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  President Richard Nixon wraps up his historic trip to China on this day in history.   

1972  On February - 28 victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies   

1973  On February - 28 suriname government of Sedney arrests 13 union leaders   

1973  On this day in history cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78   

1974  Ethiopian government of Makonnen forms on this day in history.   

1974  On February - 28 labour Party wins British parliamentary election   

1974  Taiwan police shoot into crowd on this day in history.   

1974  The United States and Egypt re-establish diplomatic relations after a seven-year break on February - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1975  On this day in history more than 40 people die when a London subway train crashes into the end of a tunnel.   

1975  On February - 28 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

1976  On this day in history 18th Grammy Awards Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole win   

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  Harbor strike in Rotterdam/Amsterdam ends on this day in history.   

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  Ernest Thompson's "On Golden Pond," premieres in New York NY on February - 28.   

1979  On February - 28 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 February - 28 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1980  Ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies on this day in history.   

1981  China PR throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan on February - 28.   

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

1983  Statistics Canada reports Canadian Gross National Product fell 4.8% in 1982; sharpest decline since 1933 on February - 28.   

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

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

1261  On February - 28 birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)   

1409  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)   

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  Death of Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290) on this day in history.   

1453  Death of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400) on February - 28.   

1485  On February - 28 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  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on this day in history.