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February 28 Events in History - February 28 Birthdays - February 28 Deaths
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February 28, 2003 United Nations chief weapons inspector Hans Blix said there is no evidence that Iraq has any weapons of mass destruction February 28, 1998 "View From the Bridge," closes at Criterion Theater New York City February 28, 1998 Vancouver Canucks Mark Messier is 4th NHLer to get 1,600 points February 28, 1997 Earthquake in Pakistan, kills 45 February 28, 1997 FBI agent Earl Pitts pleads guilty to selling secrets to Russia February 28, 1997 Smokers must prove they are over 18 to purchase cigarettes in US February 28, 1996 38th Grammy Awards: Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morisette wins February 28, 1995 Denver International Airport opens February 28, 1994 Brady Law, imposing a wait-period to buy a hand-gun, went into effect February 28, 1993 "Anna Christie" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 54 performances February 28, 1993 7th American Comedy Award: Seinfeld wins February 28, 1993 Iolanda Chen triple jumps world indoor record hop step (14.46m) February 28, 1993 Tony Curtis weds Lisa Deutsch as his 4th wife February 28, 1991 "Les Miserables" opens at Theatre Carre, Amsterdam February 28, 1991 "Speed of Darkness" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 36 performances February 28, 1991 Don Mattingly named 10th New York Yankee Captain February 28, 1991 Noureddine Morceli runs world record 1500m indoor (3:34:16) February 28, 1991 U.S. and allied forces grant Iraq a cease fire February 28, 1990 Dutch police seize 3,000 kg of cocaine February 28, 1990 U.S. 65th manned space mission STS 36 (Atlantis 6) launches into orbit February 28, 1989 Gretchen Polhemus, 23, (Texas), crowned 38th Miss USA February 28, 1989 Memo by Brian Gumbel criticizing Today Show co-workers becomes public February 28, 1989 Red Schoendienst and Al Barlick elected to Hall of Fame February 28, 1988 15th Winter Olympic games close at Calgary, Canada February 28, 1988 Anti-Armenian pogrom in Azerbaijan, 30 killed February 28, 1988 Pat Verbeek becomes 1st New Jersey Devil to score 4 goals in an NHL game February 28, 1988 Yvonne van Gennip skates world record 5 km ladies (7:14.13) February 28, 1986 European Economic Community sign "Special Act" for Europe free trade February 28, 1986 Peter Uberroth suspended 7 baseball players for 1 year, after they admitted in Curtis Strong's trial in September, they used drugs February 28, 1984 26th Grammy Awards: Beat It, Michael Jackson wins 8 February 28, 1982 AT and T looses record $7 BILLION for fiscal year ending on this day February 28, 1982 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic February 28, 1982 FALN (PR Nationalist Group) bombs Wall Street February 28, 1981 Calvin Murphy (Houston), sets NBA record with 78 consecutive free throws February 28, 1981 China PR throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan February 28, 1980 "The Well-Tuned Piano" by La Monte Young premieres (takes 4 h 12 m) February 28, 1980 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 28, 1979 Ernest Thompson's "On Golden Pond," premieres in New York City February 28, 1977 1st killer whale born in captivity (Marineland, Los Angeles California) February 28, 1977 Harbor strike in Rotterdam/Amsterdam ends February 28, 1976 18th Grammy Awards: Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole wins February 28, 1976 Ceuta and Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession February 28, 1976 Spain withdraws from Western Sahara February 28, 1975 41 killed in London Underground, as train speeds past final stop February 28, 1975 EG signs accord of Lome with 46 developing countries February 28, 1975 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 28, 1974 Ethiopian government of Makonnen forms February 28, 1974 Labour Party wins British parliamentary election February 28, 1974 Taiwan police shoots into crowd February 28, 1974 U.S. and Egypt re-form diplomatic relations after 7 years February 28, 1973 Suriname government of Sedney arrests 13 union leaders February 28, 1972 George Harrison is involved in a minor car accident February 28, 1972 President Richard Nixon ends historic week-long visit to China February 28, 1971 WDRB TV channel 41 in Louisville, Kentucky (IND) begins broadcasting February 28, 1971 