Historical Events In February - 28

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

1958  On February - 28 west Indies 1-504 in reply to Pakistan 328, day 3 of 3rd Test Cricket   

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

1959  On this day in history ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny & Jones of Great Britain   

1959  Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner & Paul of CAN on February - 28.   

1959  On this day in history ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss USA   

1959  On this day in history launch of Discoverer 1 (WTR)-1st polar orbit   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1960  US wins Olympics hockey gold medal by defeating Czechoslovakia 9-4 on this day in history.   

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 February - 28 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 this day in history.   

1962  Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70 on February - 28.   

1963  Theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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 February - 28.   

1964  Dirk HW Filarski, painter/lithographer (Bergen School), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1966  On February - 28 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 February - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1969  On February - 28 ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert GDR   

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

1970  On February - 28 bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge   

1971  53rd PGA Championship Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA National to win his 2nd golf grand slam on February - 28.   

1971  The birth of Tristan Louis, Internet entrepreneur (me) on February - 28.   

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 February - 28.   

1261  Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on this day in history.   

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  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  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on February - 28.   

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on February - 28.   

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

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on February - 28.   

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

1453  On this day in history death of isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)   

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

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