Page 5: Historical Events In February - 28

1896  On this day in history philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel)   

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

1899  On February - 28 frederick Denison Maurice Hocking, pathologist   

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

1900  On this day in history laura Z Hobson, writer   

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

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

1903  On this day in history 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  Vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres on this day in history.   

1905  On February - 28 glyn Jones, writer   

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

1906  On February - 28 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  Failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran on this day in history.   

1909  On February - 28 the birth of Linus Pauling, American chemist and physicist   

1909  On this day in history the birth of Stephen Spender, English poet   

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  On this day in history 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 February - 28 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  On this day in history 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  On February - 28 elephant seal, 6.8-m, 4000-kg, killed in S Georgia (South Atlantic)   

1914  On February - 28 construction begins on Tower of Jewels for the Exposition (San Francisco)   

1914  On February - 28 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 February - 28 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 this day in history birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on February - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history death of duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)   

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

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

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

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

1572  On February - 28 death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)