What Happened Today in History Enter your email address     What Historical Events Happened On My Birthday? See what happened Today in History Do you want to memorialize special event on a special date on DatesInHistory.com? Add your own Personal Historic listing HERE for free! Tell the world when you were born, engaged, married, .... See what makes February 28 special at Famous Daily. History, birthdays, holiday, and a quote! What happened on February 28 February 28, 0202 "BC - this day marks the coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han, initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty's rule over China" February 28, 0364 Valentinian I is elevated as Roman Emperor. February 28, 0870 The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes. February 28, 1570 "Anti-Portugese uprising on Ternate, Moluccas" February 28, 1638 "Scottish Presbyterians sign National Convenant, Greyfriars, Edinburgh" February 28, 1646 Roger Scott was tried in Massachusetts for sleeping in church February 28, 1653 3 Day Sea battle English beats Dutch February 28, 1667 English colony Suriname in Dutch hands February 28, 1692 Salem witch hunt begins February 28, 1700 "Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar." February 28, 1704 "Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York NY" February 28, 1704 "Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100" February 28, 1708 "Slave revolt, Newton, Long Island NY, 11 die" February 28, 1710 "In the Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jrgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock." February 28, 1730 Tsarina Anna Ivanovna leads autocracy February 28, 1749 "First edition of Henry Fieldings' ""Tom Jones"" published" February 28, 1759 Pope Clement XIII allows Bible to be translated into various languages February 28, 1778 Rhode Island General Assembly authorizes enlistment of slaves February 28, 1784 John Wesley charters Methodist Church February 28, 1784 John Wesley charters the Methodist Church. February 28, 1787 Charter granted establishing the institution now known as the University of Pittsburgh. February 28, 1794 US Senate voids Pennsylvania's election of Abraham Gallatin February 28, 1810 "First US fire insurance joint-stock company organized, Philadelphia" February 28, 1826 "M Biela, an Austrian officer, discovers Biela's Comet" February 28, 1827 The B& O Railroad is incorporated (and forever remembered on Monopoly game boards ). February 28, 1827 The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became the first railroad incorporated for the commercial transportation of people and freight February 28, 1828 "Franz Grillparzer's ""Ein Treuer Diener,"" premieres in Vienna" February 28, 1835 "Dr Elias L”nnrot publishes Finnish poem ""Kalevala""" February 28, 1838 "Robert Nelson, leader of the Patriotes, proclaim the independence of Lower Canada (today Qubec)" February 28, 1844 "A gun on USS Princeton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing two United States Cabinet members and several others." February 28, 1844 "US Secretary of State Abel Upshur, Navy Secretary Thomas Gilmer, and several others die when a 12-inch gun aboard the USS Princeton explodes." February 28, 1847 US defeats M‚xico in battle of Sacramento February 28, 1849 "Regular steamboat service from the west to the east coast of the United States begins with the arrival of the SS California in San Francisco Bay, 4 months 21 days after leaving New York Harbor." February 28, 1849 "The first gold-seekers arrived in San Francisco, aboard the ship California." February 28, 1850 "The University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah." February 28, 1854 Republican Party formally organized at Ripon WI February 28, 1854 "Slavery opponents meet in Ripon, WI, calling for a new political group (which became the Republican Party)." February 28, 1859 Arkansas legislature requires free blacks to choose exile or slavery February 28, 1861 Colorado is organized as a United States territory. February 28, 1861 The Colorado Territory is organized. February 28, 1862 "The opera ""La Reine de Saba"" premieres (Paris)" February 28, 1863 "Confederate raider ""Nashville"" sinks near Fort McAllister GA" February 28, 1864 Raid at Kilpatrick's Richmond February 28, 1864 Skirmish at Albemarle County Virginia (Burton's Ford) February 28, 1870 The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz of the Ottoman Empire. February 28, 1871 2nd Enforcement Act gives federal control of congressional elections February 28, 1878 US congress authorizes large-size silver certificate February 28, 1879 """Exodus of 1879"" southern blacks flee political/economic exploitation" February 28, 1883 First US vaudeville theater opens (Boston) February 28, 1883 "The first vaudeville theater opens in Boston, Massachusetts." February 28, 1885 The American Telephone and Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York State as the subsidiary of American Bell Telephone. (American Bell would later merge with its subsidiary.) February 28, 1888 Ferry in San Pablo Bay explodes February 28, 1888 "Vincent d'Indy's Wallenstein-trilogy, premieres" February 28, 1893 "Edward Acheson, Pennsylvania, patents an abrasive he names ""carborundum""" February 28, 1896 France dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar February 28, 1897 "Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch in Madagascar, was deposed by a French military force." February 28, 1900 General Buller's troops relieve Ladysmith Natal February 28, 1900 "The Second Boer War: The 118-day ""Siege of Ladysmith"" is lifted." February 28, 1904 "Vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres" February 28, 1912 Victor Trumper's last Test Cricket innings c Woolley b Barnes 50 February 28, 1913 "6.8-m, 4000-kg elephant seal killed, South Georgia (South Atlantic)" February 28, 1916 "SS Normanby.built in 1889 for the Ropner Company, the ship was mined and sunk off the Shipwash Lightship." February 28, 1917 AP reports M‚xico & Japan will ally with Germany if US enters WWI February 28, 1917 Russian Duma sets up Provisional Committee; workers set up Soviets February 28, 1922 "Egypt regains independence from Britain, but British troops remain" February 28, 1922 English princess Mary marries viscount Lascelles February 28, 1922 The United Kingdom accepts the independence of Egypt. February 28, 1923 Swedish king Gustaaf V begins state visit to Netherlands February 28, 1924 US begins intervention in Honduras February 28, 1925 """Tea For Two"" by Marion Harris hit #1" February 28, 1925 Theater Museum of Amsterdam forms February 28, 1931 Canadian Rugby Union adopts the forward pass February 28, 1931 Oswald Mosley founds his New Party February 28, 1933 Gleichschaltung: The Reichstag Fire Decree is passed in Germany a day after the Reichstag fire. February 28, 1933 Hitler disallows German communist party (KPD) February 28, 1935 Amsterdam Hotel of the Red Lion gets sidewalk permit February 28, 1935 Nylon discovered by Dr Wallace H Carothers February 28, 1939 Great-Britain recognizes Franco-regime in Spain February 28, 1939 The first issue of Serbian weekly magazine Politikin zabavnik was published. February 28, 1939 "The word ""Dord"" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation." February 28, 1940 Basketball is televised for the first time (Fordham University vs. the University of Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden). February 28, 1940 "Mario Andretti, auto racer and Indianapolis 500 Hall of Famer was born" February 28, 1940 "Richard Wright's ""Native Son"" published" February 28, 1940 "US population at 131,669,275 (12,865,518 blacks (9.8%))" February 28, 1941 British-Italian dogfight above Albania February 28, 1942 "HMAS PERTH (RAN) sunk in Sunda Strait, western Java by torpedoes and 8in gunfire of Japanese cruiser force." 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, 1942 The heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) is sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait with 693 crew members killed. February 28, 1943 """Porgy & Bess"" opens on Broadway with Anne Brown & Todd Duncan" February 28, 1947 "228 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down at a loss of 30,000 civilian lives." February 28, 1947 Anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan February 28, 1951 French government of Pleven dissolves February 28, 1951 Senate committee reports of at least 2 major US crime syndicates February 28, 1953 James D. Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; formal announcement April 25 following publication in April Nature (pub. April 2). February 28, 1953 "Stalin meets with Beria, Bulganin, Khrushchev & Malenkov" February 28, 1954 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island February 28, 1956 A Chatham Ontario restaurant is fined $50 for refusing to serve two black students February 28, 1956 Forrester issued a patent for computer core memory February 28, 1958 "West Indies 1-504 in reply to Pakistan 328, day 3 of 3rd Test Cricket" February 28, 1959 """Goldilocks"" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 161 performances" February 28, 1959 Launch of Discoverer 1 (WTR)-1st polar orbit February 28, 1960 8th winter Olympics games close at Squaw Valley CA February 28, 1960 "The United States defeats Czechoslovakia 9-4 in ice hockey to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California." February 28, 1960 US wins Olympics hockey gold medal by defeating Czechoslovakia 9-4 February 28, 1961 JFK names Henry Kissinger special advisor February 28, 1962 "Rae Dawn Chong wasborn at Edmonton Alberta, daughter of actor Tommy Chong. Chong, she appeared in the film Quest for Fire" February 28, 1964 "The opening of Toronto International Airport terminal building, much later this event confirms the fact that Toronto is the center of the universe" February 28, 1966 Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes February 28, 1968 Number one hit on UK music charts - Esther & Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella February 28, 1968 "Pirate Radio Hauraki, off New Zealand, returns to the air" February 28, 1970 Bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge February 28, 1971 53rd PGA Championship Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA National to win his 2nd golf grand slam February 28, 1972 George Harrison is involved in a minor car accident February 28, 1972 Sino-American relations: The United States and People's Republic of China sign the Shanghai Communiqu. February 28, 1974 "After seven years, the United States and Egypt re-establish diplomatic relations." February 28, 1974 Ethiopian government of Makonnen forms February 28, 1974 Labour Party wins British parliamentary election February 28, 1974 Taiwan police shoot into crowd February 28, 1974 The US and Egypt re-establish diplomatic ties for the first time since 1967. February 28, 1975 "A major tube train crash at Moorgate station, London kills 43 people." February 28, 1975 EG signs accord of Lom‚ with 46 developing countries