Page 3: Historical Events In February - 28
Friday, 11 July 2025
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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