February 28th (2013) was a Thursday. It's the 56th day of the year (57th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 309 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 28th February, 2013
» Pope Benedict XVI Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI e.g resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church becoming the first pope to do so since 1415.
February 28th Famous Deaths for 2013
» DJ Ajax, Australian DJ and producer (b. 1971)
» Theo Bos (footballer) known as Theo Bos, Dutch footballer and coach (b. 1965)
» Daniel Darc, French singer-songwriter (Taxi Girl) (b. 1959)
» Donald A. Glaser, American physicist and neurobiologist, Nobel Prize in Physics e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)
» Jean Marcel Honoré, French cardinal (b. 1920)
» Neil McCorkell, English cricketer (b. 1912)
» Bruce Reynolds, English criminal (b. 1931)
» Armando Trovajoli, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1917)
February 28th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
» Abercius (martyr)
» Pope Hilarius e.g Hilarius
» Mar Abba
» Oswald of Worcester
» Romanus of Condat
» Saints Rufinus named Rufinus
» Anna Julia Cooper and Elizabeth Evelyn Wright (Episcopal Church (USA))
» February 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Kalevala Day, the day of Culture of Finland e.g Finnish Culture. (Finland)
» National Science Day (India)
» Public holidays in the Republic of China or Peace Memorial Day (Taiwan)