CoM Moderators Posted February 28 Posted February 28 Historical Events 1832 - Charles Darwin, aboard HMS Beagle, arrives in the town of Salvador in the Brazilian state of Bahia 1847 - US forces numbering less than 1,000 defeat a larger Mexico force in the Battle of the Sacramento River 1944 - Arrests of the ten-Boom family in Nazi occupied Netherlands (Haarlem) through a Dutch collaborator on charges of hiding Jews 1959 - Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul of Canada, their 3rd title 1967 - A West German court rules that impostor Anna Anderson failed to prove that she was missing Russian duchess Anastasia Romanov, ending a legal case that lasted almost 30 years 1969 - Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler and Ford of Great Britain More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1155 - Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England, crowned aged 15 during his father's lifetime, born in London (d. 1183) 1786 - François Arago, French astronomer, physicist and politician, born in Estagel, France (d. 1853) 1882 - Jose Vasconcelos, politician, essayist, philosopher, born in Oaxaca, Mexico (d. 1959) 1953 - Osmo Vänskä, Finnish clarinetist, conductor (Lahti Symphony, 1988-2008; Minnesota Orchestra, 2003-2022), and composer, born in Sääminki, Finland 1967 - Marcus Lillington, British pop guitarist and keyboard player (Breathe - "Hands to Heaven"), born in Bideford, Devon, England 1978 - Jamaal Tinsley, American basketball player, born in Brooklyn, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1737 - Hercule Brehy, Flemish composer and organist, dies at 63 1968 - Doretta Morrow, American actress (Because You're Mine), dies from cancer at 41 1979 - Paul Alverdes, German writer (Pfeiferstube), dies at 81 1994 - Leopoldina Poldi Feichtegger Gerhard, dies at 90 2004 - Gene Allison, American RandB singer ("You Can Make It If You Try"), dies at 69 2023 - Grant Turner, New Zealand soccer midfielder (42 caps; SC Stop Out, Gisborne City AFC), dies from cancer at 64 More Famous Deaths »
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