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File:USS Indiana (BB-1) - NH 73975.jpg|USS Indiana (BB-1)
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File:Ranavalona III of Madagascar.jpg|{{nowrap|Ranavalona III}} of Madagascar

File:Sir CV Raman.JPG|C. V. Raman
File:Sir CV Raman.JPG|C. V. Raman
File:Benedykt xvi-crop.jpg|Pope Benedict XVI
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File:228 Incident h.jpg|Protesters in Taipei before the February 28 incident
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| '''[[Teachers' Day]]''' in the [[Arab world]];
| '''[[Teachers' Day]]''' in the [[Arab world]];
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| '''[[February 28 incident|Peace Memorial Day]]''' in Taiwan ([[1947]])
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| [[870]] – The '''[[Fourth Council of Constantinople (Catholic Church)|Fourth Council of Constantinople]]''', the eighth [[Catholic Ecumenical Councils|Catholic Ecumenical Council]], ended.
| [[870]] – The '''[[Fourth Council of Constantinople (Catholic Church)|Fourth Council of Constantinople]]''', the eighth [[Catholic Ecumenical Councils|Catholic Ecumenical Council]], ended.
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| [[1844]] – A gun on '''[[USS Princeton (1843)|USS ''Princeton'']]''' exploded while the warship was on a [[Potomac River]] cruise, killing six people and injuring twenty others.
| [[1844]] – A gun on '''[[USS Princeton (1843)|USS&nbsp;''Princeton'']]''' exploded while the warship cruised on the [[Potomac River]], killing six people and injuring twenty others.
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| [[1900]] – [[Second Boer War]]: The 118-day '''[[Siege of Ladysmith]]''' in South Africa was lifted after British forces finally broke through the [[Boer]] positions.
| [[1900]] – [[Second Boer War]]: The 118-day '''[[Siege of Ladysmith]]''' in South Africa was lifted after British forces finally broke through the [[Boer]] positions.
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| [[1935]] – Working with [[polyamide]]s to developing a new viable fiber for the chemical company [[DuPont]], American chemist '''[[Wallace Carothers]]''' invented '''[[nylon]]'''.
| [[1935]] – Working with [[polyamide]]s to developing a new viable fiber for the chemical company [[DuPont]], American chemist '''[[Wallace Carothers]]''' invented '''[[nylon]]'''.
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| [[1947]] – [[Civil disorder]] in Taiwan was brutally suppressed by the [[Military of the Republic of China|Chinese Nationalist military]] in the '''[[February 28 incident|228 incident]]'''.
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| [[1952]] – '''[[Vincent Massey]]''' was sworn in as the first Canadian-born [[Governor General of Canada]].
| [[1952]] – '''[[Vincent Massey]]''' was sworn in as the first Canadian-born [[Governor General of Canada]].
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| [[1972]] – U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]]'s '''[[Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China|visit to the People's Republic of China]]'''<!-- ''(Nixon pictured with [[Mao Zedong]])''--> concluded with the two countries issuing the [[Shanghai Communiqué]]<!--Not bold, stubby-->, pledging to work toward the full normalization of [[Chinese-U.S. relations|diplomatic relations]].
| [[1972]] – U.S. president [[Richard Nixon]]'s '''[[1972 visit by Richard Nixon to China|visit to the People's Republic of China]]'''<!-- ''(Nixon pictured with [[Mao Zedong]])''--> concluded after the two countries issued the [[Shanghai Communiqué]] the previous day.
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| [[1983]] – '''[[Goodbye, Farewell and Amen|The final episode]]''' of the television series ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' was broadcast in the United States, and became the [[List of most watched television broadcasts|most-watched television program]] in history.
| [[1983]] – '''[[Goodbye, Farewell and Amen|The final episode]]''' of the television series ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' was broadcast in the United States, and became the [[List of most watched television broadcasts|most-watched television program]] in history.
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| [[1986]] – Swedish prime minister '''[[Olof Palme]]''' was [[Assassination of Olof Palme|assassinated]]<!--not bold, refimprove--> by a lone gunman in [[Stockholm]] while walking home from a cinema with [[Lisbet Palme|his wife]].
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| [[1997]] – In what has been has viewed as a "[[postmodernism|postmodern]] coup", the [[Turkish Military]] leadership '''[[1997 Turkish military memorandum|issued a memorandum]]''' that eventually precipitated the retirement of Turkish Prime Minister [[Necmettin Erbakan]].
| [[1997]] – In what has been has viewed as a "[[postmodernism|postmodern]] coup", the [[Turkish Military]] leadership '''[[1997 Turkish military memorandum|issued a memorandum]]''' that eventually precipitated the retirement of Turkish Prime Minister [[Necmettin Erbakan]].
