Page 5: Historical Events In February - 28

1896  Philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel) on February - 28.   

1898  On this day in history molly Picon, Yiddish actress (Milk & Honey)   

1899  On this day in history frederick Denison Maurice Hocking, pathologist   

1900  General Buller's troops relieve Ladysmith Natal on February - 28.   

1900  On this day in history laura Z Hobson, writer   

1901  Linus Pauling, chemist/peace worker (Nobel 1954, 1962) on this day in history.   

1902  Jules Massenets opera premieres in Monte Carlo on this day in history.   

1903  Barney Dreyfuss & James Potter buys Phila Phillies for $170,000 on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, dies at 88   

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

1905  Glyn Jones, writer on this day in history.   

1905  On February - 28 joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85   

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

1906  On this day in history bugsy Siegel, gangster created casinos in Las Vegas   

1907  Milton Caniff, Hillsboro Ohio, Dutch cartoonist (Terry & Pirates) on this day in history.   

1908  On February - 28 failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran   

1909  The birth of Linus Pauling, American chemist and physicist on February - 28.   

1909  The birth of Stephen Spender, English poet on this day in history.   

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

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

1910  Roman Maciejewski, composer on February - 28.   

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

1912  First ever parachute jump from an airplane on this day in history.   

1912  Victor Trumper's last Test Cricket innings c Woolley b Barnes 50 on this day in history.   

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

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

1913  Elephant seal, 6.8-m, 4000-kg, killed in S Georgia (South Atlantic) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1914  Jim Boles, Lubbock Tx, actor (Joe-One Man's Family) on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1409  On February - 28 birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

1533  On February - 28 birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

1552  On this day in history birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

1552  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on February - 28.   

1573  On February - 28 birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)   

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 February - 28 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 February - 28.   

1485  Death of Niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441) on this day in history.   

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

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

1572  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on February - 28.