Page 5: Historical Events In February - 28

1896  On this day in history philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel)   

1898  Molly Picon, Yiddish actress (Milk & Honey) on this day in history.   

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

1900  General Buller's troops relieve Ladysmith Natal on February - 28.   

1900  On this day in history laura Z Hobson, writer   

1901  On this day in history linus Pauling, chemist/peace worker (Nobel 1954, 1962)   

1902  On this day in history jules Massenets opera premieres in Monte Carlo   

1903  Barney Dreyfuss & James Potter buys Phila Phillies for $170,000 on February - 28.   

1903  On February - 28 girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, dies at 88   

1904  Vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres on February - 28.   

1905  Glyn Jones, writer on February - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1907  On February - 28 milton Caniff, Hillsboro Ohio, Dutch cartoonist (Terry & Pirates)   

1908  On February - 28 failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran   

1909  The birth of Linus Pauling, American chemist and physicist on February - 28.   

1909  On this day in history 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 February - 28 the birth of Vincente Minelli, Italian director   

1910  Roman Maciejewski, composer on February - 28.   

1911  On February - 28 amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Njanji Sunji)   

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 this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history helmut Coing, German lawyer/director (Max-Planck-institute)   

1912  Bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies on February - 28.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1915  The birth of Sir Peter Medawar, English immunologist on this day in history.   

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

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

1552  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on February - 28.   

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

1612  On February - 28 birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)   

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

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on this day in history.   

1326  Death of Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290) on February - 28.   

1453  On this day in history death of isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)   

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 February - 28.   

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