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 February - 28.   

1972  On February - 28 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  Cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78 on February - 28.   

1974  On February - 28 ethiopian government of Makonnen forms   

1974  On this day in history labour Party wins British parliamentary election   

1974  On February - 28 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  On this day in history the US and Egypt re-establish diplomatic ties for the first time since 1967.   

1974  Mees Toxopeus, Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at 89 on February - 28.   

1975  On this day in history eG signs accord of Lomé with 46 developing countries   

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

1975  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1975  On February - 28 istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83   

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

1976  On this day in history ceuta & Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession   

1977  A killer whale born in captivity at Marineland, Los Angeles CA on this day in history.   

1977  Harbor strike in Rotterdam/Amsterdam ends on February - 28.   

1977  On February - 28 eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71   

1978  On February - 28 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  Eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73 on February - 28.   

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

1979  On this day in history jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52   

1980  On February - 28 "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  Ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies on February - 28.   

1981  On this day in history china PR throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan   

1982  On this day in history 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  Final TV episode of "MASH" airs (CBS); record 125 million watch on February - 28.   

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

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

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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  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  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  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 this day in history.   

1510  Death of Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer on February - 28.   

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

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