Famous people born on February 28 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is February 28, you share it with Linus Pauling, Mario Andretti, Bernadette Peters — and you were born under Pisces, the sign of the imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
Birthday basics for February 28
Pisces ♓
Zodiac sign
Amethyst
Birthstone
Violet
Birth flower
59th
Day of the year
February 28 is the 59th day of the year, with 306 days still to come.
Famous people born on February 28
Linus Pauling — American chemist and winner of two Nobel Prizes (born 1901).
Mario Andretti — Italian-American racing champion who won the Indy 500 and Formula One title (born 1940).
Bernadette Peters — American Broadway star and Tony Award winner (born 1948).
Also sharing the day:
Michel de Montaigne (b. 1533) — French Renaissance thinker who popularized the essay as a literary form.
Frank Gehry (b. 1929) — Canadian-American architect of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
John Turturro (b. 1957) — American actor known for "Barton Fink" and "The Big Lebowski".
February 28 in history
1935 — DuPont chemist Wallace Carothers produced the first sample of nylon, the first fully synthetic fiber.
1953 — James Watson and Francis Crick announced they had worked out the double-helix structure of DNA.
1983 — The final episode of M*A*S*H aired, becoming the most-watched TV episode in U.S. history.
1922 — The United Kingdom declared an end to its protectorate over Egypt, recognizing Egyptian independence.
1940 — The first televised college basketball game aired as Fordham met Pittsburgh at Madison Square Garden.
1959 — Discoverer 1, the first satellite aimed at a polar orbit, was launched from California.
February 28 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is February 28?
Anyone born on February 28 is a Pisces — imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
What is the birthstone for February 28?
The birthstone for a February 28 birthday is Amethyst, and the birth flower is the Violet.
Who is the most famous person born on February 28?
Linus Pauling is among the best known — American chemist and winner of two Nobel Prizes (born 1901).
What happened on February 28?
In 1935, DuPont chemist Wallace Carothers produced the first sample of nylon, the first fully synthetic fiber.
What day of the year is February 28?
February 28 is the 59th day of the year, with 306 days still to come.
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