February 28th (1942) was a Saturday. 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, 1942
» The heavy cruiser USS Houston CA-30 6 is sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait with 693 crew members killed, along with HMAS Perth D29 6 which lost 375 men.
Famous Birthdays on February 28 in 1942
» Frank Bonner, American actor
» Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (The Rolling Stones) (d. 1969)
» Dino Zoff, Italian footballer and manager
February 28th Famous Deaths for 1942
» Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (b. 1889)
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)