Page 7: Historical Events In February - 28

1933  On February - 28 1st female in cabinet: Francis Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor   

1935  On February - 28 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 this day in history pedro Munoz Seca, La Caraba/La oca, dies at 55   

1939  Great-Britain recognizes Franco-regime in Spain on February - 28.   

1939  On February - 28 the birth of Tommy Tune, Tony Award-winning dancer and actor   

1940  On this day in history mario Andretti, auto racer and Indianapolis 500 Hall of Famer was born   

1940  Richard Wright's "Native Son" published on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history the birth of Mario Andretti, Race-car driver   

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

1940  On February - 28 uS population at 131,669,275 (12,865,518 blacks (9.8%))   

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

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

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

1941  39 U Boats (197,000 ton) sunk this month on this day in history.   

1942  HMAS PERTH (RAN) sunk in Sunda Strait, western Java by torpedoes and 8in gunfire of Japanese cruiser force on this day in history.   

1942  Japanese land in Java, last Allied bastion in Dutch East Indies on this day in history.   

1942  Race riot, Sojourner Truth Homes, Detroit on February - 28.   

1942  1st weapon drop on Netherlands on February - 28.   

1943  On February - 28 "Porgy & Bess" opens on Broadway with Anne Brown & Todd Duncan   

1944  On February - 28 the birth of Bernadette Peters, Actress   

1947  Anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan on February - 28.   

1948  The last British troops leave India on February - 28.   

1949  On February - 28 stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65   

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

1951  On this day in history french government of Pleven dissolves   

1951  Senate committee reports of at least 2 major US crime syndicates on February - 28.   

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

1953  Stalin meets with Beria, Bulganin, Khrushchev & Malenkov on this day in history.   

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

1954  On February - 28 uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island   

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

1956  On this day in history a Chatham Ontario restaurant is fined $50 for refusing to serve two black students   

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

1261  Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on February - 28.   

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  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on February - 28.   

1552  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  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  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on this day in history.