Births on February 28

Jelena Janković

Born on February 28, 1985

Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player

Jelena Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Јанковић, Serbian pronunciation: [jělena jǎːŋkoʋitɕ]; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. Janković is a former world No. 1 in singles, a ranking achieved preceding her finals appearance at the 2008 US Open. Janković has won 15 WTA singles titles and two doubles titles, with her career highlights that include winning the 2007 Wimbledon mixed-doubles title with Jamie Murray. She has not competed in any tournament since 2017.

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Events on 1985

20 Mar

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
13 May

Philadelphia
Police release a bomb on MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia to end a stand-off, killing six adults and five children, and destroying the homes of 250 city residents.
25 May

Tropical cyclone
Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
6 Jun

Auschwitz concentration camp
The grave of "Wolfgang Gerhard" is opened in Embu, Brazil; the exhumed remains are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele, Auschwitz's "Angel of Death"; Mengele is thought to have drowned while swimming in February 1979.
13 Sep

Super Mario
Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games.

Births on February 28

Jelena Janković

Born on February 28, 1985

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Events on 1985

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Philadelphia

Tropical cyclone

Auschwitz concentration camp

Super Mario