Page 5: Historical Events In February - 28

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

1898  On February - 28 molly Picon, Yiddish actress (Milk & Honey)   

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 February - 28 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  Barney Dreyfuss & James Potter buys Phila Phillies for $170,000 on February - 28.   

1903  Girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, dies at 88 on February - 28.   

1904  On this day in history vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres   

1905  Glyn Jones, writer on this day in history.   

1905  On February - 28 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  On this day in history bugsy Siegel, gangster created casinos in Las Vegas   

1907  On this day in history milton Caniff, Hillsboro Ohio, Dutch cartoonist (Terry & Pirates)   

1908  On this day in history failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran   

1909  The birth of Linus Pauling, American chemist and physicist on this day in history.   

1909  On February - 28 the birth of Stephen Spender, English poet   

1909  On this day in history olan Soule, La Harpe Ill, actor (My 3 Sons, Arnie)   

1910  On this day in history the birth of Vincente Minelli, Italian director   

1910  On February - 28 roman Maciejewski, composer   

1911  Amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Njanji Sunji) on February - 28.   

1912  First ever parachute jump from an airplane on February - 28.   

1912  On February - 28 victor Trumper's last Test Cricket innings c Woolley b Barnes 50   

1912  Helmut Coing, German lawyer/director (Max-Planck-institute) on February - 28.   

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

1913  On February - 28 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 this day in history.   

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

1914  Construction begins on Tower of Jewels for the Exposition (San Francisco) on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history construction begins on Tower of Jewels for the Exposition (SF)   

1914  On this day in history jim Boles, Lubbock Tx, actor (Joe-One Man's Family)   

1915  The birth of Sir Peter Medawar, English immunologist on February - 28.   

1915  Peter Medawar, England, zoologist, immunologist (Nobel 1953) 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  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  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on February - 28.   

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  On this day in history birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)   

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

0642  Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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