Page 5: Historical Events In February - 28

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

1898  Molly Picon, Yiddish actress (Milk & Honey) on February - 28.   

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

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

1900  On February - 28 laura Z Hobson, writer   

1901  Linus Pauling, chemist/peace worker (Nobel 1954, 1962) on February - 28.   

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

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

1903  Girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1904  On February - 28 vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres   

1905  Glyn Jones, writer on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85   

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

1906  Bugsy Siegel, gangster created casinos in Las Vegas on this day in history.   

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

1908  Failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran on February - 28.   

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  Olan Soule, La Harpe Ill, actor (My 3 Sons, Arnie) on February - 28.   

1910  The birth of Vincente Minelli, Italian director on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history roman Maciejewski, composer   

1911  On February - 28 amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Njanji Sunji)   

1912  First ever parachute jump from an airplane on February - 28.   

1912  Victor Trumper's last Test Cricket innings c Woolley b Barnes 50 on February - 28.   

1912  Helmut Coing, German lawyer/director (Max-Planck-institute) on February - 28.   

1912  Bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies on this day in history.   

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

1914  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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1155  Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on February - 28.   

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 February - 28.   

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1552  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on February - 28.   

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  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  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on February - 28.   

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  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  On February - 28 death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler   

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