What Happened In February 1928 In History

Historical Events for February, 1928

• 25th » Charles Jenkins Laboratories of Washington, D.C. becomes the first holder of a television license from the Federal Radio Commission.
• 28th » C.V. Raman discovers the Raman effect.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1928

• 1st » Sam Edwards (physicist) named Sam Edwards, Welsh physicist and academic
• 1st » Tom Lantos, Hungarian-American politician (d. 2008)
• 1st » Stuart Whitman, American actor
• 2nd » Jay Handlan, American basketball player (d. 2013)
• 2nd » A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., American judge, author, and activist (d. 1998)
• 3rd » Ingemar Haraldsson, Swedish footballer (d. 2004)
• 3rd » Frankie Vaughan, English singer and actor (d. 1999)
• 4th » Osmo Antero Wiio, Finnish journalist, academic, and politician (d. 2013)
• 5th » Andrew Greeley, American priest, sociologist, and author (d. 2013)
• 5th » P. J. Vatikiotis, Israeli-American historian and political scientist (d. 1997)
• 6th » Allan H. Meltzer, American economist and academic
• 8th » Osian Ellis, Welsh harp player and composer
• 8th » Jack Larson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 8th » Gene Lees, Canadian journalist and songwriter (d. 2010)
• 9th » Frank Frazetta, American illustrator (d. 2010)
• 9th » Rinus Michels, Dutch footballer and coach (d. 2005)
• 9th » Roger Mudd, American journalist
• 11th » Hattie N. Harrison, American educator and politician (d. 2013)
• 12th » Vincent Montana, Jr., American drummer and composer (MFSB and Salsoul Orchestra) (d. 2013)
• 13th » Jack Lewis, Baron Lewis of Newnham, English chemist and academic
• 13th » Gerald Regan, Canadian politician, 19th Premier of Nova Scotia
• 14th » William Allain, American soldier and politician, 58th Governor of Mississippi (d. 2013)
• 14th » Vicente T. Blaz, American general and politician (d. 2014)
• 14th » Benjamin Purcell, American colonel and politician (d. 2013)
• 15th » Norman Bridwell, American author and illustrator, created 'Clifford the Big Red Dog'
• 15th » Joseph Willcox Jenkins, American composer, conductor, and educator (d. 2014)
• 15th » Eno Raud, Estonian author (d. 1996)
• 17th » Marta Romero, Puerto Rican actress and singer (d. 2013)
• 18th » Tom Johnson (ice hockey) known as Tom Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
• 20th » Roy Face, American baseball player
• 20th » Jean Kennedy Smith, American diplomat, 25th United States Ambassador to Ireland
• 22nd » Clarence 13X, American religious leader, founded the Nation of Gods and Earths (d. 1969)
• 22nd » Texas Johnny Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
• 22nd » Paul Dooley, American actor
• 22nd » Bruce Forsyth, English television host
• 22nd » Axel Strøbye, Danish actor (d. 2005)
• 23rd » Hans Herrmann, German race car driver
• 23rd » Vasily Lazarev, Russian colonel, physician, and astronaut (d. 1990)
• 25th » Hushang Ebtehaj, Iranian poet
• 25th » Paul Elvstrøm, Danish sailor
• 25th » Larry Gelbart, American author and screenwriter (d. 2009)
• 25th » Richard G. Stern, American author and educator (d. 2013)
• 26th » Fats Domino, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 26th » Anatoly Filipchenko, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut
• 26th » Monique Leyrac, Canadian singer and actress
• 26th » Ariel Sharon, Israeli general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Israel (d. 2014)
• 27th » Alfred Hrdlicka, Austrian painter and sculptor (d. 2009)
• 28th » Stanley Baker, Welsh actor and producer (d. 1976)
• 29th » Joss Ackland, English actor and singer
• 29th » Vance Haynes, American archaeologist, geologist, and author
• 29th » Terry Lewis (police officer) known as Terry Lewis, Australian police officer
• 29th » Seymour Papert, South African mathematician and computer scientist, co-created the Logo (programming language) known as Logo programming language
• 29th » Tempest Storm, American actress, singer, and dancer

Famous Deaths for February 1928

• 1st » Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
• 4th » Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
• 10th » José Sánchez del Río Mexican martyr (b. 1913)
• 15th » H. H. Asquith, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1852)
• 16th » Eddie Foy, Sr., American actor and dancer (b. 1856)
• 25th » Gyula Kakas, Hungarian gymnast (b. 1876)
• 29th » Adolphe Appia, Swiss architect and theorist (b. 1862)
• 29th » Ina Coolbrith, American poet (b. 1841)

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