Historical Events In February - 28

1956  Forrester issued a patent for computer core memory on this day in history.   

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

1959  On February - 28 "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 February - 28.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On February - 28 the birth of Rae Dawn Chong, Actress   

1962  On this day in history 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  On February - 28 the opening of Toronto International Airport terminal building, much later this event confirms the fact that Toronto is the center of the universe   

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  Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes on February - 28.   

1966  On February - 28 charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet   

1968  On February - 28 pirate Radio Hauraki, off New Zealand, returns to the air   

1968  Doretta Morrow, actress (Because You're Mine), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1969  Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler & Ford of Great Britain on February - 28.   

1969  On February - 28 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 February - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  On February - 28 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 this day in history.   

1409  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on February - 28.   

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on February - 28.   

1552  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on this day in history.   

1552  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on February - 28.   

1573  On February - 28 birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)   

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

0642  Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

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