Historical Events In February - 28

1972  George Harrison is involved in a minor car accident on February - 28.   

1972  On this day in history president Richard Nixon ends historic week-long visit to China   

1972  President Richard Nixon wraps up his historic trip to China on February - 28.   

1972  On February - 28 victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies   

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

1973  Cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78 on February - 28.   

1974  Ethiopian government of Makonnen forms on February - 28.   

1974  Labour Party wins British parliamentary election on this day in history.   

1974  On February - 28 taiwan police shoot into crowd   

1974  On this day in history the United States and Egypt re-establish diplomatic relations after a seven-year break   

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

1974  Mees Toxopeus, Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at 89 on February - 28.   

1975  EG signs accord of Lomé with 46 developing countries on this day in history.   

1975  More than 40 people die when a London subway train crashes into the end of a tunnel on this day in history.   

1975  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 28.   

1975  On this day in history istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83   

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

1976  On this day in history ceuta & Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession   

1977  On this day in history a killer whale born in captivity at Marineland, Los Angeles CA   

1977  Harbor strike in Rotterdam/Amsterdam ends on February - 28.   

1977  Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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 February - 28.   

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

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

1979  Jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52 on February - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1981  China PR throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan on this day in history.   

1982  AT&T looses record $7 BILLION for fiscal year ending on this day on this day in history.   

1982  On February - 28 fALN (PR Nationalist Group) bombs Wall Street   

1983  On February - 28 final TV episode of "MASH" airs (CBS); record 125 million watch   

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

1984  26th Grammy Awards Beat It, Michael Jackson wins 8 on February - 28.   

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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  On this day in history birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

1533  On this day in history birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

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  On this day in history birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)   

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

0642  On February - 28 oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle   

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

1326  On this day in history death of duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)   

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

1485  On this day in history death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)   

1510  On February - 28 death of juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer   

1525  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on this day in history.   

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