Page 5: Historical Events In February - 28

1896  Philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel) on this day in history.   

1898  On February - 28 molly Picon, Yiddish actress (Milk & Honey)   

1899  On this day in history 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  Linus Pauling, chemist/peace worker (Nobel 1954, 1962) on February - 28.   

1902  On this day in history jules Massenets opera premieres in Monte Carlo   

1903  Barney Dreyfuss & James Potter buys Phila Phillies for $170,000 on February - 28.   

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  On February - 28 glyn Jones, writer   

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

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

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

1909  The birth of Linus Pauling, American chemist and physicist on February - 28.   

1909  On February - 28 the birth of Stephen Spender, English poet   

1909  On this day in history olan Soule, La Harpe Ill, actor (My 3 Sons, Arnie)   

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

1910  On February - 28 roman Maciejewski, composer   

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

1912  On this day in history 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  Helmut Coing, German lawyer/director (Max-Planck-institute) on this day in history.   

1912  On February - 28 bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies   

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

1913  On February - 28 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  Construction begins on Tower of Jewels for the Exposition (San Francisco) on February - 28.   

1914  Construction begins on Tower of Jewels for the Exposition (SF) on February - 28.   

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

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

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 February - 28.   

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

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

1453  Death of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400) on this day in history.   

1485  Death of Niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441) on February - 28.   

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)