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| '''[[Henry James]]''' (d.&nbsp;1916)
| '''[[Henry James]]'''<!--American writer--> |d|1916|
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| '''[[Marah Halim Harahap]]'''<!--Indonesian politician--> |b|1921
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* [[202 BC]] – Rebel leader Liu Bang declared himself [[Emperor Gaozu of Han]] after overthrowing the '''[[Qin dynasty]]''', the first [[Dynasties in Chinese history|imperial dynasty of China]].
* [[202 BC]] – Rebel leader Liu Bang declared himself [[Emperor Gaozu of Han]] after overthrowing the '''[[Qin dynasty]]''', the first [[Dynasties in Chinese history|imperial dynasty of China]].
* [[1638]] – The '''[[National Covenant]]''' was formally adopted in opposition to proposed reforms to the [[Church of Scotland]] by [[Charles I of England|King Charles&nbsp;I]].
* [[1893]] – '''[[USS Indiana (BB-1)|USS ''Indiana'']]''', the lead ship of [[Indiana-class battleship|her class]] and the first [[battleship]] in the [[United States Navy]] comparable to foreign battleships of the time, was launched.
* [[1893]] – '''[[USS Indiana (BB-1)|USS ''Indiana'']]''', the lead ship of [[Indiana-class battleship|her class]] and the first [[battleship]] in the [[United States Navy]] comparable to foreign battleships of the time, was launched.
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* [[1897]] – '''[[Ranavalona III|Ranavalona&nbsp;III]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''-->, the last sovereign ruler of the [[Merina Kingdom|Kingdom of Madagascar]], was deposed by French military forces.
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* [[1914]] – In the aftermath of the [[Balkan Wars]], [[Greeks in Albania|Greeks living in southern Albania]] proclaimed the short-lived '''[[Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus]]'''.
* [[1928]] – Indian physicist '''[[C. V. Raman|{{nowrap|C. V.}} Raman]]''' and his colleagues discovered what is now called the [[Raman scattering|Raman effect]], for which he later became the first Asian to win the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]].
* [[1928]] – Indian physicist '''[[C. V. Raman|C.&nbsp;V. Raman]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> and his colleagues discovered what is now known as [[Raman scattering]], for which he later became the first Asian to win the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]].
* [[1947]] – [[Nationalist government|Nationalist]] soldiers '''[[February 28 incident|fired on protesters]]''' in [[Taipei]] ''(crowd pictured)'', triggering widespread uprisings and violent suppression in the [[White Terror (Taiwan)|White Terror]].
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* [[1939]] – In one of the most famous errors in [[lexicography]], the erroneous word "'''[[dord]]'''" was discovered in ''[[Webster's New International Dictionary]]'' by an editor.
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* [[1963]] – Chicago alderman '''[[Benjamin F. Lewis]]''' was murdered in his office by unknown assailants two days after having been reelected.
* [[1972]] – [[Law enforcement in Japan|Japanese police]] stormed a mountain lodge near [[Karuizawa, Nagano|Karuizawa]], [[Nagano Prefecture]], to end '''[[Asama-Sansō incident|a ten-day siege]]''' by members of the paramilitary group [[United Red Army]].
* [[1972]] – [[Law enforcement in Japan|Japanese police]] stormed a mountain lodge near [[Karuizawa, Nagano|Karuizawa]], [[Nagano Prefecture]], to end '''[[Asama-Sansō incident|a ten-day siege]]''' by members of the paramilitary group [[United Red Army]].
* [[1975]] – A [[London Underground]] train at [[Moorgate station]] '''[[Moorgate tube crash|failed to stop]]''' at a terminal platform, crashing and causing the deaths of 43 people.
* [[1975]] – A [[London Underground]] train failed to stop at the terminal [[Moorgate station]], '''[[Moorgate tube crash|crashing and causing the deaths of 43 people]]'''.
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* [[1985]] – [[The Troubles]]: The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] launched '''[[1985 Newry mortar attack|a mortar attack]]''' on a [[Royal Ulster Constabulary]] station in [[Newry]], Northern Ireland, killing nine people.
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* [[1986]] – Swedish prime minister '''[[Olof Palme]]''' was [[Assassination of Olof Palme|assassinated]]<!--not bold, refimprove--> by a lone gunman in [[Stockholm]] while walking home from a cinema with [[Lisbet Palme|his wife]].