53rd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA National Florida Jack Nicklaus wins his 2nd golf grand slam February 28, 1970 "Georgy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 4 performances February 28, 1970 Bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge February 28, 1970 Caroline Walker runs world female record marathon (3:02:53) February 28, 1970 KIIN (now KUN) TV channel 12 in Iowa City, IA (PBS) 1st broadcast February 28, 1970 WUTR TV channel 20 in Utica-Rome, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting February 28, 1969 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler and Ford of GBR February 28, 1969 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina and Ulanov of URS February 28, 1969 Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert GDR February 28, 1969 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA February 28, 1967 Wilt Chamberlain sinks NBA record 35th consecutive field goal February 28, 1966 Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes February 28, 1966 Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout against Dodgers February 28, 1962 WMGM-AM in New York City changes call letters to WHN February 28, 1961 John F. Kennedy names Henry Kissinger special advisor February 28, 1960 8th winter Olympic games close at Squaw Valley, Colorado February 28, 1960 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open February 28, 1960 U.S. wins Olympic hockey gold medal by defeating Czechoslovakia 9-4 February 28, 1959 "Goldilocks" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 161 performances February 28, 1959 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny and Jones of GRB February 28, 1959 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner and Paul of CAN February 28, 1959 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss USA February 28, 1959 Launch of Discoverer 1 (WTR)-1st polar orbit February 28, 1959 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA February 28, 1959 NFL trade, Chicago Cards trade Ollie Matson to Los Angeles Rams for 9 players February 28, 1958 West Indies 1-504 in reply to Pakistan 328, day 3 of 3rd Test Cricket February 28, 1957 Jockey Johnny Longden's 5,000th career victory February 28, 1956 13 die in a train crash in Swampscott Massachusetts February 28, 1956 Forrester issued a patent for computer core memory February 28, 1954 Patty Berg/Pete Cooper wins LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament February 28, 1954 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island February 28, 1953 Stalin meets with Beria, Bulganin, Khrushchev and Malenkov February 28, 1951 French government of Pleven dissolves February 28, 1951 Senate committee reports of at least 2 major U.S. crime syndicates February 28, 1950 "Alive and Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 46 performances February 28, 1947 Anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan February 28, 1943 "Porgy and Bess" opens on Broadway with Anne Brown and Todd Duncan February 28, 1943 63 U Boats (359,300 ton) sinks this month February 28, 1942 1st weapon drop on Netherlands February 28, 1942 Japanese land in Java, last Allied bastion in Dutch East Indies February 28, 1942 Race riot, Sojourner Truth Homes, Detroit February 28, 1941 39 U Boats (197,000 ton) sunk this month February 28, 1941 British-Italian dogfight above Albania February 28, 1940 1st televised basketball game (University of Pittsburgh beats Fordham University, 50-37) February 28, 1940 Richard Wright's "Native Son" published February 28, 1940 U.S. population at 131,669,275 February 28, 1939 Great-Britain recognizes Franco-regime in Spain February 28, 1935 Amsterdam Hotel of the Red Lion gets sidewalk permit February 28, 1935 Nylon discovered by Dr. Wallace H. Carothers February 28, 1933 1st female in cabinet: Francis Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor February 28, 1933 German President Von Hindenburg abolishes free expression of opinion February 28, 1933 Hitler disallows German Communist Party (KPD) February 28, 1931 Canadian Rugby Union adopts the forward pass February 28, 1931 Oswald Mosley founds his New Party February 28, 1929 Chicago Blackhawks lose record NHL 15th straight game at home February 28, 1925 "Tea For Two" by Marion Harris hit #1 February 28, 1925 Congress authorizes a special handling stamp February 28, 1925 Longest win streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (9 games) February 28, 1925 Theater Museum of Amsterdam forms February 28, 1924 U.S. begins intervention in Honduras February 28, 1923 Swedish king Gustaaf V begins state visit to Netherlands February 28, 1922 Egypt regains independence from Britain, but British troops remain February 28, 1922 English princess Mary marries viscount Lascelles February 28, 1922 KHQ-AM in Spokane WA begins radio transmissions February 28, 1920 Maurice Ravel's "Le tombeau de Couperin," premieres February 28, 1917 AP reports Mexico and Japan will allie with Germany if U.S. enters WW I February 28, 1917 Russian Duma sets up Provisional Committee; workers set up Soviets February 28, 1914 Construction begins on Tower of Jewels for the Exposition (San Francisco) February 28, 1913 6.8-m, 4000-kg elephant seal killed, South Georgia (S Atlantic) February 28, 1912 Victor Trumper's last Test Cricket innings c Woolley b Barnes 50 February 28, 1908 Failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran February 28, 1906 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Queen's U (Kingston Ont) in 2 games February 28, 1904 Vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres February 28, 1903 Barney Dreyfuss and James Potter buys Philadelphia Phillies for $170,000 February 28, 1902 Jules Massenets opera premieres in Monte Carlo February 28, 1900 General Buller's troops relieve Ladysmith Natal February 28, 1896 France dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar February 28, 1893 Edward Acheson, Penn, patents an abrasive he names "carborundum" February 28, 1891 Oscar Grunden skates world record 500m (50.8 sec) February 28, 1888 Ferry in San Pablo Bay explodes February 28, 1888 Vincent d'Indy's Wallenstein-trilogy, premieres February 28, 1883 1st U.S. vaudeville theater opens in Boston February 28, 1882 1st U.S. college cooperative store opens, at Harvard University February 28, 1879 "Exodus of 1879" southern blacks flee political/economic exploitation February 28, 1878 U.S. congress authorizes large-size silver certificate February 28, 1871 2nd Enforcement Act gives federal control of congressional elections February 28, 1863 Confederate raider "Nashville" sinks near Fort McAllister Georgia February 28, 1862 Opera "La Reine de Saba," premieres in Paris February 28, 1861 Territories of Nevada and Colorado created February 28, 1859 Arkansas legislature requires free blacks to choose exile or slavery February 28, 1854 Republican Party formally organized at Ripon, Wisconsin February 28, 1849 1st boat load of gold rush prospectors arrives in San Francisco from east coast February 28, 1847 U.S. defeats Mexico in battle of Sacramento February 28, 1844 12-inch gun aboard USS Princeton explodes February 28, 1835 Dr. Elias L"nnrot publishes Finnish poem "Kalevala" February 28, 1828 Franz Grillparzer's "Ein Treuer Diener," premieres in Vienna February 28, 1827 1st commercial railroad in U.S., Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) chartered February 28, 1826 M Biela, an Austrian officer, discovers Biela's Comet February 28, 1819 1st public performance of a Schubert song, "Schafers Klageleid" February 28, 1810 1st U.S. fire insurance joint-stock company organized, Philadelphia February 28, 1794 U.S. Senate voids Pennsylvania's election of Abraham Gallatin February 28, 1784 John Wesley charters Methodist Church February 28, 1778 Rhode Island General Assembly authorizes enlistment of slaves February 28, 1759 Pope Clement XIII allows Bible to be translated into various languages February 28, 1749 1st edition of Henry Fieldings' "Tom Jones" published February 28, 1730 Tsarina Anna Ivanovna leads autocracy February 28, 1728 Georg F. Handels opera "Siroe, re di Persia," premieres in London February 28, 1704 Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York City February 28, 1704 Indians attack Deerfield, Massachusetts, kill 40, kidnap 100 February 28, 1692 Salem witch hunt begins February 28, 1667 English colony Suriname in Dutch hands February 28, 1646 Roger Scott was tried in Mass for sleeping in church February 28, 1638 Scottish Presbyterians sign National Convent, Greyfriars, Edinburgh February 28, 1610 Thomas West, Baron de La Mar, is appointed governor of Virginia February 28, 1570 Anti-Portugese uprising on Ternate, Moluccas February 28, 1066 Westminster Abbey opens February 28, 870 8th Ecumenical council ends in Constantinople |