Page 7: Historical Events In February - 28

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

1935  Amsterdam Hotel of the Red Lion gets sidewalk permit on this day in history.   

1935  Nylon discovered by Dr Wallace H Carothers on February - 28.   

1935  On February - 28 alexander W F Idenburg, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1909-16), dies at 73   

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 February - 28.   

1939  On this day in history 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 February - 28.   

1940  On February - 28 the first college basketball games are televised, as W2XBS in NY City broadcasts a pair of games from Madison Square Garden.   

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  On February - 28 johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81   

1941  British-Italian dogfight above Albania on this day in history.   

1941  On February - 28 39 U Boats (197,000 ton) sunk this month   

1942  On this day in history hMAS PERTH (RAN) sunk in Sunda Strait, western Java by torpedoes and 8in gunfire of Japanese cruiser force.   

1942  Japanese land in Java, last Allied bastion in Dutch East Indies on this day in history.   

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

1942  On this day in history 1st weapon drop on Netherlands   

1943  On February - 28 "Porgy & Bess" opens on Broadway with Anne Brown & Todd Duncan   

1944  The birth of Bernadette Peters, Actress on this day in history.   

1947  Anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan on this day in history.   

1948  The last British troops leave India on February - 28.   

1949  On this day in history stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65   

1950  "Alive & Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 46 perfs on February - 28.   

1951  French government of Pleven dissolves on February - 28.   

1951  On February - 28 senate committee reports of at least 2 major US crime syndicates   

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

1953  On this day in history stalin meets with Beria, Bulganin, Khrushchev & Malenkov   

1953  On this day in history jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64   

1954  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island on this day in history.   

1956  13 die in a train crash in Swampscott MA on February - 28.   

1956  On February - 28 a Chatham Ontario restaurant is fined $50 for refusing to serve two black students   

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1155  Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on February - 28.   

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  On February - 28 birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

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 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  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  Death of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400) on February - 28.   

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  On February - 28 death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler   

1572  On February - 28 death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)