Historical Events In February - 28

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

1958  On February - 28 west Indies 1-504 in reply to Pakistan 328, day 3 of 3rd Test Cricket  

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

1959  Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny & Jones of Great Britain on this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner & Paul of CAN  

1959  On February - 28 ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss USA  

1959  Launch of Discoverer 1 (WTR)-1st polar orbit on February - 28.  

1959  Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA on February - 28.  

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  On this day in history 8th winter Olympics games close at Squaw Valley CA  

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

1960  F S Flint, British translator/poet (imagist movement), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1961  JFK names Henry Kissinger special advisor on this day in history.  

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

1962  On February - 28 rae Dawn Chong wasborn at Edmonton Alberta, daughter of actor Tommy Chong. Chong, she appeared in the film Quest for Fire  

1962  The birth of Rae Dawn Chong, Actress on this day in history.  

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

1963  On February - 28 theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58  

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

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

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

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

1966  Charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet on February - 28.  

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 this day in history ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler & Ford of Great Britain  

1969  On this day in history ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina & Ulanov of USSR  

1969  Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert GDR on this day in history.  

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 February - 28.  

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

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

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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 February - 28.  

1409  On February - 28 birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)  

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

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

1552  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

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  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  On February - 28 death of isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)  

1485  On February - 28 death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)  

1510  On this day in history death of juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer  

1525  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on February - 28.  

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