February 28 in history
Events on February 28
Notable events that happened on February 28 in past years.
- 2026
The United States and Israel launch attacks across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Retaliatory strikes are launched by Iran against US military bases in the Gulf, with explosions reported in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE.
Wikipedia article: United States - 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.
Wikipedia article: Tempi train crash - 2002
During the religious violence in Gujarat, 97 people are killed in the Naroda Patiya massacre and 69 in the Gulbarg Society massacre.
Wikipedia article: 2002 Gujarat violence - 1997
An earthquake in northern Iran is responsible for about 1,100 deaths.
Wikipedia article: 1997 Ardabil earthquake - 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.
Wikipedia article: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - 1986
Olof Palme, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm.
Wikipedia article: Olof Palme - 1983
The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 110 million viewers.
Wikipedia article: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen - 1973
Aeroflot Flight X-167 crashes during takeoff from Semey Airport, killing 32 people.
Wikipedia article: Aeroflot Flight X-167 - 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.
Wikipedia article: Northrop T-38 Talon - 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.
Wikipedia article: Floyd County, Kentucky - 1947
February 28 incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the death of an estimated 18,000 - 28,000 civilians.
Wikipedia article: February 28 incident - 1922
The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence.
Wikipedia article: Protectorate - 1835
Elias Lönnrot signs and dates the foreword to the first version of the Kalevala, the so-called Old Kalevala.
Wikipedia article: Elias Lönnrot - 1525
Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on the order of conquistador Hernán Cortés.
- 202 BC
Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty.
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