Deaths on February 28

Mary Stuart (actress)

Died on February 28, 2002

Mary Stuart, American actress and singer (b. 1926)

Mary Stuart (born Mary Houchins; July 4, 1926 – February 28, 2002) was an American actress, guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

A former silver screen starlet, she was perhaps best known for her starring role as Joanne on the CBS/NBC soap opera Search for Tomorrow, which she played for 35 years without interruption (1951–86). After her divorce from her first husband, with whom she raised two children, she began a side career as a guitarist and a singer-songwriter, first singing on Search for Tomorrow and then releasing her own album in 1973. At the time of her death, she had played the role of Meta Bauer on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light for six years. For her work in daytime drama, she was given the Lifetime Achievement Daytime Emmy Award.

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Events on 2002

16 Jan

Osama bin Laden
The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the remaining members of the Taliban.
4 Apr

Angolan Civil War
The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.
14 Apr

Hugo Chávez
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military.
12 May

Fidel Castro
Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro's 1959 revolution.
20 Aug

Saddam Hussein
A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein take over the Iraqi Embassy in Berlin, Germany for five hours before releasing their hostages and surrendering.

Deaths on February 28

Mary Stuart (actress)

Died on February 28, 2002

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Osama bin Laden

Angolan Civil War

Hugo Chávez

Fidel Castro

Saddam Hussein