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This is a list of selected February 28 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

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Liu Bang
Robert Nelson
The 228 Monument in Taipei

The 228 Monument in Taipei
John Wesley
USS Indiana (BB-1)
U.S. President Nixon meets with China's Communist Party Leader Mao Zedong

U.S. President Nixon meets with China's Communist Party Leader Mao Zedong
Olof Palme
Queen Ranavalona III of Madagascar

Ineligible

Blurb	Reason
; Teachers' Day in the Arab world	refimprove
Peace Memorial Day in the Republic of China (Taiwan) (1947)	refimprove
870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople, the eighth Catholic Ecumenical Council, ended.	refimprove
1784 – John Wesley, a minister of the Church of England, chartered the first Methodist Church.	Need to verify date, bare URLs
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 U.S. warship was on a Potomac River cruise, killing eight United States Cabinet members and several others.	needs more footnotes
1900 – Second Boer War: The 118-day Siege of Ladysmith in South Africa was lifted after British forces finally broke through the Boer positions.	ref improve
1935 – Working with polyamides to developing a new viable fiber for the chemical company DuPont, American chemist Wallace Carothers invented nylon.	Carothers: unreferenced section; Nylon: refimprove sections
1947 – Civil disorder in Taiwan was brutally suppressed by the Chinese Nationalist military in the 228 Incident.	tagged refimprove
1939 – The erroneous word "dord", one of the most famous errors in lexicography, was discovered in Webster's New International Dictionary by a Merriam-Webster editor, in which the term was defined as "density".	stubby
1983 – The final episode of the television series MASH* was broadcast in the United States, and became the most-watched television program in history.	plot summary too long, needs expansion

Eligible

1874 – In one of the longest cases ever heard in an English court, the defendant was convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
1893 – USS Indiana, the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, was launched.
1914 – In the aftermath of the Balkan Wars, Greeks living in southern Albania proclaimed the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus.
1972 – Japanese police stormed a mountain lodge near Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, to end a ten-day siege by members of the paramilitary group United Red Army.
1972 – U.S. President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China concluded with the two countries issuing the Shanghai Communiqué, pledging to work toward the full normalization of diplomatic relations.
1986 – Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was assassinated by a lone gunman in Stockholm while walking home from a movie theatre with his wife Lisbet Palme.
1997 – Two heavily armed bank robbers exchanged gunfire with officers of the Los Angeles Police Department in North Hollywood, in one of the longest and bloodiest shootouts in American police history.
1997 – GRB 970228, a highly luminous flash of gamma rays, struck the Earth for 80 seconds, providing early evidence that gamma-ray bursts occur well beyond the Milky Way.
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.
2001 – A high-speed train accident occurred at Great Heck near Selby, North Yorkshire, England, killing ten passengers and injuring 82 others.
2002 – During the 2002 Gujarat violence in India, mobs of Hindus attacked Muslims in Naroda Patiya and Chamanpura, resulting in 166 deaths.
2013 – Pope Benedict XVI became the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign from the papacy.

Notes

2002 Gujarat violence/Godhra train burning appear on February 27, so Naroda Patiya massacre/Gulbarg Society massacre should not appear in the same year
Emperor Taizu of Liao appears on February 27 also, so Qin Dynasty should not appear in the same year either

February 28: Kalevala Day in Finland

202 BC – Rebel leader Liu Bang was enthroned as Emperor Gaozu of Han after overthrowing the Qin dynasty, the first imperial dynasty of China.
1897 – Ranavalona III, the last sovereign ruler of the Kingdom of Madagascar, was deposed by a French military force.
1928 – Indian physicist C. V. Raman (pictured) and his colleagues discovered what is now called the Raman effect, for which he later became the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Physics.
1975 – In London an underground train failed to stop at Moorgate terminus station and crashed into the end of the tunnel, killing 43 people.
1985 – The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army launched a mortar attack on a Royal Ulster Constabulary station in Corry Square, Newry, Northern Ireland, killing nine.

