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What happened in history on this day: February 28?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On February 28 in ...
- 1942 - The Pluto film Pluto, Junior is released to theaters.
- 1965 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Almost Angels, part one.
- 1987 - Disney releases the film Sleeping Beauty on laserdisc in the US, for US$37-45.
- 1987 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film Strange Companions.
- 1993 - The Disney Channel premieres the first episode of the animated Bonkers series.
- 1997 - The ABC TV network airs Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party.
- 1999 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A girl is asked what her favorite movie is. She replies "Until you taped over it, The Little Mermaid".
- 2002 - Michael Eisner testifies at the Senate Commerce Committee in Washington, D.C., on protection of digital content from piracy. Eisner refers to Apple Computer ads for the iPod as encouraging copyright violation.
- 1960 - In Havana, Cuba, the Grand Prix of Havana race is held.
- Finishing 8th overall and 1st in GT class is the #3 Camoradi U.S.A. Corvette driven by Jim Jeffords.
- The Camoradi USA #4 Corvette, driven by Jim Rathmann, was in second place until it encountered electrical problems.
- 2004 - At the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Miami, Florida, the Grand Prix of Miami race is held, round two of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series.
- Finishing 8th in SGS class and 31st overall is the Michael Baughman Racing #46 Corvette, driven by Gary St. Amour and Mike Yeakle.
- Finishing 10th in GT class and 36th overall is the SL Motorsports #06 Corvette, driven by Steve Lisa and David Rosenblum.
- 1942 - (2345 hours) Australian cruiser Perth sinks in Sunda Strait, victim of Japanese torpedoes.
- 1943 - (evening) 437 British bombers attack German submarine bases at St. Nazaire.
- 1944 - German forces in Italy launch another counterattack on the Anzio front.
- 1944 - The Japanese Sakurai Unit and Doi Unit withdraw to the line of the Maungdaw - Buthidaung road. During the recent Japanese offensive, casualties totaled about 5000 Japanese and 3500 British and Indian soldiers.
- 1945 - British Bomber Command makes an air raid on the Nordstern oil plant in Gelsenkirchen, inflicting severe damaged.
- 1946 - US Military Trial Commission in Shanghai, China, sentences five former Japanese soldiers to be hanged for strangulation and cremation of three American B-29 airmen at Hankow in December 1944.
- 1946 - Combined Chiefs of Staff reveal that the American, Canadian, and British Governments had experimented with building ice ships during 1942-43. The Habbakuk project was to create a 2 million ton ship made of ice and wood pulp, 2000 feet long, 300 feet wide, as a floating aircraft base.
- 1946 - A war crimes court in Singapore sentences Lieutenant General Fukuei Shimpei, commander of Japanese prisoner-of-war camps in Malaya to death by shooting.
- 1998 - Nintendo releases the Yoshi's Story video game for the Nintendo 64 in the US.
- 1999 - Acclaim Entertainment releases the Mortal Kombat 4 video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 2005 - EA Sports releases the Fight Night: Round 2 video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
- 2005 - Legislators in Illinois introduce a bill to ban sales of violent and sexually explicit games to anyone under age 18.
- 2006 - Electronic Arts releases the Black video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the USA.
- 1986 - (11:21 PM) While walking home with his wife from a movie, Prime Minister Olof Palme is shot dead in Stockholm.
- 1994 - Negotiators arrive at a deal between Sweden and the European Union, for Sweden to join the EU if a referendum vote is in favor.
- 1974 - A & W (USA) begins using an image as a trade-mark of a walking bear in a sweater with an oval A & W logo on its chest.
- 1974 - A & W (USA) begins using "ROOTBEAR" as a trade-mark.
- 1991 - The A & W Concentrate Company renews its registered trademark of the logo of an oval double-boomerang with "A & W".
- 2003 - The Royal Canadian Mint announces that David Dingwall will be the new Master of the Mint.
- 1891 - Oscar Grundén skates world record 500 metre (50.8 seconds).
- 1906 - Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Queens University (Kingston Ontario) in two games.
- 1912 - Bill Storer English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies.
- 1912 - Victor Trumper's last Test Cricket innings c Woolley b Barnes 50.
- 1917 - Birth of Hans Deutgen Sweden, world champion archer.
