Page 8: Historical Events In February - 28

1956  Forrester issued a patent for computer core memory on this day in history.   

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

1959  On this day in history "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  Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner & Paul of CAN on February - 28.   

1959  Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss USA on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history launch of Discoverer 1 (WTR)-1st polar orbit   

1959  Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history the first polar orbiting satellite, Discoverer 1, launched   

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 February - 28.   

1960  US wins Olympics hockey gold medal by defeating Czechoslovakia 9-4 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  The birth of Rae Dawn Chong, Actress on February - 28.   

1962  Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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 February - 28.   

1964  On February - 28 dirk HW Filarski, painter/lithographer (Bergen School), dies at 78   

1965  Adolf Scharf, president of Austria (1957-65), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1966  Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes on February - 28.   

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

1968  On February - 28 pirate Radio Hauraki, off New Zealand, returns to the air   

1968  Doretta Morrow, actress (Because You're Mine), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1969  Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler & Ford of Great Britain on February - 28.   

1969  Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina & Ulanov of USSR on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert GDR   

1969  On this day in history men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA   

1970  Bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge on this day in history.   

1971  53rd PGA Championship Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA National to win his 2nd golf grand slam on February - 28.   

1971  The birth of Tristan Louis, Internet entrepreneur (me) on this day in history.   

1971  Women refused the right to vote in Lichtenstein elections 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  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 this day in history.   

1533  On this day in history birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

1552  On this day in history birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

1552  On February - 28 birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)   

1573  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on February - 28.   

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  On this day in history hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies   

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  On this day in history 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  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on February - 28.   

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