Page 5: Historical Events In February - 28

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

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

1899  On February - 28 frederick Denison Maurice Hocking, pathologist   

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

1900  Laura Z Hobson, writer on February - 28.   

1901  On February - 28 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1905  Glyn Jones, writer on February - 28.   

1905  Joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85 on February - 28.   

1906  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Queen's U (Kingston Ont) in 2 games on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history bugsy Siegel, gangster created casinos in Las Vegas   

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

1908  Failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran on February - 28.   

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

1909  The birth of Stephen Spender, English poet on February - 28.   

1909  On February - 28 olan Soule, La Harpe Ill, actor (My 3 Sons, Arnie)   

1910  The birth of Vincente Minelli, Italian director on February - 28.   

1910  On this day in history roman Maciejewski, composer   

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

1912  First ever parachute jump from an airplane on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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  Peter Medawar, England, zoologist, immunologist (Nobel 1953) on this day in history.   

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1155  Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on February - 28.   

1261  On this day in history birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)   

1409  On this day in history birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1453  Death of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400) on this day in history.   

1485  Death of Niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441) on this day in history.   

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.