Page 5: Historical Events In February - 28

1896  On February - 28 philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel)   

1898  Molly Picon, Yiddish actress (Milk & Honey) on February - 28.   

1899  On this day in history frederick Denison Maurice Hocking, pathologist   

1900  General Buller's troops relieve Ladysmith Natal on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history laura Z Hobson, writer   

1901  Linus Pauling, chemist/peace worker (Nobel 1954, 1962) on February - 28.   

1902  Jules Massenets opera premieres in Monte Carlo on February - 28.   

1903  On February - 28 barney Dreyfuss & James Potter buys Phila Phillies for $170,000   

1903  Girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1904  Vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres on this day in history.   

1905  On February - 28 glyn Jones, writer   

1905  On this day in history joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85   

1906  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Queen's U (Kingston Ont) in 2 games on February - 28.   

1906  Bugsy Siegel, gangster created casinos in Las Vegas on February - 28.   

1907  Milton Caniff, Hillsboro Ohio, Dutch cartoonist (Terry & Pirates) on February - 28.   

1908  Failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran on this day in history.   

1909  On February - 28 the birth of Linus Pauling, American chemist and physicist   

1909  The birth of Stephen Spender, English poet on this day in history.   

1909  Olan Soule, La Harpe Ill, actor (My 3 Sons, Arnie) on this day in history.   

1910  On February - 28 the birth of Vincente Minelli, Italian director   

1910  On this day in history roman Maciejewski, composer   

1911  Amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Njanji Sunji) on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history first ever parachute jump from an airplane   

1912  Victor Trumper's last Test Cricket innings c Woolley b Barnes 50 on February - 28.   

1912  On February - 28 helmut Coing, German lawyer/director (Max-Planck-institute)   

1912  On February - 28 bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies   

1913  On this day in history 6.8-m, 4000-kg elephant seal killed, South Georgia (South Atlantic)   

1913  6.8-m, 4000-kg elephant seal killed, South Georgia (S Atlantic) on February - 28.   

1913  Elephant seal, 6.8-m, 4000-kg, killed in S Georgia (South Atlantic) on February - 28.   

1914  On February - 28 construction begins on Tower of Jewels for the Exposition (San Francisco)   

1914  Construction begins on Tower of Jewels for the Exposition (SF) on February - 28.   

1914  Jim Boles, Lubbock Tx, actor (Joe-One Man's Family) on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history the birth of Sir Peter Medawar, English immunologist   

1915  On this day in history peter Medawar, England, zoologist, immunologist (Nobel 1953)   

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1155  On this day in history birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

1261  On this day in history 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  On February - 28 birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

1552  On this day in history birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

1552  On February - 28 birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)   

1573  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on this day in history.   

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on February - 28.   

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

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on February - 28.   

1326  On this day in history death of duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)   

1453  On this day in history 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  On February - 28 death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler   

1572  On this day in history death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)