* [[1997]] – '''[[GRB 970228|{{nowrap|GRB 970228}}]]''', a highly luminous flash of [[gamma ray]]s, struck the Earth for 80 seconds, providing early evidence that [[gamma-ray burst]]s occur well beyond the [[Milky Way]].
* [[1997]] – '''[[GRB 970228|GRB&nbsp;970228]]''', a highly luminous 80-second flash of [[gamma ray]]s, was detected on Earth, providing early evidence that [[gamma-ray burst]]s occur well beyond the [[Milky Way]].
* [[1997]] – Two heavily armed bank robbers '''[[North Hollywood shootout|exchanged gunfire]]''' with officers of the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] in [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles|North Hollywood]], in one of the most intense gun battles in American police history.
* [[1997]] – Two heavily armed bank robbers '''[[North Hollywood shootout|exchanged gunfire]]''' with officers of the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] in [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles|North Hollywood]], in one of the most intense gun battles in American police history.
* [[2001]] – '''[[Great Heck rail crash|A high-speed train accident]]''' occurred at [[Great Heck]] near [[Selby]], North Yorkshire, England, killing ten passengers and injuring 82 others.
* [[2001]] – '''[[Selby rail crash|A high-speed train crash]]''' occurred near [[Selby]] in [[North Yorkshire]], England, killing 10 and injuring 82.
* [[2002]] – During the [[2002 Gujarat violence]] in India, mobs of Hindus attacked Muslims in '''[[Naroda Patiya massacre|Naroda Patiya]]''' and '''[[Gulbarg Society massacre|Chamanpura]]''', resulting in 166 deaths.
* [[2002]] – During [[2002 Gujarat riots|a period of religious violence]] in [[Gujarat]], India, mobs of Hindus attacked Muslims '''[[Naroda Patiya massacre|in Naroda Patiya]]''' and '''[[Gulbarg Society massacre|in Chamanpura]]''', resulting in 166 deaths.
* [[2013]] – [[Pope Benedict XVI|Benedict XVI]]<!-- ''(pictured)''--> became the first pope in nearly 600 years to '''[[Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI|resign from the papacy]]'''.
* [[2013]] – [[Pope Benedict XVI|Benedict XVI]]<!-- ''(pictured)''--> became the first pope in nearly 600 years to '''[[Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI|resign from the papacy]]'''.
* [[2021]] – Bus drivers in [[Greater Manchester]] began '''[[2021 Go North West strike|an eleven-week strike]]''', one of the longest in British transportation history.
* Born/died this day: '''[[Michel de Montaigne]]''' (b.&nbsp;1533){{·}} '''[[Martin Bucer]]''' (d.&nbsp;1551){{·}} '''[[Guillaume Delisle]]''' (b.&nbsp;1675){{·}} '''[[Hortense Allart]]''' (d.&nbsp;1879){{·}} '''[[Koesbini]]''' (d.&nbsp;1991)
* Born/died this day: | '''[[Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway]]''' |b|1261| '''[[Michel de Montaigne]]'''<!--French philospher--> |b|1533| '''[[Cornelius Gemma]]'''<!--Flemish physician--> |b|1535| '''[[Martin Bucer]]'''<!--German theologian--> |d|1551| '''[[Guillaume Delisle]]'''<!--French cartographer--> |b|1675| '''[[Thomas Cushing]]'''<!--American lawyer--> |d|1788| '''[[Alfred von Schlieffen]]'''<!--German military leader--> |b|1833|'''[[Pierre Fatou]]'''<!--French mathematician--> |b|1878| '''[[Sjafruddin Prawiranegara]]'''<!--Indonesian economist, male--> |b|1911| '''[[Charles Bassett]]''' and '''[[Elliot See]]'''<!--American test pilots--> |d|[[1966 NASA T-38 crash|1966]]| '''[[Neville Cardus]]'''<!--English cricket and music writer--> |d|1975| '''[[Anna Muzychuk]]'''<!--Ukrainian chess player-->|b|1990| '''[[Koesbini]]'''<!--Indonesian musician--> |d|1991 |'''[[Yaşar Kemal]]'''<!--Turkish writer--> |d|2015


==Notes==
==Notes==
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'''[[February 28]]''': '''[[Kalevala|Kalevala {{nowrap|Day /}} Finnish Culture Day]]'''
'''[[February 28]]''': '''[[Kalevala|''Kalevala'' Day&nbsp;/ Finnish Culture Day]]'''
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* [[1874]] – In one of the longest cases ever heard in an English court, the claimant in the '''[[Tichborne case]]''' was convicted of [[perjury]] for attempting to assume the identity of the missing heir to the [[Tichborne baronets|Tichborne baronetcy]].
