Historical Events In February - 28

1972  On February - 28 george Harrison is involved in a minor car accident   

1972  On February - 28 president Richard Nixon ends historic week-long visit to China   

1972  On this day in history president Richard Nixon wraps up his historic trip to China   

1972  Victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history suriname government of Sedney arrests 13 union leaders   

1973  On February - 28 cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78   

1974  On this day in history ethiopian government of Makonnen forms   

1974  Labour Party wins British parliamentary election on February - 28.   

1974  On February - 28 taiwan police shoot into crowd   

1974  The United States and Egypt re-establish diplomatic relations after a seven-year break on February - 28.   

1974  The US and Egypt re-establish diplomatic ties for the first time since 1967 on February - 28.   

1974  On this day in history mees Toxopeus, Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at 89   

1975  On this day in history eG signs accord of Lomé with 46 developing countries   

1975  More than 40 people die when a London subway train crashes into the end of a tunnel on February - 28.   

1975  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1975  Istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1976  18th Grammy Awards Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole win on February - 28.   

1976  On February - 28 ceuta & Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession   

1977  A killer whale born in captivity at Marineland, Los Angeles CA on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history harbor strike in Rotterdam/Amsterdam ends   

1977  On this day in history eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71   

1978  The Department of Defense authorized fullscale development of the Sikorsky Aircraft's SH-60B LAMPS MK III helicopter. The aircraft was designed primarily for antisubmarine and antiship missions and to be deployed aboard frigates, destroyers and cruisers on this day in history.   

1978  On February - 28 eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73   

1979  On February - 28 ernest Thompson's "On Golden Pond," premieres in New York NY   

1979  Jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1980  On February - 28 "The Well-Tuned Piano" by La Monte Young premieres (takes 4 hours 12 minutes)   

1980  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 28.   

1980  On this day in history ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies   

1981  On February - 28 china PR throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan   

1982  On February - 28 aT&T looses record $7 BILLION for fiscal year ending on this day   

1982  On this day in history fALN (PR Nationalist Group) bombs Wall Street   

1983  Final TV episode of "MASH" airs (CBS); record 125 million watch on this day in history.   

1983  Statistics Canada reports Canadian Gross National Product fell 4.8% in 1982; sharpest decline since 1933 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history 26th Grammy Awards Beat It, Michael Jackson wins 8   

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1155  On February - 28 birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

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 February - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1573  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)   

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

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

1326  Death of Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290) on February - 28.   

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