Ash Wednesday
Start of Lent — 46 days before Easter. Christians get ashes on the forehead in a cross shape, made from last year's burned Palm Sunday fronds.
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- Culture
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Vatican City
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Full history →Notable · 2014
A series of violent events (pictured) involving protesters, riot police, and unknown shooters began in Kyiv that culminated in the ousting of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych five days later.- 2021Perseverance, a Mars rover designed to explore Jezero crater on Mars, as part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission, lands successfully.
- 2018Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 crashes in the Dena sub-range in the Zagros Mountains of Iran, Resulting in 66 Deaths
- 2014Revolution of Dignity: At least 76 people are killed and hundreds are injured in clashes between riot police and demonstrators in Kyiv, Ukraine.