Historical Events In February - 28

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

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

1935  Nylon discovered by Dr Wallace H Carothers on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1940  The birth of Mario Andretti, Race-car driver on this day in history.   

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 February - 28.   

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

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

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

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

1942  On this day in history race riot, Sojourner Truth Homes, Detroit   

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

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

1944  The birth of Bernadette Peters, Actress on February - 28.   

1947  On this day in history anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan   

1948  On this day in history the last British troops leave India   

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

1950  On this day in history "Alive & Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 46 perfs   

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

1951  Senate committee reports of at least 2 major US crime syndicates on this day in history.   

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

1953  On February - 28 stalin meets with Beria, Bulganin, Khrushchev & Malenkov   

1953  Jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1954  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island on February - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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1155  On this day in history birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

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

1409  On February - 28 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 February - 28.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1453  Death of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400) on this day in history.   

1485  Death of Niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441) on February - 28.   

1510  On this day in history death of juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer   

1525  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on February - 28.   

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