Historical Events In February - 28

1933  1st female in cabinet: Francis Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history amsterdam Hotel of the Red Lion gets sidewalk permit   

1935  On February - 28 nylon discovered by Dr Wallace H Carothers   

1935  Alexander W F Idenburg, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1909-16), dies at 73 on February - 28.   

1936  On February - 28 pedro Munoz Seca, La Caraba/La oca, dies at 55   

1939  On February - 28 great-Britain recognizes Franco-regime in Spain   

1939  The birth of Tommy Tune, Tony Award-winning dancer and actor on February - 28.   

1940  Mario Andretti, auto racer and Indianapolis 500 Hall of Famer was born on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history richard Wright's "Native Son" published   

1940  On February - 28 the birth of Mario Andretti, Race-car driver   

1940  The first college basketball games are televised, as W2XBS in NY City broadcasts a pair of games from Madison Square Garden on February - 28.   

1940  US population at 131,669,275 (12,865,518 blacks (9.8%)) on this day in history.   

1940  1st televised basketball game (U of Pitts beats Fordham U, 50-37) on this day in history.   

1940  Johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81 on February - 28.   

1941  British-Italian dogfight above Albania on February - 28.   

1941  On February - 28 39 U Boats (197,000 ton) sunk this month   

1942  On February - 28 hMAS PERTH (RAN) sunk in Sunda Strait, western Java by torpedoes and 8in gunfire of Japanese cruiser force.   

1942  On this day in history japanese land in Java, last Allied bastion in Dutch East Indies   

1942  On February - 28 race riot, Sojourner Truth Homes, Detroit   

1942  On February - 28 1st weapon drop on Netherlands   

1943  "Porgy & Bess" opens on Broadway with Anne Brown & Todd Duncan on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history the birth of Bernadette Peters, Actress   

1947  On this day in history anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan   

1948  The last British troops leave India on this day in history.   

1949  Stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65 on February - 28.   

1950  On February - 28 "Alive & Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 46 perfs   

1951  French government of Pleven dissolves on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history senate committee reports of at least 2 major US crime syndicates   

1951  On February - 28 french govt of Pleven dissolves   

1953  Stalin meets with Beria, Bulganin, Khrushchev & Malenkov on February - 28.   

1953  On February - 28 jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64   

1954  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island on this day in history.   

1956  On February - 28 13 die in a train crash in Swampscott MA   

1956  A Chatham Ontario restaurant is fined $50 for refusing to serve two black students 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 February - 28.   

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  On February - 28 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  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  On this day in history 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 February - 28 death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)