Historical Events In February - 28

1956  On February - 28 forrester issued a patent for computer core memory   

1958  On this day in history west Indies 1-504 in reply to Pakistan 328, day 3 of 3rd Test Cricket   

1959  On February - 28 "Goldilocks" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 161 performances   

1959  On February - 28 ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny & Jones of Great Britain   

1959  On February - 28 ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner & Paul of CAN   

1959  On this day in history ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss USA   

1959  On February - 28 launch of Discoverer 1 (WTR)-1st polar orbit   

1959  On February - 28 men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA   

1959  The first polar orbiting satellite, Discoverer 1, launched on February - 28.   

1959  On this day in history maxwell Anderson, US dramatist (Key Largo, Bath Seed), dies at 70   

1960  8th winter Olympics games close at Squaw Valley CA on this day in history.   

1960  US wins Olympics hockey gold medal by defeating Czechoslovakia 9-4 on February - 28.   

1960  On this day in history f S Flint, British translator/poet (imagist movement), dies at 74   

1961  JFK names Henry Kissinger special advisor on February - 28.   

1961  Joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64 on February - 28.   

1962  Rae Dawn Chong wasborn at Edmonton Alberta, daughter of actor Tommy Chong. Chong, she appeared in the film Quest for Fire on this day in history.   

1962  On February - 28 the birth of Rae Dawn Chong, Actress   

1962  Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70 on February - 28.   

1963  Theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58 on February - 28.   

1964  The opening of Toronto International Airport terminal building, much later this event confirms the fact that Toronto is the center of the universe on this day in history.   

1964  Dirk HW Filarski, painter/lithographer (Bergen School), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1965  On February - 28 adolf Scharf, president of Austria (1957-65), dies at 74   

1966  On February - 28 cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes   

1966  Charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet on this day in history.   

1968  Pirate Radio Hauraki, off New Zealand, returns to the air on this day in history.   

1968  On February - 28 doretta Morrow, actress (Because You're Mine), dies at 41   

1969  On February - 28 ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler & Ford of Great Britain   

1969  Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina & Ulanov of USSR on February - 28.   

1969  Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert GDR on February - 28.   

1969  Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge   

1971  On this day in history 53rd PGA Championship Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA National to win his 2nd golf grand slam   

1971  On February - 28 the birth of Tristan Louis, Internet entrepreneur (me)   

1971  Women refused the right to vote in Lichtenstein elections on February - 28.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Next Page »

1155  On February - 28 birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

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  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on February - 28.   

1552  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on this day in history.   

1552  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on February - 28.   

1573  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On February - 28 death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)   

1510  On February - 28 death of juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer   

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

1572  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on February - 28.