Page 7: Historical Events In February - 28

1933  On this day in history 1st female in cabinet: Francis Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor   

1935  On February - 28 amsterdam Hotel of the Red Lion gets sidewalk permit   

1935  On February - 28 nylon discovered by Dr Wallace H Carothers   

1935  Alexander W F Idenburg, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1909-16), dies at 73 on February - 28.   

1936  Pedro Munoz Seca, La Caraba/La oca, dies at 55 on February - 28.   

1939  On this day in history great-Britain recognizes Franco-regime in Spain   

1939  On February - 28 the birth of Tommy Tune, Tony Award-winning dancer and actor   

1940  On this day in history mario Andretti, auto racer and Indianapolis 500 Hall of Famer was born   

1940  On this day in history richard Wright's "Native Son" published   

1940  The birth of Mario Andretti, Race-car driver on this day in history.   

1940  The first college basketball games are televised, as W2XBS in NY City broadcasts a pair of games from Madison Square Garden on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history uS population at 131,669,275 (12,865,518 blacks (9.8%))   

1940  1st televised basketball game (U of Pitts beats Fordham U, 50-37) on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81   

1941  On February - 28 british-Italian dogfight above Albania   

1941  On this day in history 39 U Boats (197,000 ton) sunk this month   

1942  HMAS PERTH (RAN) sunk in Sunda Strait, western Java by torpedoes and 8in gunfire of Japanese cruiser force on this day in history.   

1942  On February - 28 japanese land in Java, last Allied bastion in Dutch East Indies   

1942  On February - 28 race riot, Sojourner Truth Homes, Detroit   

1942  On February - 28 1st weapon drop on Netherlands   

1943  "Porgy & Bess" opens on Broadway with Anne Brown & Todd Duncan on this day in history.   

1944  On February - 28 the birth of Bernadette Peters, Actress   

1947  Anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan on February - 28.   

1948  The last British troops leave India on February - 28.   

1949  Stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history "Alive & Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 46 perfs   

1951  On February - 28 french government of Pleven dissolves   

1951  Senate committee reports of at least 2 major US crime syndicates on February - 28.   

1951  On February - 28 french govt of Pleven dissolves   

1953  On this day in history stalin meets with Beria, Bulganin, Khrushchev & Malenkov   

1953  On February - 28 jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64   

1954  On February - 28 uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island   

1956  On this day in history 13 die in a train crash in Swampscott MA   

1956  On this day in history a Chatham Ontario restaurant is fined $50 for refusing to serve two black students   

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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 this day in history.   

1409  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on February - 28.   

1533  On February - 28 birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

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  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on February - 28.   

1612  On this day in history 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  Death of Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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