February 28, 1976 "18th Grammy Awards Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole win" February 28, 1976 Ceuta & Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession February 28, 1977 "A killer whale born in captivity at Marineland, Los Angeles CA" February 28, 1977 Harbor strike in Rotterdam/Amsterdam ends 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." February 28, 1979 "Ernest Thompson's ""On Golden Pond,"" premieres in New York NY" February 28, 1980 """The Well-Tuned Piano"" by La Monte Young premieres (takes 4 hours 12 minutes)" February 28, 1981 China PR throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan February 28, 1982 AT&T looses record $7 BILLION for fiscal year ending on this day February 28, 1982 FALN (PR Nationalist Group) bombs Wall Street February 28, 1983 "Final TV episode of ""MASH"" airs (CBS); record 125 million watch" February 28, 1983 "The final episode of M*A*S*H is broadcast in the USA, becoming the most watched television episode in history, with 106125 million viewers in the U.S. (estimate varies by source)." February 28, 1984 "26th Grammy Awards Beat It, Michael Jackson wins 8" February 28, 1985 "In Toronto Ontario, publisher Ernst Zundel convicted for distributing hate literature in a book that said the mass extermination of Jews in Germany in World War II never occurred" February 28, 1986 "European Economic Community sign ""Special Act"" for Europe free trade" February 28, 1986 "Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm." February 28, 1986 Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme is assassinated in Stockholm. February 28, 1988 "Anti-Armenian pogrom in Azerbaijan, 30 killed" 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, 1990 "Dutch police seize 3,000 kg of cocaine" February 28, 1990 "The space shuttle Atlantis launches from Cape Canaveral, to place a spy satellite in orbit." February 28, 1991 First Gulf War ends. February 28, 1991 US & allied forces grant Iraq a cease fire February 28, 1993 7th American Comedy Award Seinfeld wins February 28, 1993 "Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents attempt to serve warrants on the Branch Davidians at a compound near Waco, TX, triggering a 51-day siege." February 28, 1993 Tony Curtis weds Lisa Deutsch as his 4th wife February 28, 1994 "Brady Law, imposing a wait-period to buy a hand-gun, went into effect" February 28, 1995 Denver International Airport opens. February 28, 1995 "In Fredericton New Brunswick, a judicial report on sexual abuse of boys at Kingsclear Training Centre released; critical of bureaucratic indifference that allowed abuse to continue for almost 30 years" February 28, 1995 US Marines land in Somalia to protect the retreating UN peacekeeping force. February 28, 1996 38th Grammy Awards Jagged Little Pill-Alanis Morisette wins 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, 1997 The North Hollywood shootout takes place. February 28, 1998 """View From the Bridge,"" closes at Criterion Theater NYC" February 28, 1998 Kosovo War: Serbian police begin the offensive against the Kosovo Liberation Army in Kosovo. February 28, 1998 "Vancouver Canucks Mark Messier is 4th NHLer to get 1,600 points" February 28, 2000 A 6.8 earthquake shook the Pacific Northwest resulting in injuries and over 1 billion dollars damage. February 28, 2001 Six passengers and four railway staff are killed and a further 82 people suffer serious injuries in the Selby rail crash. February 28, 2001 "The Nisqually Earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hits the Nisqually Valley and the Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia area of the U.S. state of Washington." February 28, 2002 "At least 55 are killed in Ahmadabad, India when Hindus burn Muslim homes." February 28, 2004 Over 1 million Taiwanese participating in the 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally form a 500-kilometre (300-mile) long human chain to commemorate the 228 Incident in 1947 February 28, 2005 "A suicide bombing at a police recruiting centre in Al Hillah, Iraq kills 127." February 28, 2005 "Lebanon's pro-Syrian prime minister, Omar Karami, resigns amid large anti-Syria street demonstrations in Beirut." February 28, 2007 Jupiter flyby of the New Horizons Pluto-observer spacecraft.   Visitors' Postings February 28, 1954 Visitor posting - Goswami rajeshkumar born - India goswami28@gmail.com February 28, 1958 Visitor posting - Fred Johnathon Schutz was born to Robert & Frances - Canada February 28, 1968 "Visitor posting - A daughter,Dolores Ann Hawkins was born at 6:50 p.m. at the home of her parents, Virginia and Dewey Hawkins in Chicago,IL. Delivery was assisted by Samuel L Andelman M.D - USA" February 28, 1991 "Visitor posting - LeAnne Jayne Robinson is Born to Mardy and Wes Robinson, Havre MT" February 28, 1993 Visitor posting - Anthony Campa the 2nd best baseball player to ever live after Babe Ruth was Born February 28, 1993 Visitor posting - Nicole Boylan born - United Kingdom February 28, 1993 "Visitor posting - Ryan M. The Man I Love, Now And Forever, Was Born." February 28, 1993 "Visitor posting - Sean Tyrrell of Ballymun, Dublin is Born - Ireland" February 28, 1995 Visitor posting - Martin James Patrick Tighe married to Tonya Iona Willcock - United Kingdom February 28, 1997 Visitor posting - Antonio Franceschi was born!!!!!!!! :D YAY!!! - USA February 28, 2010 Visitor posting - leo harley gillard was born 22.57pm - United Kingdom Add your own Personal Historic listing FREE! - Click Here © DatesInHistory.com | Privacy