Unix Timestamp: 636163200
Wednesday, February 28. 1990, 12:00:00 AM UTC

A fire at the Sheraton Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, kills 16 people.

President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega announces a cease-fire with the U.S.-backed "contras".

The Royal New Zealand Navy discontinues its daily rum ration.

Steve Jackson Games is raided by the U.S. Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.