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 February - 28 raid at Kilpatrick's Richmond  

1864  Skirmish at Albemarle County Virginia (Burton's Ford) on this day in history.  

1864  -Mar 3rd] Skirmish at Albemarle County Virginia (Burton's Ford) on this day in history.  

1865  On February - 28 arthur Symons, Welsh poet/critic/co-founder (Savoy)  

1866  On February - 28 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  Soledad Jiminez, Santander Spain, actor (Phantom ofthe Range) on February - 28.  

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1875  Viliam Figus, composer on February - 28.  

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

1876  Charles Edward Horsley, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1877  On February - 28 sergei Bortkiewicz, composer  

1878  US congress authorizes large-size silver certificate on this day in history.  

1879  "Exodus of 1879" southern blacks flee political/economic exploitation on February - 28.  

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  On February - 28 first US vaudeville theater opens (Boston)  

1883  1st US vaudeville theater opens (Boston) on this day in history.  

1886  Jose Gutierrez Solana, Spanish painter/author (Madrid Escenas) on this day in history.  

1887  On February - 28 william Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance)  

1888  On February - 28 ferry in San Pablo Bay explodes  

1888  On this day in history vincent d'Indy's Wallenstein-trilogy, premieres  

1889  Victor Sutherland, Paducah KY, actor (Captive City) on this day in history.  

1890  Vaslav Nijinsky, Kiev Ukraine, ballet dancer (3/12 NS) on February - 28.  

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 this day in history the birth of Ben Hecht, American writer  

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  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  On this day in history france dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar  

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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  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on February - 28.  

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

1552  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on this day in history.  

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

1573  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on this day in history.  

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

0642  On February - 28 oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle  

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  Death of Niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441) on this day in history.  

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

1525  On this day in history death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler  

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