Page 8: Historical Events In February - 28

1956  Forrester issued a patent for computer core memory on February - 28.   

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

1959  On February - 28 "Goldilocks" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 161 performances   

1959  Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny & Jones of Great Britain on February - 28.   

1959  On February - 28 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 February - 28.   

1959  On February - 28 launch of Discoverer 1 (WTR)-1st polar orbit   

1959  On this day in history men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA   

1959  The first polar orbiting satellite, Discoverer 1, launched on February - 28.   

1959  Maxwell Anderson, US dramatist (Key Largo, Bath Seed), dies at 70 on February - 28.   

1960  8th winter Olympics games close at Squaw Valley CA on February - 28.   

1960  On February - 28 uS wins Olympics hockey gold medal by defeating Czechoslovakia 9-4   

1960  F S Flint, British translator/poet (imagist movement), dies at 74 on February - 28.   

1961  JFK names Henry Kissinger special advisor on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64   

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

1962  On this day in history the birth of Rae Dawn Chong, Actress   

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

1963  On this day in history 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  On this day in history adolf Scharf, president of Austria (1957-65), dies at 74   

1966  Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes on this day in history.   

1966  On February - 28 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  Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler & Ford of Great Britain on February - 28.   

1969  On this day in history ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina & Ulanov of USSR   

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

1969  On February - 28 men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA   

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

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

1971  On this day in history the birth of Tristan Louis, Internet entrepreneur (me)   

1971  On this day in history women refused the right to vote in Lichtenstein elections   

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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  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 February - 28.   

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

0642  On this day in history oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle   

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 February - 28 death of isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)   

1485  On February - 28 death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)   

1510  Death of Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer on February - 28.   

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

1572  On this day in history death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)