Dyson, British-born American physicist and mathematician (b. 1923)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2020 – Sir Lenox Hewitt, Australian public servant (b. 1917)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2024 – Ahmed Salim, Bangladeshi convicted murderer (b. 1989)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2024 – Héctor Ortiz, Puerto Rican baseball player and coach (b. 1969)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2024 – Cat Janice, American singer-songwriter (b. 1993)<ref name= expected>Greene, Jordon (February 28, 2024). "Musician Mom Cat Janice Dead at 31: 'Cat Saw Her Music Go Places She Never Expected'". People.</ref>
2025 – David Johansen, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1950)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2025 – Miguel Piñera, Chilean celebrity, night club owner and amateur musician (b. 1954)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2025 – Joseph Wambaugh, American writer (b. 1937)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day:
- February 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Kalevala Day, also known as the Finnish Culture Day (Finland)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
National Science Day (India)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Peace Memorial Day (Taiwan)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Andalusia Day (Spain)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

References

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