Page 4: Historical Events In February - 28

1863  On February - 28 confederate raider "Nashville" sinks near Fort McAllister GA   

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

1864  On February - 28 raid at Kilpatrick's Richmond   

1864  On this day in history skirmish at Albemarle County Virginia (Burton's Ford)   

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

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

1866  Vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [OS=2/16] on this day in history.   

1870  The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz of the Ottoman Empire on this day in history.   

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

1874  Soledad Jiminez, Santander Spain, actor (Phantom ofthe Range) on February - 28.   

1875  On February - 28 viliam Figus, composer   

1876  On February - 28 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1882  1st US college cooperative store opens, at Harvard U on this day in history.   

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

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  William Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance) on February - 28.   

1888  Ferry in San Pablo Bay explodes on this day in history.   

1888  Vincent d'Indy's Wallenstein-trilogy, premieres on February - 28.   

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  On February - 28 oscar Grundén skates world record 500m (50.8 sec)   

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 this day in history.   

1893  On February - 28 ben Hecht, NYC, novelist/playwright/screenwriter (Front Page)   

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

1895  Guiomar Novaes, Brazil, pianist (Brazilian Order of Merit) on this day in history.   

1896  On February - 28 france dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar   

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1155  On February - 28 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  On February - 28 birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

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

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

1552  On February - 28 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 this day in history oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle   

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

1326  On February - 28 death of duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)   

1453  On February - 28 death of isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)   

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