Page 5: Historical Events In February - 28

1900  Laura Z Hobson, writer   

1901  Linus Pauling, chemist/peace worker (Nobel 1954, 1962).   

1902  Jules Massenets opera premieres in Monte Carlo.   

1903  Barney Dreyfuss and James Potter buys Phila Phillies for $170000.   

1903  Girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, dies at 88.   

1904  Vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres   

1905  Glyn Jones, writer   

1905  Joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85.   

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

1906  Bugsy Siegel, gangster created casinos in Las Vegas.   

1907  Milton Caniff, Hillsboro Ohio, Dutch cartoonist (Terry and Pirates)   

1908  Failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran.   

1909  Linus Pauling, American chemist and physicist is born   

1909  Stephen Spender, English poet is born.   

1909  Olan Soule, La Harpe Ill, actor (My 3 Sons, Arnie).   

1910  Vincente Minelli, Italian director is born   

1910  Roman Maciejewski, composer   

1911  Amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Njanji Sunji)   

1912  inaugural ever parachute jump from an airplane   

1912  Victor Trumper's last Test Cricket innings c Woolley b Barnes 50.   

1912  Helmut Coing, German lawyer/director (Max-Planck-institute)   

1912  Bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies   

1913  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).   

1913  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).   

1914  Construction begins on Tower of Jewels for the Exposition (SF)   

1914  Jim Boles, Lubbock Tx, actor (Joe-One Man's Family)   

1915  Sir Peter Medawar, English immunologist is born   

1915  Peter Medawar, England, zoologist, immunologist (Nobel 1953).   

1916  SS Normanby.built in 1889 for the Ropner Company, the ship was mined and sunk off the Shipwash Lightship   

1916  Henry James, US/British writer (Bostonians), dies in London at 72.   

1917  Russian Duma sets up Provisional Committee; workers set up Soviets   

1917  John B Connally, Texas Governor who was shot with JFK is born.   

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1155  Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on February - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400) on this day in history.   

1485  On February - 28 death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)   

1510  On this day in history death of juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer   

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

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