February 28th in history
Encyclopædia Britannica presents people and events from this day in history:
- Frank O. Gehry: Biography of the Day
Frank O. Gehry
American architect and designer Frank O. Gehry—renowned worldwide for his original, sculptural, and often audacious work, including the curvaceous Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain—was born in Toronto this day in 1929.
- Olof Palme assassinated: 28 February 1986 - This Day in History
Olof Palme, the internationally prominent prime minister of Sweden (1969–76, 1982–86) whose strong pacifist beliefs included opposition to the Vietnam War, was assassinated this day in Stockholm in 1986.
More Events on this day:
1942: During World War II, Japanese troops landed on the island of Java, which they occupied until 1945.
1922: Egypt was declared an independent country.
1906: American gangster Bugsy Siegel was born in Brooklyn, New York.
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