Historical Events In February - 28

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

1898  On February - 28 molly Picon, Yiddish actress (Milk & Honey)  

1899  Frederick Denison Maurice Hocking, pathologist on February - 28.  

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

1900  On February - 28 laura Z Hobson, writer  

1901  On this day in history linus Pauling, chemist/peace worker (Nobel 1954, 1962)  

1902  Jules Massenets opera premieres in Monte Carlo on February - 28.  

1903  On this day in history barney Dreyfuss & James Potter buys Phila Phillies for $170,000  

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

1904  On this day in history vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres  

1905  Glyn Jones, writer on this day in history.  

1905  On this day in history joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85  

1906  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Queen's U (Kingston Ont) in 2 games on this day in history.  

1906  Bugsy Siegel, gangster created casinos in Las Vegas on this day in history.  

1907  Milton Caniff, Hillsboro Ohio, Dutch cartoonist (Terry & Pirates) on February - 28.  

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

1909  On this day in history the birth of Linus Pauling, American chemist and physicist  

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

1909  Olan Soule, La Harpe Ill, actor (My 3 Sons, Arnie) on February - 28.  

1910  On this day in history the birth of Vincente Minelli, Italian director  

1910  On this day in history roman Maciejewski, composer  

1911  On February - 28 amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Njanji Sunji)  

1912  On this day in history first ever parachute jump from an airplane  

1912  On this day in history 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  On February - 28 bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies  

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

1913  On this day in history 6.8-m, 4000-kg elephant seal killed, South Georgia (S Atlantic)  

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

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

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

1914  On this day in history jim Boles, Lubbock Tx, actor (Joe-One Man's Family)  

1915  The birth of Sir Peter Medawar, English immunologist on this day in history.  

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

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

1533  On this day in history birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher  

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

1552  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

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

1612  On this day in history birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)  

0642  Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on February - 28.  

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

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

1453  On this day in history death of isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)  

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  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on this day in history.