Page 10: Historical Events In February - 28

1984  On this day in history pierre Elliott Trudeau 1919- goes for a walk in an Ottawa blizzard and decides to resign; announces decision the following day; Canada's 15th Prime Minister   

1984  On this day in history leslie Walcott, cricketer (Test for WI v England 1930), dies   

1985  On this day in history in Toronto Ontario, publisher Ernst Zundel convicted for distributing hate literature in a book that said the mass extermination of Jews in Germany in World War II never occurred   

1985  Charita Bauer, actress (Mary-Aldrich Family), dies at 62 in NYC on this day in history.   

1986  European Economic Community sign "Special Act" for Europe free trade on February - 28.   

1986  On February - 28 swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme is assassinated in Stockholm.   

1986  On this day in history swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme is shot to death   

1986  Sven Olof Palme, Swedish PM (1969-76, 82-86), assassinated at 59 on February - 28.   

1987  On February - 28 anny Ondra, actress (Blackmail), dies at 83   

1988  15th Winter Olympics games close at Calgary, Canada on February - 28.   

1988  Anti-Armenian pogrom in Azerbaijan, 30 killed on this day in history.   

1988  Mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanese playwright, dies at 99 on this day in history.   

1989  Gretchen Polhemus, 23, (Texas), crowned 38th Miss USA on this day in history.   

1989  Memo by Brian Gumbel criticizing Today Show co-workers becomes public on this day in history.   

1989  Hermann Burger, writer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1990  Dutch police seize 3,000 kg of cocaine on this day in history.   

1990  The space shuttle Atlantis launches from Cape Canaveral, to place a spy satellite in orbit on this day in history.   

1990  Colin Milburn, cricketer (9 Tests for England, 654 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history the Gulf War ends as Iraq orders its army to stop fighting   

1991  On February - 28 uS & allied forces grant Iraq a cease fire   

1991  On February - 28 guillermo Ungo, member of El Salvador junta (1979-80), dies   

1992  On this day in history angelique Pettyjohn, actress (Body Talk, Star Trek), dies at 49   

1993  On February - 28 7th American Comedy Award Seinfeld wins   

1993  On February - 28 bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents attempt to serve warrants on the Branch Davidians at a compound near Waco, TX, triggering a 51-day siege.   

1993  Tony Curtis weds Lisa Deutsch as his 4th wife on this day in history.   

1993  Fer A Olthoff, Dutch WW II resistance fighter (Het Parool), dies on February - 28.   

1994  On February - 28 brady Law, imposing a wait-period to buy a hand-gun, went into effect   

1995  Denver International Airport opens on this day in history.   

1995  In Fredericton New Brunswick, a judicial report on sexual abuse of boys at Kingsclear Training Centre released; critical of bureaucratic indifference that allowed abuse to continue for almost 30 years on February - 28.   

1995  On February - 28 uS Marines land in Somalia to protect the retreating UN peacekeeping force.   

1996  38th Grammy Awards Jagged Little Pill-Alanis Morisette wins on February - 28.   

1997  Earthquake in Pakistan, kills 45 on this day in history.   

1997  FBI agent Earl Pitts pleads guilty to selling secrets to Russia on February - 28.   

1997  On this day in history smokers must prove they are over 18 to purchase cigarettes in US   

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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 February - 28.   

1533  On February - 28 birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

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

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

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

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

0642  On this day in history oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle   

1261  On February - 28 hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies   

1326  On February - 28 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 this day in history.   

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