February 28th in History
February 28th in History
- 1759: Pope Clement XIII grants permission for the Bible to be translated into the languages of the Roman Catholic states
- 1827: First US railroad chartered to carry passengers and freight, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, is incorporated
- 1854: The Republican Party is formally organized
- 1912: First ever parachute jump from an airplane
- 1948: The last British troops leave India
- 1959: The first polar orbiting satellite, Discoverer 1, launched
- 1971: Women refused the right to vote in Lichtenstein elections
- 1972: President Richard Nixon wraps up his historic trip to China
- 1974: The United States and Egypt re-establish diplomatic relations after a seven-year break
- 1986: Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme is shot to death
- 1991: The Gulf War ends as Iraq orders its army to stop fighting
February 28th birthdays
- 1533: Michele de Montaigne, French philosopher
- 1893: Ben Hecht, American writer
- 1895: Marcel Pagnol, French writer
- 1909: Linus Pauling, American chemist and physicist
- 1909: Stephen Spender, English poet
- 1910: Vincente Minelli, Italian director
- 1915: Sir Peter Medawar, English immunologist
- 1917: John B Connally, Texas Governor who was shot with JFK
- 1923: Charles Durning, Actor
- 1929: Frank O. Gehry, American architect
- 1931: Dean Smith, Coach, UNC Chapel Hill Tar Heels (1976-1997)
- 1939: Tommy Tune, Tony Award-winning dancer and actor
- 1940: Mario Andretti, Race-car driver
- 1944: Bernadette Peters, Actress
- 1962: Rae Dawn Chong, Actress
- 1971: Tristan Louis, Internet entrepreneur (me)
