Birthday February 28, 1533 Michel de Montaigne, French essayist & philosopher
Birthday February 28, 1683 Rene-Antoine de Reaumur, French biologist & engineer.
Birthday February 28, 1820 John Tenniel, English cartoonist & illustrator (Alice in Wonderland)
Birthday February 28, 1824 Charles Blondin, French acrobat & aerialist.
Birthday February 28, 1866 Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian Symbolist poet (Pilot Stars)
Birthday February 28, 1894 Ben Hecht is born
Birthday February 28, 1894 Ben Hecht, novelist & playwright & screenwriter (The Front Page)
Birthday February 28, 1901 Linus Pauling, chemist & peace worker (Nobel 1954 & 1962)
Birthday February 28, 1909 Stephen Spender, English poet
Birthday February 28, 1913 Vincente Minnelli, film director
Birthday February 28, 1915 Sir Peter Medawar, British zoologist & immunologist (Nobel 1953)
Birthday February 28, 1915 Zero Mostel, Actor (if I were a rich man)
Birthday February 28, 1917 John B. Connally ,(D) former governor of Texas
Birthday February 28, 1926 Svetlana Stalina, daughter of Josef Stalin (or 1906)
Birthday February 28, 1928 Betty Ackermann, Ben Casey's friend
Birthday February 28, 1930 Gavin MacLeod, love boat captain
Birthday February 28, 1931 Basketball coaching legend Dean Smith born
Birthday February 28, 1939 Tommy Tune, U.S. dancer & choreographer
Birthday February 28, 1940 Racing legend Mario Andretti born
Birthday February 28, 1945 Mimsy Farmer, in Chicago Ill
Birthday February 28, 1945 Charles (Bubba) Smith, NFL player
Birthday February 28, 1947 Stephane Beacham
Birthday February 28, 1948 Bernadette Peters, in Queens NY - TONY winner
Birthday February 28, 1952 Olympian Melissa Babish, in SC - Olympian
History February 28, 1784 John Wesley charters first Methodist Church in U.S.
History February 28, 1844 Tyler narrowly escapes death on the USS Princeton
History February 28, 1861 Congress creates Colorado Territory
History February 28, 1864 Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid begins
History February 28, 1916 German Cameroons surrenders to Allied forces
History February 28, 1944 Test pilot Reitsch pitches suicide squad to Hitler
History February 28, 1964 Thelonious Monk makes the cover of Time magazine
History February 28, 1968 Wheeler says Westmoreland will need more troops
History February 28, 1975 Subway crash in London kills 43
History February 28, 1982 Getty Museum endowed
History February 28, 1983 Final episode of M*A*S*H airs
History February 28, 1987 Gorbachev calls for nuclear weapons treaty
History February 28, 1993 Federal agents raid the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas
History February 28, 1993 ATF raids Branch Davidian compound
History February 28, 1994 First NATO Military Action
History February 28, 2013 Pope Benedict resigns
February 28, 1533 Michel de Montaigne, French essayist & philosopher
February 28, 1683 Rene-Antoine de Reaumur, French biologist & engineer.
February 28, 1820 John Tenniel, English cartoonist & illustrator (Alice in Wonderland)
February 28, 1824 Charles Blondin, French acrobat & aerialist.
February 28, 1866 Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian Symbolist poet (Pilot Stars)
February 28, 1894 Ben Hecht is born
February 28, 1894 Ben Hecht, novelist & playwright & screenwriter (The Front Page)
February 28, 1901 Linus Pauling, chemist & peace worker (Nobel 1954 & 1962)
February 28, 1909 Stephen Spender, English poet
February 28, 1913 Vincente Minnelli, film director
February 28, 1915 Sir Peter Medawar, British zoologist & immunologist (Nobel 1953)
February 28, 1915 Zero Mostel, Actor (if I were a rich man)
February 28, 1917 John B. Connally ,(D) former governor of Texas
February 28, 1926 Svetlana Stalina, daughter of Josef Stalin (or 1906)
February 28, 1928 Betty Ackermann, Ben Casey's friend
February 28, 1930 Gavin MacLeod, love boat captain
February 28, 1931 Basketball coaching legend Dean Smith born
February 28, 1939 Tommy Tune, U.S. dancer & choreographer
February 28, 1940 Racing legend Mario Andretti born
February 28, 1945 Mimsy Farmer, in Chicago Ill
February 28, 1945 Charles (Bubba) Smith, NFL player
February 28, 1947 Stephane Beacham
February 28, 1948 Bernadette Peters, in Queens NY - TONY winner
February 28, 1952 Olympian Melissa Babish, in SC - Olympian
February 28, 1784 John Wesley charters first Methodist Church in U.S.
February 28, 1844 Tyler narrowly escapes death on the USS Princeton
February 28, 1861 Congress creates Colorado Territory
February 28, 1864 Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid begins
February 28, 1916 German Cameroons surrenders to Allied forces
February 28, 1944 Test pilot Reitsch pitches suicide squad to Hitler
February 28, 1964 Thelonious Monk makes the cover of Time magazine
February 28, 1968 Wheeler says Westmoreland will need more troops
February 28, 1975 Subway crash in London kills 43
February 28, 1982 Getty Museum endowed
February 28, 1983 Final episode of M*A*S*H airs
February 28, 1987 Gorbachev calls for nuclear weapons treaty
February 28, 1993 Federal agents raid the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas
February 28, 1993 ATF raids Branch Davidian compound
February 28, 1994 First NATO Military Action
February 28, 2013 Pope Benedict resigns