Page 5: Historical Events In February - 28

1896  On this day in history philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel)   

1898  Molly Picon, Yiddish actress (Milk & Honey) on this day in history.   

1899  On February - 28 frederick Denison Maurice Hocking, pathologist   

1900  On February - 28 general Buller's troops relieve Ladysmith Natal   

1900  Laura Z Hobson, writer on February - 28.   

1901  On February - 28 linus Pauling, chemist/peace worker (Nobel 1954, 1962)   

1902  On February - 28 jules Massenets opera premieres in Monte Carlo   

1903  Barney Dreyfuss & James Potter buys Phila Phillies for $170,000 on February - 28.   

1903  Girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1904  Vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres on this day in history.   

1905  Glyn Jones, writer on February - 28.   

1905  Joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85 on February - 28.   

1906  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Queen's U (Kingston Ont) in 2 games on February - 28.   

1906  Bugsy Siegel, gangster created casinos in Las Vegas on February - 28.   

1907  On this day in history milton Caniff, Hillsboro Ohio, Dutch cartoonist (Terry & Pirates)   

1908  Failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran on this day in history.   

1909  On February - 28 the birth of Linus Pauling, American chemist and physicist   

1909  The birth of Stephen Spender, English poet on February - 28.   

1909  On February - 28 olan Soule, La Harpe Ill, actor (My 3 Sons, Arnie)   

1910  The birth of Vincente Minelli, Italian director on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history roman Maciejewski, composer   

1911  Amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Njanji Sunji) on February - 28.   

1912  On February - 28 first ever parachute jump from an airplane   

1912  On February - 28 victor Trumper's last Test Cricket innings c Woolley b Barnes 50   

1912  On this day in history helmut Coing, German lawyer/director (Max-Planck-institute)   

1912  Bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies on this day in history.   

1913  On February - 28 6.8-m, 4000-kg elephant seal killed, South Georgia (South Atlantic)   

1913  6.8-m, 4000-kg elephant seal killed, South Georgia (S Atlantic) on February - 28.   

1913  On February - 28 elephant seal, 6.8-m, 4000-kg, killed in S Georgia (South Atlantic)   

1914  On this day in history construction begins on Tower of Jewels for the Exposition (San Francisco)   

1914  Construction begins on Tower of Jewels for the Exposition (SF) on February - 28.   

1914  On February - 28 jim Boles, Lubbock Tx, actor (Joe-One Man's Family)   

1915  On February - 28 the birth of Sir Peter Medawar, English immunologist   

1915  Peter Medawar, England, zoologist, immunologist (Nobel 1953) on this day in history.   

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1155  Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on this day in history.   

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  On February - 28 birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

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 this day in history birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)   

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

1261  On February - 28 hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

1510  Death of Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer on February - 28.   

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

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