Page 9: Historical Events In February - 28

1972  On February - 28 george Harrison is involved in a minor car accident   

1972  President Richard Nixon ends historic week-long visit to China on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history president Richard Nixon wraps up his historic trip to China   

1972  On this day in history victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies   

1973  On this day in history suriname government of Sedney arrests 13 union leaders   

1973  On February - 28 cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78   

1974  On this day in history ethiopian government of Makonnen forms   

1974  On February - 28 labour Party wins British parliamentary election   

1974  On this day in history taiwan police shoot into crowd   

1974  On this day in history the United States and Egypt re-establish diplomatic relations after a seven-year break   

1974  The US and Egypt re-establish diplomatic ties for the first time since 1967 on February - 28.   

1974  On February - 28 mees Toxopeus, Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at 89   

1975  EG signs accord of Lomé with 46 developing countries on this day in history.   

1975  More than 40 people die when a London subway train crashes into the end of a tunnel on February - 28.   

1975  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1975  Istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83 on February - 28.   

1976  18th Grammy Awards Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole win on February - 28.   

1976  Ceuta & Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession on February - 28.   

1977  A killer whale born in captivity at Marineland, Los Angeles CA on February - 28.   

1977  On February - 28 harbor strike in Rotterdam/Amsterdam ends   

1977  Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71 on February - 28.   

1978  On this day in history the Department of Defense authorized fullscale development of the Sikorsky Aircraft's SH-60B LAMPS MK III helicopter. The aircraft was designed primarily for antisubmarine and antiship missions and to be deployed aboard frigates, destroyers and cruisers.   

1978  On this day in history eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73   

1979  On this day in history ernest Thompson's "On Golden Pond," premieres in New York NY   

1979  Jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52 on February - 28.   

1980  On this day in history "The Well-Tuned Piano" by La Monte Young premieres (takes 4 hours 12 minutes)   

1980  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1980  On this day in history ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies   

1981  China PR throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan on this day in history.   

1982  On February - 28 aT&T looses record $7 BILLION for fiscal year ending on this day   

1982  FALN (PR Nationalist Group) bombs Wall Street on February - 28.   

1983  On this day in history final TV episode of "MASH" airs (CBS); record 125 million watch   

1983  On this day in history statistics Canada reports Canadian Gross National Product fell 4.8% in 1982; sharpest decline since 1933   

1984  On February - 28 26th Grammy Awards Beat It, Michael Jackson wins 8   

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

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on February - 28.   

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

1552  On this day in history birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)   

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

1612  On February - 28 birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)   

0642  On February - 28 oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle   

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

1326  Death of Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290) on February - 28.   

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