The Patsy
Release year: 1928
Directed by: King Vidor
Starring: Marion Davies, Orville Caldwell, Marie Dressler, Lawrence Gray
Country: United States of America
February 1928 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in February 1928.
The US president was Calvin Coolidge (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Stanley Baldwin (Conservative), Pope Pius XI was leading the Catholic Church.
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Historical Events
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Events
- 07 Feb 1928 1st solo England to Australia flight takes off (Bert Hinkler)
- 08 Feb 1928 Scottish inventor J Blaird demonstrates color-TV.
- 11 Feb 1928 2nd Winter Olympic games opens in St. Moritz, Switzerland
- 12 Feb 1928 Heavy hail kills 11 in England.
- 19 Feb 1928 2nd Winter Olympic games close at St. Moritz, Switzerland
- 20 Feb 1928 A hung parliament is produced in Japan after the general election.
- 25 Feb 1928 Charles Jenkins Laboratories of Washington, D.C. becomes the first holder of a television license from the Federal Radio Commission.
- 28 Feb 1928 C.V. Raman discovers Raman effect.
Famous Birthday
Israeli military man, a war hero called "the Bulldozer" for his ability to mow down the enemy.
French entrepreneur, a publishing and entertainment magnate.
American pro astrologer who started studying astrologer in 1972 after a divorce.
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American musician.
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Famous Deaths
physicist (L transformation-Nobel Prize 1902), dies at age 74.
premier of Great Britain (1908-16), dies at age 75.
Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24), dies at age 66.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Born 1852).
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Movies
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The Smart Set
Release year: 1928
Directed by: Jack Conway
Starring: William Haines, Jack Holt, Alice Day, Hobart Bosworth
Feel My Pulse
Release year: 1928
Directed by: Gregory La Cava
Starring: Bebe Daniels, Richard Arlen, William Powell, Melbourne MacDowell
Four Sons
Release year: 1928
Directed by: John Ford
Starring: James Hall, Margaret Mann, Charles Morton, Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Country: United States of America
La coquille et le clergyman
Release year: 1928
Directed by: Germaine Dulac
Starring: Alex Allin, Genica Athanasiou, Lucien Bataille