Usually the heaviest snows fall in February. Hunting becomes very difficult, and hence to some Native American tribes this was the Hunger Moon. Learn more on our February Full Moon Guide.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2029
Born
- Vincente Minnelli (film director) –
- Gavin MacLeod (actor) –
- Tommy Tune (choreographer) –
- Mario Andretti (race car driver) –
- Kelly Bishop (actress) –
- Bernadette Peters (actress & singer) –
- John Turturro (actor) –
- Robert Sean Leonard (actor) –
- Smarty Jones (Kentucky Derby winning horse) –
Died
- Henry James (writer) –
- Ruby Keeler (actress, singer, & dancer) –
- Donald Glaser (American physicist and inventor of the Bubble Chamber; died in Berkeley, California) –
- Daniel Boorstin (Pulitzer Prize-winning author and social historian who served as the librarian of Congress for 12 years) –
- Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (Pulitzer Prize-winning historian) –
- Mike Smith (lead singer of Dave Clark Five) –
- Paul Harvey (radio broadcaster) –
Events
- Baltimore and Ohio railroad incorporated –
- Congress created the Territory of Colorado –
- Vincent Massey became the first Canadian born Governor General of Canada –
- James D. Watson and Francis H. C. Crick announced discovery of DNA’s chemical structure –
- Parliament created VIA Rail Canada Inc. –
- The last episode of M*A*S*H, Goodbye, Farewell and Amen, aired on television –
- The last episode of M*A*S*H aired on TV –
- At the 39th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morisette won 4 awards, including Album of the Year for Jagged Little Pill. –
- Performer Natasha Veruschka swallowed 22.83-inch sword –
- Pope Benedict XVI stepped down as leader of the Roman Catholic church, becoming the first pope in about 600 years to retire –
Weather
- A record snowstorm brought 43 inches of snow to Rochester, New York –
- An area from Kansas to New York experienced record snowfalls –
- A sandstorm with hurricane-force winds derailed a train in western China –