Page 10: Historical Events In February - 28

1984  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 on this day in history.   

1984  Leslie Walcott, cricketer (Test for WI v England 1930), dies on February - 28.   

1985  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 on February - 28.   

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

1986  On this day in history european Economic Community sign "Special Act" for Europe free trade   

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

1986  On February - 28 swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme is shot to death   

1986  On this day in history sven Olof Palme, Swedish PM (1969-76, 82-86), assassinated at 59   

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

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

1988  On February - 28 anti-Armenian pogrom in Azerbaijan, 30 killed   

1988  Mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanese playwright, dies at 99 on February - 28.   

1989  Gretchen Polhemus, 23, (Texas), crowned 38th Miss USA on February - 28.   

1989  On February - 28 memo by Brian Gumbel criticizing Today Show co-workers becomes public   

1989  On this day in history hermann Burger, writer, dies at 46   

1990  Dutch police seize 3,000 kg of cocaine on February - 28.   

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

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

1991  The Gulf War ends as Iraq orders its army to stop fighting on this day in history.   

1991  US & allied forces grant Iraq a cease fire on this day in history.   

1991  Guillermo Ungo, member of El Salvador junta (1979-80), dies on February - 28.   

1992  Angelique Pettyjohn, actress (Body Talk, Star Trek), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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  On February - 28 tony Curtis weds Lisa Deutsch as his 4th wife   

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

1994  Brady Law, imposing a wait-period to buy a hand-gun, went into effect on February - 28.   

1995  On this day in history denver International Airport opens.   

1995  On this day in history 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   

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

1996  On this day in history 38th Grammy Awards Jagged Little Pill-Alanis Morisette wins   

1997  On February - 28 earthquake in Pakistan, kills 45   

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

1997  On February - 28 smokers must prove they are over 18 to purchase cigarettes in US   

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1155  Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on February - 28.   

1261  On this day in history birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)   

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

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 February - 28.   

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

1612  On February - 28 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 February - 28.   

1326  On February - 28 death of duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)   

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

1485  Death of Niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441) on February - 28.   

1510  On February - 28 death of juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer   

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

1572  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on this day in history.