Page 3: Historical Events In February - 28

1823  Ernest Renan, French philosopher/historian/scholar of religion on February - 28.   

1824  On this day in history charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist   

1825  On February - 28 quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888   

1826  On February - 28 m Biela, an Austrian officer, discovers Biela's Comet   

1827  First US railroad chartered to carry passengers and freight, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, is incorporated on this day in history.   

1827  The B&O Railroad is incorporated (and forever remembered on Monopoly game boards ) on this day in history.   

1827  On February - 28 the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became the first railroad incorporated for the commercial transportation of people and freight   

1827  On February - 28 1st commercial railroad in US, Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) chartered   

1828  Franz Grillparzer's "Ein Treuer Diener," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.   

1833  On February - 28 alfred von Schlieffen, Count/Prussian general-fieldmarshal   

1835  Dr Elias Lönnrot publishes Finnish poem "Kalevala" on February - 28.   

1835  On this day in history dr Elias L"nnrot publishes Finnish poem "Kalevala"   

1838  On February - 28 robert Nelson, leader of the Patriotes, proclaims the independence of Lower Canada (today Québec)   

1844  On this day in history uS Secretary of State Abel Upshur, Navy Secretary Thomas Gilmer, and several others die when a 12-inch gun aboard the USS Princeton explodes.   

1844  12-inch gun aboard USS Princeton explodes on February - 28.   

1844  On this day in history abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton   

1847  On February - 28 uS defeats México in battle of Sacramento   

1847  US defeats Mexico in battle of Sacramento on this day in history.   

1849  On February - 28 the first gold-seekers arrived in San Francisco, aboard the ship California.   

1849  On February - 28 1st boat load of gold rush prospectors arrives in SF from east coast   

1850  The University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah on this day in history.   

1850  Hermann Schell, German theologist/philosopher (Gott und Geist) on this day in history.   

1854  Republican Party formally organized at Ripon WI on February - 28.   

1854  Slavery opponents meet in Ripon, WI, calling for a new political group (which became the Republican Party) on this day in history.   

1854  The Republican Party is formally organized on February - 28.   

1854  On February - 28 republican Party formally organized at Ripon, Wisc   

1854  Juliusz Zarebski, composer on this day in history.   

1857  On February - 28 gustave Adolph Kerker, composer   

1858  On this day in history jacob P Vis, Dutch industrialist (founder NV Royal Salt Industries)   

1859  Arkansas legislature requires free blacks to choose exile or slavery on this day in history.   

1861  The Colorado Territory is organized on this day in history.   

1861  Territories of Nevada & Colorado created on February - 28.   

1862  The opera "La Reine de Saba" premieres (Paris) on February - 28.   

1862  On February - 28 opera "La Reine de Saba," premieres in Paris   

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1155  On this day in history birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

1261  On this day in history birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)   

1409  On this day in history birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on February - 28.   

1552  On February - 28 birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

1552  On this day in history birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)   

1573  On February - 28 birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)   

1612  On February - 28 birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)   

0642  Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on February - 28.   

1261  On this day in history hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies   

1326  Death of Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290) on February - 28.   

1453  Death of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400) on this day in history.   

1485  On February - 28 death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)   

1510  Death of Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer on this day in history.   

1525  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on February - 28.   

1572  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on February - 28.