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This Day in History: February 28
- Olof Palme assassinated
Olof Palme assassinated
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.
3. The Persian Gulf War, an international conflict that was triggered by Iraq‘s invasion of Kuwait, ended as Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein accepted a cease-fire agreement.
4. During World War II, Japanese troops landed on the island of Java, which they occupied until 1945.