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 February - 28.   

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

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

1900  On February - 28 laura Z Hobson, writer   

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

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

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

1903  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1908  On this day in history failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran   

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  Olan Soule, La Harpe Ill, actor (My 3 Sons, Arnie) on this day in history.   

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  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  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 February - 28.   

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 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1552  On February - 28 birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

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

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

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on February - 28.   

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

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

1326  On February - 28 death of duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)   

1453  On February - 28 death of isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)   

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

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

1525  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on this day in history.   

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