Historical Events In February - 28

1896  On February - 28 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 February - 28.  

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

1900  On February - 28 laura Z Hobson, writer  

1901  Linus Pauling, chemist/peace worker (Nobel 1954, 1962) on this day in history.  

1902  Jules Massenets opera premieres in Monte Carlo on February - 28.  

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 February - 28.  

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

1907  Milton Caniff, Hillsboro Ohio, Dutch cartoonist (Terry & Pirates) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On February - 28 roman Maciejewski, composer  

1911  On this day in history amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Njanji Sunji)  

1912  On February - 28 first ever parachute jump from an airplane  

1912  On February - 28 victor Trumper's last Test Cricket innings c Woolley b Barnes 50  

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

1912  On this day in history bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies  

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

1914  On this day in history construction begins on Tower of Jewels for the Exposition (San Francisco)  

1914  Construction begins on Tower of Jewels for the Exposition (SF) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1915  Peter Medawar, England, zoologist, immunologist (Nobel 1953) on this day in history.  

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1155  Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on this day in history.  

1261  Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on February - 28.  

1409  On this day in history birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  Death of Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290) on this day in history.  

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

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  On February - 28 death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler  

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