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28 February 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2026 - The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other senior officials.Ongoing armed conflict in West Asia
Anniversary
2021 - Bus drivers in Greater Manchester began an eleven-week strike, one of the longest in British transportation history.Ceremonial county in North West England
Anniversary
2013 - Benedict XVI became the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign from the papacy.Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013
Anniversary
2002 - During a period of religious violence in Gujarat, India, mobs of Hindus attacked Muslims in Naroda Patiya and in Chamanpura, resulting in 166 deaths.Sectarian violence in the Indian state
Anniversary
2001 - A high-speed train crash occurred near Selby in North Yorkshire, England, killing 10 and injuring 82.2001 rail crash in North Yorkshire, England
Historical events
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Notable births
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Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
Full Moon
97.5% illuminated
Lunar age: 16.3 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
10.12 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Virgo
25.59 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.