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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.
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-|  [[1986]] – Swedish Prime Minister [[Olof Palme]] was '''[[Assassination of Olof Palme|assassinated]]''' by a lone gunman in [[Stockholm]] while walking home from a movie theatre with his wife [[Lisbet Palme]].
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-| [[1997]] – In what has been has viewed as a "[[postmodernism|postmodern]] coup", the [[Turkish Military]] leadership '''[[1997 military memorandum (Turkey)|issued a memorandum]]''' that eventually precipitated the retirement of Turkish Prime Minister [[Necmettin Erbakan]].
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+* [[1874]] – In one of the longest cases ever heard in an English court, the defendant was convicted of [[perjury]] for '''[[Tichborne case|attempting to assume the identity of the heir]]''' to the [[Tichborne baronets|Tichborne baronetcy]].
-* [[202 BC]] – Rebel leader Liu Bang was enthroned as [[Emperor Gaozu of Han]] after overthrowing the '''[[Qin Dynasty]]''', the first [[Dynasties in Chinese history|imperial dynasty of China]].
 * [[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.
+* [[1914]] – In the aftermath of the [[Balkan Wars]], [[Greeks in Albania|Greeks living in southern Albania]] proclaimed the '''[[Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus]]'''.
-* [[1897]] – '''[[Ranavalona III]]''', the last sovereign ruler of the [[Kingdom of Madagascar]], was deposed by a French military force.
 * [[1972]] – [[Law enforcement in Japan|Japanese police]] stormed a mountain lodge near [[Karuizawa, Nagano|Karuizawa]], [[Nagano Prefecture]], to end a '''[[Asama-Sansō incident|ten-day siege]]''' by members of the paramilitary group [[United Red Army]].
+* [[1972]] – U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]]'s '''[[1972 Nixon 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 bolded, stubby-->, pledging to work toward the full normalization of [[Chinese-U.S. relations|diplomatic relations]].
-* [[1975]] – In London an underground train '''[[Moorgate tube crash|failed to stop]]''' at Moorgate terminus station and crashed into the end of the tunnel, killing 43 people.
+* [[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 movie theatre with his wife [[Lisbet Palme]].
-* [[1985]] – [[The Troubles]]: The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] launched a '''[[1985 Newry mortar attack|mortar attack]]''' on a [[Royal Ulster Constabulary]] station in Corry Square, [[Newry]], Northern Ireland, killing nine.
 * [[1997]] – Two heavily armed '''[[North Hollywood shootout|bank robbers exchanged gunfire]]''' with officers of the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] in [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles|North Hollywood]], in one of the longest and bloodiest shootouts in American police history.
 * [[1997]] – '''[[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]] – In what has been has viewed as a "[[postmodernism|postmodern]] coup", the [[Turkish Military]] leadership '''[[1997 military memorandum|issued a memorandum]]''' that eventually precipitated the retirement of Turkish Prime Minister [[Necmettin Erbakan]].
+* [[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.
 * [[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.
 * [[2013]] – [[Pope Benedict XVI]] '''[[Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI|became the first pope in nearly 600 years]]''' to resign from the papacy.
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+* [[202 BC]] – Rebel leader Liu Bang was enthroned as [[Emperor Gaozu of Han]] after overthrowing the '''[[Qin dynasty]]''', the first [[Dynasties in Chinese history|imperial dynasty of China]].
-* [[1874]] – In one of the longest cases ever heard in an English court, the defendant was convicted of [[perjury]] for '''[[Tichborne case|attempting to assume the identity of the heir]]''' to the [[Tichborne baronets|Tichborne baronetcy]].
+* [[1897]] – '''[[Ranavalona III]]''', the last sovereign ruler of the [[Kingdom of Madagascar]], was deposed by a French military force.
-* [[1914]] – In the aftermath of the [[Balkan Wars]], [[Greeks in Albania|Greeks living in southern Albania]] proclaimed the '''[[Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus]]'''.
 * [[1928]] – Indian physicist '''[[C. V. Raman]]''' ''(pictured)'' 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]].
+* [[1975]] – In London an underground train '''[[Moorgate tube crash|failed to stop]]''' at Moorgate terminus station and crashed into the end of the tunnel, killing 43 people.
-* [[1972]] – U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]]'s '''[[1972 Nixon 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 bolded, stubby-->, pledging to work toward the full normalization of [[Chinese-U.S. relations|diplomatic relations]].
+* [[1985]] – [[The Troubles]]: The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] launched a '''[[1985 Newry mortar attack|mortar attack]]''' on a [[Royal Ulster Constabulary]] station in Corry Square, [[Newry]], Northern Ireland, killing nine.
-* [[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.
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