óæå ïðîøëî 28 February
1975 : Moorgate Underground CrashOn 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. |
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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. |
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1986 : Swedish Prime Minister KilledOn 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. |
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1991 : Gulf War endsOn February 28, 1991, Iraq accepted all 12 UN resolutions ending the Gulf War. |
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1993 : Beginning of the siege in Waco, TexasOn 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. |
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1997 : Earthquake in IranOn February 28, 1997, an earthquake occurs in the region of Ardabil in Iran killing more than 1,000 people. |
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2010 : Severe storm Xynthia hits EuropeOn February 28, 2010, the storm Xynthia lashed Spain, Portugal and France. 45 people were killed due to drowning in France. |
Öèòàòà äíÿ : 28 February
Olof Palme The rights of democracy are not reserved for a select group within society, they are the rights of all the people. |
Äíè ðîæäåíèÿ : 28 February
Michel de Montaigne, French writer (1533) | |
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (1683) | |
José Vasconcelos, Mexican writer (1882) | |
Ben Hecht, American screenwriter (1894) | |
Marcel Pagnol, French writer (1895) | |
Linus Pauling, American chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Peace Prize (1901) | |
Vincente Minnelli, American director (1903) | |
Pierre Clostermann, French flying ace (1921) | |
Charles Durning, American actor (1923) | |
Leon Neil Cooper, American physicist, Nobel Laureate (1930) | |
Gavin MacLeod, American actor (1930) | |
Daniel C. Tsui, American physicist, Nobel Laureate (1939) | |
Brian Jones, English musician (The Rolling Stones) (1942) | |
Robin Cook, English politician (1946) | |
Stephanie Beacham, English actress (1947) | |
Steven Chu, American physicist, Nobel Laureate (1948) | |
John Turturro, American actor (1957) | |
Jeanne Mas, French singer (1958) | |
Rae Dawn Chong, Canadian actress (1961) | |
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Uzbekistan cyclist (1964) | |
Robert Sean Leonard, American actor (1969) | |
Noureddine Morceli, Algerian athlete (1970) | |
Benjamin Raich, Austrian skier (1978) | |
Karolína Kurková, Czech supermodel (1984) | |
Diego Ribas da Cunha, Brazilian footballer (1985) |
Ils nous ont quitté un 28 February
Alphonse de Lamartine, French writer (1869) | |
Henry James, American writer (1916) | |
Charles Nicolle, French bacteriologist, Nobel Prize in Medicine (1936) | |
Rajendra Prasad, President of India (1963) | |
Ray Ellington, English singer (1985) | |
Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (1986) |
Øóòêà äíÿ : 28 February
Smell of paintTo remove odors from painting in a room, peel an onion, cut into 4 pieces and arrange it on a plate. Open the window and within hours, the smell is gone. |
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