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02/28/1920
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Maurice Ravel's "Le tombeau de Couperin," premieres
Type: Event
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02/28/1920
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Edward Kassner, music publisher
Type: Birth
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02/28/1920
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Jim Olin, (Rep-D-VA, 1983- )
Type: Birth
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02/28/1920
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Marjorie M Sweeting, English geomorphologist
Type: Birth
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02/28/1921
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John Bouber, [Blom], actor/author (Fool of Heideloo)
Type: Birth
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02/28/1921
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Vladimir Sommer, composer
Type: Birth
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02/28/1922
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Egypt regains independence from Britain, but British troops remain
Type: Event
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02/28/1922
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English princess Mary marries viscount Lascelles
Type: Event
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02/28/1922
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KHQ-AM in Spokane WA begins radio transmissions
Type: Event
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02/28/1922
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Vicente Lleo, composer, dies at 51
Type: Death
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02/28/1923
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Swedish king Gustaaf V begins state visit to Netherlands
Type: Event
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02/28/1923
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Charles Durning, Highland Falls NY, actor (Fury, Sting, Tootsie)
Type: Birth
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02/28/1924
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US begins intervention in Honduras
Type: Event
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02/28/1924
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Robert A Roe, (Rep-D-NJ, 1969- )
Type: Birth
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02/28/1925
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"Tea For Two" by Marion Harris hit #1
Type: Event
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02/28/1925
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Congress authorizes a special handling stamp
Type: Event
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02/28/1925
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Longest win streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (9 games)
Type: Event
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02/28/1925
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Theater Museum of Amsterdam forms
Type: Event
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02/28/1925
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Harry H Corbett, Rangoon Burma, actor (Steptoe and Son, Jabberwacky)
Type: Birth
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02/28/1925
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Friedrich Ebert, soc-dem president Germany, dies
Type: Death
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02/28/1926
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Seymour Shifrin, composer
Type: Birth
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02/28/1926
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Stanley Glasser, composer
Type: Birth
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02/28/1926
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Svetlana Alliluyeva, daughter of Josef Stalin/author (My Life)
Type: Birth
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02/28/1927
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Bernard Frank, oriental scholar/writer
Type: Birth
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02/28/1927
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John Swire, British aircraft magnate (Cathay Pacific)
Type: Birth
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02/28/1928
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Bettye Ackerman, Cottageville SC, actress (Maggie Graham-Ben Casey)
Type: Birth
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02/28/1928
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Smokey The Bear
Type: Birth
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02/28/1928
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Tom Aldredge, Dayton OH, actor (What About Bob, Nurse, Mind Snatchers)
Type: Birth
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02/28/1929
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Chic Black Hawks lose record NHL 15th straight game at home
Type: Event
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02/28/1929
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Frank O Gehry, architect (Galleria-Okla City)
Type: Birth
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02/28/1929
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Clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian artist (React of P), dies at 54
Type: Death
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02/28/1929
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John Ebenezer West, composer, dies at 65
Type: Death
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02/28/1930
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Frank Malzone, baseball player
Type: Birth
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02/28/1930
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Leon Cooper, US physicist (Nobel 1972)
Type: Birth
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02/28/1931
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Canadian Rugby Union adopts the forward pass
Type: Event
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02/28/1931
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Oswald Mosley founds his New Party
Type: Event
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02/28/1931
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Gavin MacLeod, Mt Kisco NY, actor (Murray-Mary Tyler Moore, Love Boat)
Type: Birth
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02/28/1931
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Gustav Thoni, Italy, skiier (World Cup-1971, 72, 73, 75)
Type: Birth
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02/28/1931
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Jack Thieuloy, writer
Type: Birth
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02/28/1931
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Ban Johnson, created (baseball's AL), dies after a long illness
Type: Death
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02/28/1932
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Brian Moore, British commentator (Big Match)
Type: Birth
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02/28/1932
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Don Francks, Vancouver, actor (Terminal Choice, Finian's Rainbow)
Type: Birth
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02/28/1933
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1st female in cabinet: Francis Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor
Type: Event
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02/28/1933
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German Pres Von Hindenburg abolishes free expression of opinion
Type: Event
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02/28/1933
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Hitler disallows German communist party (KPD)
Type: Event
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02/28/1934
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Willie Bobo, NYC, jazz drummer (Cos)
Type: Birth
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02/28/1935
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Amsterdam Hotel of the Red Lion gets sidewalk permit
Type: Event
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02/28/1935
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Nylon discovered by Dr Wallace H Carothers
Type: Event
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02/28/1935
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Clive Halse, cricketer (S Afr fast bowler on 1963-64 Aust/NZ tour)
Type: Birth
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02/28/1935
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Alexander W F Idenburg, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1909-16), dies at 73
Type: Death
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