Page 8: Historical Events In February - 28

1956  On this day in history forrester issued a patent for computer core memory   

1958  West Indies 1-504 in reply to Pakistan 328, day 3 of 3rd Test Cricket on February - 28.   

1959  On this day in history "Goldilocks" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 161 performances   

1959  On February - 28 ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny & Jones of Great Britain   

1959  On this day in history ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner & Paul of CAN   

1959  Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss USA on this day in history.   

1959  Launch of Discoverer 1 (WTR)-1st polar orbit on February - 28.   

1959  Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA on February - 28.   

1959  On February - 28 the first polar orbiting satellite, Discoverer 1, launched   

1959  On this day in history maxwell Anderson, US dramatist (Key Largo, Bath Seed), dies at 70   

1960  8th winter Olympics games close at Squaw Valley CA on this day in history.   

1960  US wins Olympics hockey gold medal by defeating Czechoslovakia 9-4 on February - 28.   

1960  On this day in history f S Flint, British translator/poet (imagist movement), dies at 74   

1961  JFK names Henry Kissinger special advisor on February - 28.   

1961  Joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history rae Dawn Chong wasborn at Edmonton Alberta, daughter of actor Tommy Chong. Chong, she appeared in the film Quest for Fire   

1962  The birth of Rae Dawn Chong, Actress on February - 28.   

1962  On February - 28 harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70   

1963  On February - 28 theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58   

1964  The opening of Toronto International Airport terminal building, much later this event confirms the fact that Toronto is the center of the universe on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history dirk HW Filarski, painter/lithographer (Bergen School), dies at 78   

1965  Adolf Scharf, president of Austria (1957-65), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes   

1966  On this day in history charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet   

1968  Pirate Radio Hauraki, off New Zealand, returns to the air on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history doretta Morrow, actress (Because You're Mine), dies at 41   

1969  On February - 28 ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler & Ford of Great Britain   

1969  Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina & Ulanov of USSR on February - 28.   

1969  Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert GDR on this day in history.   

1969  Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA on this day in history.   

1970  Bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge on February - 28.   

1971  On this day in history 53rd PGA Championship Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA National to win his 2nd golf grand slam   

1971  On February - 28 the birth of Tristan Louis, Internet entrepreneur (me)   

1971  Women refused the right to vote in Lichtenstein elections 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  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 February - 28 birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

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  On this day in history birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)   

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

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

1326  Death of Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290) on this day in history.   

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  Death of Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer on this day in history.   

1525  On this day in history death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler   

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