eso ha pasado un 28 Febrero

1975 : Moorgate Underground Crash


On February 28, 1975, a London Underground crashed onto a brick wall at rush hour at Moorgate station, killing at least 43 people. The cause of the accident is still unknown.

1983 : Last episode of M.A.S.H.


On February 28, 1983, the last episode of M.A.S.H., a series about the staff of a U.S. Army mobile hospital during the Korean War, is seen by 106 million Americans.

1986 : Swedish Prime Minister Killed


On 28 February 1986, the Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was assassinated on a street in Stockholm. He has been an active opponent to the Vietnam War and the deployment of U.S. Pershing missiles in Europe. He was also a fervent opponent of the apartheid regime in South Africa.

1991 : Gulf War ends


On February 28, 1991, Iraq accepted all 12 UN resolutions ending the Gulf War.

1993 : Beginning of the siege in Waco, Texas


On February 28, 1993, a raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) who tried to apply a search warrant for illegal possession of weapons against a heavily armed religious group near Waco, Texas became a bloody shootout, killing at least four federal agents and six sect members and wounding at least 15 agents. A 51-day siege ensued and ended with the death of 76 cult members, suicided or killed by other members.

1997 : Earthquake in Iran


On February 28, 1997, an earthquake occurs in the region of Ardabil in Iran killing more than 1,000 people.

2010 : Severe storm Xynthia hits Europe


On February 28, 2010, the storm Xynthia lashed Spain, Portugal and France. 45 people were killed due to drowning in France.

Cita del día : 28 Febrero

Olof Palme
The rights of democracy are not reserved for a select group within society, they are the rights of all the people.

Cumpleaños : 28 Febrero

Michel de Montaigne, Escritor francés (1533)
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, Científico francés (1683)
José Vasconcelos, Escritor mexicano (1882)
Ben Hecht, Guionista estadounidense (1894)
Marcel Pagnol, Escritor francés (1895)
Linus Pauling, Químico estadounidense, Premio Nobel de Química, Premio Nobel de la Paz (1901)
Vincente Minnelli, Director de cine americano (1903)
Pierre Clostermann, Piloto francés (1921)
Charles Durning, Actor americano (1923)
Leon Neil Cooper, Físico estadounidense, Premio Nobel (1930)
Gavin MacLeod, Actor americano (1930)
Daniel C. Tsui, Físico estadounidense, Premio Nobel (1939)
Brian Jones, Músico inglés (The Rolling Stones) (1942)
Robin Cook, Político inglés (1946)
Stephanie Beacham, Actriz inglesa (1947)
Steven Chu, Físico estadounidense, Premio Nobel (1948)
John Turturro, Actor americano (1957)
Jeanne Mas, Cantante francesa (1958)
Rae Dawn Chong, Actriz canadiense (1961)
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Uzbekistán ciclista (1964)
Robert Sean Leonard, Actor americano (1969)
Noureddine Morceli, Atleta argelino (1970)
Benjamin Raich, Esquiador austriaco (1978)
Karolína Kurková, Supermodelo checa (1984)
Diego Ribas da Cunha, Futbolista brasileño (1985)

Nos han dejado un 28 Febrero

Alphonse de Lamartine, Escritor francés (1869)
Henry James, Escritor americano (1916)
Charles Nicolle, Bacteriólogo francés, Premio Nobel de Medicina (1936)
Rajendra Prasad, Presidente de la India (1963)
Ray Ellington, Cantante inglés (1985)
Olof Palme, Primer ministro de Suecia (1986)
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