Historical Events In February - 28

1863  Confederate raider "Nashville" sinks near Fort McAllister GA on February - 28.  

1863  Confederate raider "Nashville" sinks near Fort McAllister Georgia on this day in history.  

1864  On February - 28 raid at Kilpatrick's Richmond  

1864  Skirmish at Albemarle County Virginia (Burton's Ford) on February - 28.  

1864  -Mar 3rd] Skirmish at Albemarle County Virginia (Burton's Ford) on February - 28.  

1865  On this day in history arthur Symons, Welsh poet/critic/co-founder (Savoy)  

1866  On this day in history vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [OS=2/16]  

1870  On February - 28 the Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz of the Ottoman Empire.  

1871  On February - 28 2nd Enforcement Act gives federal control of congressional elections  

1874  On February - 28 soledad Jiminez, Santander Spain, actor (Phantom ofthe Range)  

1875  On this day in history viliam Figus, composer  

1876  John Alden Carpenter, Chicago Illinois, composer (Sea Drift) on February - 28.  

1876  On February - 28 charles Edward Horsley, composer, dies at 53  

1877  On this day in history sergei Bortkiewicz, composer  

1878  On February - 28 uS congress authorizes large-size silver certificate  

1879  On this day in history "Exodus of 1879" southern blacks flee political/economic exploitation  

1882  On February - 28 1st US college cooperative store opens, at Harvard U  

1882  On February - 28 geraldine Farrar, US soprano/actress (Story of American Singer)  

1883  First US vaudeville theater opens (Boston) on this day in history.  

1883  1st US vaudeville theater opens (Boston) on February - 28.  

1886  On February - 28 jose Gutierrez Solana, Spanish painter/author (Madrid Escenas)  

1887  On this day in history william Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance)  

1888  On February - 28 ferry in San Pablo Bay explodes  

1888  On February - 28 vincent d'Indy's Wallenstein-trilogy, premieres  

1889  Victor Sutherland, Paducah KY, actor (Captive City) on February - 28.  

1890  On this day in history vaslav Nijinsky, Kiev Ukraine, ballet dancer (3/12 NS)  

1891  Oscar Grundén skates world record 500m (50.8 sec) on February - 28.  

1893  On this day in history edward Acheson, Pennsylvania, patents an abrasive he names "carborundum"  

1893  The birth of Ben Hecht, American writer on this day in history.  

1893  Edward Acheson, Penn, patents an abrasive he names "carborundum" on February - 28.  

1893  Ben Hecht, NYC, novelist/playwright/screenwriter (Front Page) on this day in history.  

1895  The birth of Marcel Pagnol, French writer on this day in history.  

1895  On February - 28 guiomar Novaes, Brazil, pianist (Brazilian Order of Merit)  

1896  France dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar on February - 28.  

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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 February - 28 birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)  

1409  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on this day in history.  

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on this day in history.  

1552  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on February - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on this day in history.  

1326  Death of Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290) on this day in history.  

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

1485  Death of Niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441) on February - 28.  

1510  On this day in history death of juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer  

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

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