Page 7: Historical Events In February - 28

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

1935  Amsterdam Hotel of the Red Lion gets sidewalk permit on this day in history.   

1935  Nylon discovered by Dr Wallace H Carothers on February - 28.   

1935  On this day in history alexander W F Idenburg, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1909-16), dies at 73   

1936  On February - 28 pedro Munoz Seca, La Caraba/La oca, dies at 55   

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

1939  On this day in history the birth of Tommy Tune, Tony Award-winning dancer and actor   

1940  Mario Andretti, auto racer and Indianapolis 500 Hall of Famer was born on February - 28.   

1940  On February - 28 richard Wright's "Native Son" published   

1940  The birth of Mario Andretti, Race-car driver on February - 28.   

1940  On February - 28 the first college basketball games are televised, as W2XBS in NY City broadcasts a pair of games from Madison Square Garden.   

1940  US population at 131,669,275 (12,865,518 blacks (9.8%)) on February - 28.   

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

1940  On February - 28 johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81   

1941  British-Italian dogfight above Albania on this day in history.   

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

1942  HMAS PERTH (RAN) sunk in Sunda Strait, western Java by torpedoes and 8in gunfire of Japanese cruiser force on February - 28.   

1942  Japanese land in Java, last Allied bastion in Dutch East Indies on this day in history.   

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 February - 28.   

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

1947  Anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan on this day in history.   

1948  On February - 28 the last British troops leave India   

1949  On February - 28 stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65   

1950  On February - 28 "Alive & Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 46 perfs   

1951  French government of Pleven dissolves on this day in history.   

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

1951  French govt of Pleven dissolves on this day in history.   

1953  Stalin meets with Beria, Bulganin, Khrushchev & Malenkov on February - 28.   

1953  On this day in history jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64   

1954  On this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island   

1956  13 die in a train crash in Swampscott MA on February - 28.   

1956  On February - 28 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  On this day in history birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)   

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

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

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  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on this day in history.   

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on February - 28.   

0642  Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on this day in history.   

1326  On this day in history 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  Death of Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer on February - 28.   

1525  On this day in history death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler   

1572  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on this day in history.