Daily Calendar for Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Born
- Vincente Minnelli (film director) –
- Gavin MacLeod (actor) –
- Tommy Tune (choreographer) –
- Mario Andretti (race car driver) –
- Kelly Bishop (actress) –
- Bernadette Peters (actress & singer) –
- John Turturro (actor) –
- Robert Sean Leonard (actor) –
- Smarty Jones (Kentucky Derby winning horse) –
Died
- Henry James (writer) –
- Ruby Keeler (actress, singer, & dancer) –
- Daniel Boorstin (Pulitzer Prize-winning author and social historian who served as the librarian of Congress for 12 years) –
- Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (Pulitzer Prize-winning historian) –
- Mike Smith (lead singer of Dave Clark Five) –
- Paul Harvey (radio broadcaster) –
Events
- Baltimore and Ohio railroad incorporated–
- Congress created the Territory of Colorado–
- Vincent Massey became the first Canadian born Governor General of Canada–
- James D. Watson and Francis H. C. Crick announced discovery of DNA’s chemical structure–
- Parliament created VIA Rail Canada Inc.–
- The last episode of M*A*S*H, Goodbye, Farewell and Amen, aired on television–
- The last episode of M*A*S*H aired on TV
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- Performer Natasha Veruschka swallowed 22.83-inch sword–
- Pope Benedict XVI stepped down as leader of the Roman Catholic church, becoming the first pope in about 600 years to retire–
Weather
- A record snowstorm brought 43 inches of snow to Rochester, New York–
- An area from Kansas to New York experienced record snowfalls–
- A sandstorm with hurricane-force winds derailed a train in western China–
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