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Notable anniversaries in history for today: February 28
- 200th: 1824 - Birth of John Creed Moore; Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (dies 1910).
- 150th: 1874 - Birth of Soledad Jiminez Santander in Spain; actor (Phantom of the Range).
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Robert A Roe; American politician (Representative-Democrat-New Jersey, 1969-).
- 100th: 1924 - US begins intervention in Honduras.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Willie Bobo in New York City, New York, USA; jazz drummer (Cos).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Colin Nutley; director/writer (Such is Life, Black Jack).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Kelly Bishop in Colorado, USA; actress (Unmarried Woman, Advice to Lovelorn).
- 70th: 1954 - Patty Berg/Pete Cooper win LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament.
- 70th: 1954 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island.
- 60th: 1964 - Dirk Filarski, painter/lithographer (Bergen School), dies at age 78.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Katie Allen; Australian field hockey full back/half back (Olympics-1996).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Kevin Abrams; cornerback (Detroit Lions).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Michael Manasseri; actor (License to Drive).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Michael Swift; WLAF cornerback (Rhein Fire).
- 50th: 1974 - Ethiopian government of Makonnen forms.
- 50th: 1974 - Labour Party wins British parliamentary election.
- 50th: 1974 - Mees Toxopeus, Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at age 89.
- 50th: 1974 - US and Egypt re-establish diplomatic relations after seven years.
- 40th: 1984 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 26th Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
- Record of the Year: Michael Jackson for "Beat It";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Irene Cara for "Flashdance - What A Feeling";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Michael Jackson for "Thriller";
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: The Police for "Every Breath You Take";
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Pat Benatar for "Love Is A Battlefield";
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male: Michael Jackson for "Beat It";
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: The Police for "Synchronicity";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Chaka Khan for "Chaka Khan";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: Michael Jackson for "Billie Jean";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance: Herbie Hancock for "Rockit";
- Best Video, Short Form: Duran Duran for "Girls On Film/Hungry Like The Wolf".
- 40th: 1984 - Leslie Walcott, cricket player (Test for West Indies versus England 1930), dies.
- 30th: 1994 - Brady Law, imposing a wait-period to buy a hand-gun, goes into effect.
- 30th: 1994 - Aisin Giorro Pu Chieh, brother of Last Emperor of China, dies at age 86.
- 30th: 1994 - United States F-16 pilots shoot down four Serbian fighter aircraft over Bosnia-Herzegovina for violation of the Operation Deny Flight and its no-fly zone.
- 20th: 2004 - Death of Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian and Librarian of Congress (born 1914).
- 20th: 2004 - Over one 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.
- 15th: 2009 - Death of Paul Harvey, American radio broadcaster, in Phoenix Arizona, at age 90.
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