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  Frederick Denison Maurice Hocking, pathologist on this day in history.   

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

1900  On February - 28 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 February - 28.   

1903  Barney Dreyfuss & James Potter buys Phila Phillies for $170,000 on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, dies at 88   

1904  On this day in history vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres   

1905  Glyn Jones, writer on February - 28.   

1905  On February - 28 joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85   

1906  On February - 28 stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Queen's U (Kingston Ont) in 2 games   

1906  On this day in history bugsy Siegel, gangster created casinos in Las Vegas   

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

1908  On February - 28 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 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 this day in history amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Njanji Sunji)   

1912  On this day in history first ever parachute jump from an airplane   

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  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  Construction begins on Tower of Jewels for the Exposition (San Francisco) on February - 28.   

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

1914  Jim Boles, Lubbock Tx, actor (Joe-One Man's Family) on this day in history.   

1915  On February - 28 the birth of Sir Peter Medawar, English immunologist   

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  Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on this day in history.   

1409  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on this day in history.   

1533  On this day in history birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

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

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

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

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

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

1453  Death of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400) on February - 28.   

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

1510  On February - 28 death of juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer   

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

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