Page 11: Historical Events In February - 28

1998  On this day in history "View From the Bridge," closes at Criterion Theater NYC   

1998  Vancouver Canucks Mark Messier is 4th NHLer to get 1,600 points on February - 28.   

2000  A 6.8 earthquake shook the Pacific Northwest resulting in injuries and over 1 billion dollars damage on February - 28.   

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

2012  Occupy London protesters evicted from St Paul's Cathedral on February - 28.   

2013  28 people are killed and 60 are injured after a series of bombings across Baghdad, Iraq on February - 28.   

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

2019  On February - 28 youTube announces it will stops all comments on videos featuring children because of paedophiles leaving inappropriate comments   

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 this day in history.   

2021  78th Golden Globes: Best film "Nomadland" (drama), "Borat" (comedy), Best TV series "The Crown", Chadwick Boseman posthumously wins film Best Actor on February - 28.   

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

2024  Mitch McConnell announces he is stepping down as Senate Republican leader in November, as the longest-serving Senate leader in US history [1] on February - 28.   

2024  On this day in history oprah Winfrey says she is stepping down from the board of WeightWatchers and selling her shares, months after she confirmed taking prescription weight-loss drugs [1]   

2024  Haitian jailbreak: A state of emergency is declared by the Haitian government after gangs storm two prisons and demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry on February - 28.   

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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 this day in history birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on February - 28.   

1552  On February - 28 birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

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 February - 28.   

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

1485  On this day in history death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)   

1510  Death of Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer on this day in history.   

1525  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on this day in history.   

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