Historical Events In February - 28

1896  On February - 28 philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel)  

1898  Molly Picon, Yiddish actress (Milk & Honey) on this day in history.  

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

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

1900  Laura Z Hobson, writer on February - 28.  

1901  On February - 28 linus Pauling, chemist/peace worker (Nobel 1954, 1962)  

1902  On February - 28 jules Massenets opera premieres in Monte Carlo  

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

1903  On February - 28 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  On this day in history glyn Jones, writer  

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

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

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

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 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  On this day in history olan Soule, La Harpe Ill, actor (My 3 Sons, Arnie)  

1910  On February - 28 the birth of Vincente Minelli, Italian director  

1910  On February - 28 roman Maciejewski, composer  

1911  Amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Njanji Sunji) on this day in history.  

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  Bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies on February - 28.  

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

1914  On February - 28 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  Peter Medawar, England, zoologist, immunologist (Nobel 1953) on February - 28.  

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1155  On February - 28 birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)  

1261  On February - 28 birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)  

1409  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on February - 28.  

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

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

1552  On February - 28 birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)  

1573  On this day in history 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 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 February - 28.  

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.