Historical Events In February - 28

1863  On this day in history confederate raider "Nashville" sinks near Fort McAllister GA  

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

1864  On this day in history raid at Kilpatrick's Richmond  

1864  On February - 28 skirmish at Albemarle County Virginia (Burton's Ford)  

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

1865  On February - 28 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 this day in history 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  Viliam Figus, composer on February - 28.  

1876  On this day in history john Alden Carpenter, Chicago Illinois, composer (Sea Drift)  

1876  On this day in history charles Edward Horsley, composer, dies at 53  

1877  Sergei Bortkiewicz, composer on February - 28.  

1878  US congress authorizes large-size silver certificate on February - 28.  

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

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

1882  Geraldine Farrar, US soprano/actress (Story of American Singer) on February - 28.  

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

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

1886  Jose Gutierrez Solana, Spanish painter/author (Madrid Escenas) on February - 28.  

1887  William Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance) on this day in history.  

1888  Ferry in San Pablo Bay explodes on February - 28.  

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

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

1890  On February - 28 vaslav Nijinsky, Kiev Ukraine, ballet dancer (3/12 NS)  

1891  Oscar Grundén skates world record 500m (50.8 sec) on this day in history.  

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

1893  On February - 28 the birth of Ben Hecht, American writer  

1893  Edward Acheson, Penn, patents an abrasive he names "carborundum" on this day in history.  

1893  On this day in history ben Hecht, NYC, novelist/playwright/screenwriter (Front Page)  

1895  On this day in history the birth of Marcel Pagnol, French writer  

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  Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on February - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

1552  On February - 28 birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)  

1573  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on February - 28.  

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

0642  On this day in history oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle  

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

1326  On this day in history death of duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)  

1453  Death of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400) on February - 28.  

1485  On this day in history death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)  

1510  On February - 28 death of juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer  

1525  On February - 28 death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler  

1572  On this day in history death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)