Page 9: Historical Events In February - 28

1972  On this day in history 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 February - 28 suriname government of Sedney arrests 13 union leaders   

1973  On this day in history cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78   

1974  On February - 28 ethiopian government of Makonnen forms   

1974  On February - 28 labour Party wins British parliamentary election   

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  Mees Toxopeus, Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1976  Ceuta & Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession on this day in history.   

1977  A killer whale born in captivity at Marineland, Los Angeles CA on February - 28.   

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

1977  Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71 on February - 28.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1980  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1980  On February - 28 ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies   

1981  On this day in history china PR throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan   

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

1982  FALN (PR Nationalist Group) bombs Wall Street on February - 28.   

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

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

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

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1155  Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on this day in history.   

1261  Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on this day in history.   

1409  On this day in history birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

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

1552  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on February - 28.   

1552  On this day in history birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)   

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

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

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

1261  On February - 28 hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1510  Death of Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer on February - 28.   

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

1572  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on this day in history.