Historical Events In February - 28

1998  "View From the Bridge," closes at Criterion Theater NYC on February - 28.   

1998  Vancouver Canucks Mark Messier is 4th NHLer to get 1,600 points on this day in history.   

2000  A 6.8 earthquake shook the Pacific Northwest resulting in injuries and over 1 billion dollars damage on this day in history.   

2007  On this day in history the New Horizons space probe makes a gravitational slingshot against Jupiter which changes its trajectory towards Pluto.   

2012  On February - 28 occupy London protesters evicted from St Paul's Cathedral   

2013  On this day in history 28 people are killed and 60 are injured after a series of bombings across Baghdad, Iraq   

2018  700 illegal churches closed in Rwanda for being too noisy and lacking building permits on February - 28.   

2019  YouTube announces it will stops all comments on videos featuring children because of paedophiles leaving inappropriate comments on this day in history.   

2020  Syrian Civil War: Ambassadors of all 29 NATO allies meet in the North Atlantic Council to express solidarity with Turkey after 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an airstrike by pro-Syrian government forces on February - 28.   

2021  78th Golden Globes: Best film "Nomadland" (drama), "Borat" (comedy), Best TV series "The Crown", Chadwick Boseman posthumously wins film Best Actor on this day in history.   

2023  FBI Director Christopher Wray confirms the bureau believes COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a lab accident in Wuhan, China [1] on this day in history.   

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

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

0642  Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on February - 28.   

1261  On this day in history hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies   

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

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.