- 1929 - Chicago Black Hawks lose record NHL 15th straight game at home.
- 1930 - Birth of Frank Malzone baseball player.
- 1931 - Ban Johnson, (created baseball's American League), dies after a long illness.
- 1931 - Birth of Gustav Thoni Italy, skier (World Cup-1971, 72, 73, 75).
- 1931 - Canadian Rugby Union adopts the forward pass.
- 1935 - Birth of Clive Halse cricketer (South Africa fast bowler on 1963-64 Australia/New Zealand tour).
- 1939 - Birth of Charles Brown Cincinnati Ohio, featherweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-1964).
- 1940 - First televised basketball game (college game at New York City's Madison Square Garden-University of Pittsburgh beats Fordham University, 50-37).
- 1945 - Birth of Charles "Bubba" Smith Texas, NFL player (Baltimore Colts)/actor (Police Academy).
- 1946 - Birth of Graham Vivian cricketer (son of Giff, five Tests for New Zealand 1965-72).
- 1951 - Birth of Gustavo Thoeni Italy, giant slalom (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1951 - Birth of Karsan Ghavri cricketer (Indian lefty medium pacer early 80s).
- 1952 - Birth of Melissa Babish South Carolina, swimmer (Olympics).
- 1953 - Birth of Ricky "Dragon" Steamboat [Richard Blood], wrestler (NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA).
- 1953 - Jim Thorpe decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64.
- 1954 - Patty Berg/Pete Cooper win LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament.
- 1956 - Birth of Adrian Dantley Washington DC, NBA forward (Olympics-gold-1976, Utah Jazz, 1981, 84 top scorer).
- 1957 - Birth of Ian Smith cricket wicket-keeper (New Zealand of the 80's).
- 1957 - Birth of Jeff Woodland Papua New Guinea, Nike golfer (1991 Dakota Dunes Open).
- 1957 - Jockey Johnny Longden's 5,000th career victory.
- 1958 - Birth of Christine Lathan-Brehmer German DR, 400 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1958 - Birth of Mark Pavelich NHL player (New York Rangers).
- 1958 - West Indies 1-504 in reply to Pakistan 328, day three of third Test Cricket.
- 1959 - Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny and Jones of Great Britain.
- 1959 - Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner and Paul of CAN.
- 1959 - Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss USA.
- 1959 - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA.
- 1959 - NFL trade, Chicago Cardinals trade Ollie Matson to Los Angeles Rams for 9 players.
- 1960 - 8th Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley California close.
- 1960 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open.
- 1960 - US wins Olympics hockey gold medal by defeating Czechoslovakia 9-4.
- 1961 - Birth of Barry McGuigan British boxer.
- 1961 - Birth of Wayne Smith Albany Washington, Australasia golfer.
- 1962 - Birth of Angela Bailey England, Canadian 4X100 metre relayer (Olympics-silver-1984).
- 1962 - Birth of Chunli Li Auckland New Zealand, table tennis player (Olympics-1996).
- 1962 - Birth of Steve Tsujiura hockey forward (Team Japan 1998).
- 1965 - Birth of Duane Ferrell NBA forward (San Francisco Warriors, Indiana Pacers).
- 1965 - Birth of Mikko Makela Tampere Finland, NHL right wing (New York Islanders).
- 1966 - Birth of Erik van Kessel Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht).
- 1966 - Birth of Jan Varholik Kosice Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia).
- 1966 - Birth of Tim Goad NFL defensive tackle (Cleveland Browns).
- 1966 - Birth of Vincent Askew NBA guard/forward (Seattle Supersonics, Portland Trail Blazers).
- 1966 - Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout against Los Angeles Dodgers.
- 1967 - Birth of Antone Davis NFL tackle (Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1967 - Birth of Jeff[rey] Pfaendtner Detroit Michigan, rower (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1967 - Wilt Chamberlain sinks NBA record 35th consecutive field goal.
- 1968 - Birth of J T Snow US baseball first baseman (New York Yankees, California Angels).
- 1968 - Birth of Mike Milchin Knoxville Tennessee, pitcher (Minnesota Twin).
- 1969 - Birth of Shawn McEachern Waltham Massachusetts, NHL forward (Boston Bruins, Senators).
