Friday February 28, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.

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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.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

202 BC
coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place, initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty’s rule over China
Cry of Asencio, begin of the Uruguayan War of Independence
Robert Nelson, leader of the Patriotes, proclaims the independence of Lower Canada (today Quebec)
The first vaudeville theater opens in Boston, Massachusetts.
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York State as the subsidiary of American Bell Telephone. (American Bell would later merge with its subsidiary.)
The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station at Newry, killing nine officers in the highest loss of life for the RUC on a single day.
The North Hollywood shootout takes place, resulting in the injury of 19 people and the deaths of both perpetrators.
Kosovo War: Serbian police begin the offensive against the Kosovo Liberation Army in Kosovo.
Over 1 million Taiwanese participating in the 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally form a 500 km long human chain to commemorate the 228 Incident in 1947

Who were born on ?

1552
Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)
Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)
Alfred von Schlieffen, German field marshal (d. 1913)
Foge Fazio, American college football coach (d. 2009)
Robin Cook, British politician (d. 2005)
Mike Figgis, English director
Jimmy Nicholl, Canadian-born Northern Irish footballer
Paulo Futre, Portuguese footballer
Florent Serra, French tennis player
Karolína Kurková, Czech supermodel

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