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February 28: Day of the Week
February 28, 2024 was the 59th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 307 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.
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Here’s the February calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
February 28 Historical Event(s)
1710
In the Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock.
1870
The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz of the Ottoman Empire.
1954
The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
1959
Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object to achieve a polar orbit, is launched.
1975
A major tube train crash at Moorgate station, London kills 43 people.
1986
Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm.
1993
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group’s leader David Koresh. Four BATF agents and five Davidians die in the initial raid, starting a 51-day standoff.
1997
GRB 970228, a highly luminous flash of gamma rays, strikes the Earth for 80 seconds, providing early evidence that gamma-ray bursts occur well beyond the Milky Way.
1998
Kosovo War: Serbian police begin the offensive against the Kosovo Liberation Army in Kosovo.
2005
A suicide bombing at a police recruiting centre in Al Hillah, Iraq kills 127.
Who were born on February 28?
1675
Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)
1812
Berthold Auerbach, German poet and author (d. 1882)
1824
Blondin, French tightrope walker (d. 1897)
1894
Ben Hecht, American playwright (d. 1964)
1907
Milton Caniff, American cartoonist (Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon) (d. 1988)
1948
Bernadette Peters, American actress and singer
1970
Daniel Handler, American writer
1971
Tristan Louis, American writer
1979
Ivo Karlović, Croatian tennis player
1985
Fefe Dobson, Canadian singer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters UAAWAZKIZ? Check your answers here: Word scramble UAAWAZKIZ. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.