* [[1874]] – In one of the longest cases ever heard in an English court, the claimant in the '''[[Tichborne case]]''' was convicted of [[perjury]] for attempting to assume the identity of the missing heir to the [[Tichborne baronets|Tichborne baronetcy]].
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* [[1904]] – The most successful [[association football|football]] club in Portugal, '''[[S.L. Benfica]]''' ''(first team pictured)'', was founded in Lisbon as Sport Lisboa.
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* [[1897]] – '''[[Ranavalona III|{{nowrap|Ranavalona III}}]]''' ''(pictured)'', the last sovereign ruler of the [[Merina Kingdom|Kingdom of Madagascar]], was deposed by French military forces.
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* [[1914]] – In the aftermath of the [[Balkan Wars]], [[Greeks in Albania|Greeks living in southern Albania]] proclaimed the short-lived '''[[Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus]]'''.
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* [[1904]] – The most successful [[association football|football]] club in Portugal, '''[[S.L. Benfica]]''', was founded in Lisbon as Sport Lisboa.
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* [[1939]] – In one of the most famous errors in [[lexicography]], the erroneous word "'''[[dord]]'''" was discovered in ''[[Webster's Dictionary|Webster's New International Dictionary]]'' by an editor.
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* [[1963]] – Chicago alderman '''[[Benjamin F. Lewis]]''' was murdered in his office by unknown assailants two days after having been reelected.
* [[1974]] – The [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|British election]] ended in a [[hung parliament]] after the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]], under '''[[Jeremy Thorpe]]''', achieved their highest ever number of votes.
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* [[1985]] – [[The Troubles]]: The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] launched '''[[1985 Newry mortar attack|a mortar attack]]''' on a [[Royal Ulster Constabulary]] station in [[Newry]], Northern Ireland, killing nine people.
{{Born and died list| '''[[Hortense Allart]]'''<!--Italian/French writer, female--> |d|1879|'''[[William Zorach]]'''<!--Lithuanian/American sculptor--> |b|1889| '''[[Christopher C. Kraft Jr.]]'''<!--American engineer--> |b|1924| '''[[Fernando Cajías]]'''<!--Bolivian historian--> |b|1949| }}
'''[[Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway]]''' (b.&nbsp;1261){{·}} '''[[Alfred von Schlieffen]]''' (b.&nbsp;1833){{·}} '''[[Charles Bassett]]''' and '''[[Elliot See]]''' (d.&nbsp;[[1966 NASA T-38 crash|1966]])
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  • Liu Bang
    Liu Bang
  • Robert Nelson
    Robert Nelson
  • USS Indiana (BB-1)
    USS Indiana (BB-1)
  • Olof Palme
    Olof Palme
  • Ranavalona III of Madagascar
    Ranavalona III of Madagascar
  • C. V. Raman
    C. V. Raman
  • Pope Benedict XVI
    Pope Benedict XVI
  • Protesters in Taipei before the February 28 incident
    Protesters in Taipei before the February 28 incident

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Teachers' Day in the Arab world; refimprove
870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople, the eighth Catholic Ecumenical Council, ended. refimprove
1838 – Lower Canada Rebellion: Robert Nelson, leader of the Patriotes, proclaimed the independence of Lower Canada. short, needs more footnotes
1844 – A gun on USS Princeton exploded while the warship cruised on the Potomac River, killing six people and injuring twenty others. Too much uncited
1900 – Second Boer War: The 118-day Siege of Ladysmith in South Africa was lifted after British forces finally broke through the Boer positions. refimprove
1935 – Working with polyamides to developing a new viable fiber for the chemical company DuPont, American chemist Wallace Carothers invented nylon. both: unreferenced section
1952 – Vincent Massey was sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada. refimprove section
1972 – U.S. president Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China concluded after the two countries issued the Shanghai Communiqué the previous day. lots of CN tags (10)
1983 – The final episode of the television series M*A*S*H was broadcast in the United States, and became the most-watched television program in history. refimprove section
1986 – Swedish prime minister Olof Palme was assassinated by a lone gunman in Stockholm while walking home from a cinema with his wife. refimprove
1997 – In what has been has viewed as a "postmodern coup", the Turkish Military leadership issued a memorandum that eventually precipitated the retirement of Turkish Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan. unreferenced section
Henry James |d|1916| lots of CN tags (10)
Marah Halim Harahap |b|1921 unreferenced section

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Notes

February 28: Kalevala Day / Finnish Culture Day

The first team of S.L. Benfica
The first team of S.L. Benfica
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