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  Frederick Denison Maurice Hocking, pathologist on February - 28.   

1900  General Buller's troops relieve Ladysmith Natal on this day in history.   

1900  Laura Z Hobson, writer on this day in history.   

1901  Linus Pauling, chemist/peace worker (Nobel 1954, 1962) on February - 28.   

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

1903  On February - 28 barney Dreyfuss & James Potter buys Phila Phillies for $170,000   

1903  On February - 28 girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, dies at 88   

1904  On February - 28 vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres   

1905  Glyn Jones, writer on February - 28.   

1905  Joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

1906  On February - 28 bugsy Siegel, gangster created casinos in Las Vegas   

1907  On February - 28 milton Caniff, Hillsboro Ohio, Dutch cartoonist (Terry & Pirates)   

1908  Failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran on February - 28.   

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

1910  The birth of Vincente Minelli, Italian director on February - 28.   

1910  Roman Maciejewski, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

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  The birth of Sir Peter Medawar, English immunologist on February - 28.   

1915  On this day in history peter Medawar, England, zoologist, immunologist (Nobel 1953)   

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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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1573  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on this day in history.   

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

0642  Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

1326  Death of Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290) on February - 28.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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