- 1969 - Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler and Ford of Great Britain.
- 1969 - Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina and Ulanov of USSR.
- 1969 - Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert GDR.
- 1969 - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA.
- 1970 - Birth of Jan Varholik hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998).
- 1970 - Birth of Mika Stromberg Helsinki Finland, hockey defenseman (Team Finland).
- 1970 - Birth of Noureddine Morceli Algeria, 1500 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1970 - Caroline Walker runs world female record marathon (3:02:53).
- 1971 - 53rd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA National to win his second golf grand slam.
- 1972 - Birth of Melisa Moses Jacksonville Florida, diver (Olympics-4th-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Scott Gragg NFL tackle (New York Giants).
- 1972 - Victor Barna table tennis champion, dies.
- 1973 - Birth of Demetrice Martin WLAF cornerback (Scotland Claymores).
- 1973 - Birth of Denard Walker cornerback (Tennessee Oilers).
- 1973 - Birth of Eric Lindros London Ontario, NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers).
- 1973 - Birth of Gary Walker NFL defensive tackle/defensive end (Houston Oilers).
- 1973 - Birth of Henry Bailey NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1974 - Birth of Katie Allen Australian field hockey full back/half back (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Kevin Abrams cornerback (Detroit Lions).
- 1974 - Birth of Michael Swift WLAF CB (Rhein Fire).
- 1975 - Birth of Azhar Mahmood cricket pace bowler (Pakistani ODI 1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Angie Kennedy Nambour Queensland Australia, swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Aki-Petteri Berg NHL defenseman (Team Finland Olympics-bronze-1998, Kings).
- 1977 - Birth of Debbie Koegel Norristown Pennsylvania, dance skater (and Oleg Fediukov).
- 1979 - Birth of Virginia Ledgerwood Chester Virginia, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-1996).
- 1980 - Ian Alexander Ross Peebles cricketer (45 wickets for England), dies.
- 1981 - Calvin Murphy (Hou), sets NBA record with 78 consecutive free throws.
- 1982 - Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic.
- 1984 - Leslie Walcott cricketer (Test for West Indies vs England 1930), dies.
- 1986 - Peter Uberroth suspends seven baseball players for one year, after they admitted in Curtis Strong's trial in September, they used drugs.
- 1988 - 15th Winter Olympics games close at Calgary, Canada.
- 1988 - Pat Verbeek becomes first New Jersey Devils' player to score four goals in an NHL game.
- 1988 - Yvonne van Gennip skates world record 5 km ladies (7:14.13).
- 1989 - Red Schoendienst and Al Barlick elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1990 - Colin Milburn, cricketer (9 Tests for England, 654 runs), dies.
- 1990 - Tuppy Owen-Smith, South Africa cricketer (batsman vs England 1929), dies.
- 1991 - Don Mattingly named 10th New York Yankees' Captain.
- 1991 - Noureddine Morceli runs world record 1500 metre indoor (3:34:16).
- 1993 - Iolanda Chen triple jumps world indoor record hop step (14.46 metres).
- 1995 - Keith Rigg, cricketer (8 Tests for Australia 1931-37), dies.
- 1998 - Vancouver Canucks Mark Messier is 4th NHL player to get 1,600 points.
- 1826 - M Biela, an Austrian officer, discovers Biela's Comet.
- 1959 - Launch of Discoverer 1 (WTR)-first polar orbit.
- 1990 - US 65th manned space mission STS 36 (Atlantis 6) launches into orbit.
- 2007 - The New Horizons space probe makes a gravitational slingshot against Jupiter which changes its trajectory towards Pluto.
- 1997 - In Northwestern Iran, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurs. At least 965 people killed, 2,600 injured, 36,000 homeless, 12,000 houses damaged or destroyed. Severe damage to roads, electrical power lines, communications and water distribution systems.
- 2001 - In Washington, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurs. About 400 people injured and major damage in the Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia area. Damage estimate between US$1 and 4 billion.
Other history:
- 1983 - Final TV episode of "MASH" airs in the USA; record 125 million viewers.
- 2002 - The ex-currencies of all euro members officially (at EU-level) cease to be legal tender.
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