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28 February 2029
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
History
2026 - The United States and Israel launch attacks across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Retaliatory strikes are launched by Iran against US military bases in the Gulf, with explosions reported in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE.Country primarily in North America
History
2024 - Prime Minister Modi of India inaugurates the 2nd Space Port of India - Kulasekarapattinam Spaceport.Top minister of cabinet and government
History
2023 - Two trains collide south of the Vale of Tempe in Greece, leading to the deaths of at least 57 people and leaving 58 missing and 85 injured.2023 train collision in Greece, killing 57 people
History
2013 - Pope Benedict XVI resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church, becoming the first pope to do so voluntarily since Pope Gregory XII in 1415.Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013
History
2002 - During the religious violence in Gujarat, 97 people are killed in the Naroda Patiya massacre and 69 in the Gulbarg Society massacre.Sectarian violence in the Indian state
History
2001 - The 2001 Nisqually earthquake, having a moment magnitude of 6.8, with epicenter in southern Puget Sound, damages the Seattle metropolitan area.Severe earthquake in Washington, US
History
1997 - An earthquake in northern Iran is responsible for about 1,100 deaths.Severe earthquake in northern Iran
History
1997 - A Turkish military memorandum results in the collapse of the coalition government in Turkey.Turkish National Security Council memo which led to Prime Minister Erbakan's resignation
History
1993 - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh, starting a 51-day standoff.U.S. law enforcement agency
History
1990 - Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-36.Space Shuttle orbiter (1985–2011)
Notable births
Born
2000 - Josip Šutalo, Croatian footballerCroatian professional footballer (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Luka Dončić, Slovenian basketball playerSlovenian basketball player (born 1999)
Born
1997 - Chris Lindstrom, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Jakub Vrána, Czech ice hockey playerCzech ice hockey player (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (born 1939)Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026
Died
2026 - Aziz Nasirzadeh, Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran (born 1964)Iranian general (1964–2026)
Died
2026 - Mohammad Pakpour, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of the Islamic Republic of Iran (born 1961)Iranian military officer and commander of the IRGC (1961–2026)
Died
2025 - David Johansen, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1950)American singer (1950–2025)
Died
2025 - Miguel Piñera, Chilean celebrity, night club owner and amateur musician (born 1954)Chilean nightclub owner (1954–2025)
Died
2025 - Joseph Wambaugh, American writer (born 1937)American writer and policeman (1937–2025)
Died
2024 - Ahmed Salim, Bangladeshi convicted murderer (born 1989)Bangladeshi painter put to death in Singapore for murder (1989–2024)
Died
2024 - Héctor Ortiz, Puerto Rican baseball player and coach (born 1969)Puerto Rican baseball player and coach (1969–2024)
Sky
Moon phase
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 14.7 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
10.18 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Virgo
7.15 degrees
Constellation: Sextans
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.