What Happened on February 28, 1930

Famous Birthdays

  • Bruce Dawe, Australian poet
  • Diane Holland, British actress and dancer (Crossroads - "Sarah"; Hi-de-Hi! - "Yvonne"), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2009)
  • Frank Malzone, MLB player (Boston Red Sox), born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2015)
  • Leon Cooper, American physicist who co-developed the BCS theory of superconductivity (Nobel 1972), born in the Bronx, New York
  • Marty Grosz, American swing and dixieland jazz guitarist, banjoist, vocalist, and composer, born in Berlin, Germany

Famous Deaths

  • C. K. Scott-Moncrieff, Scottish writer and translator, dies at 40
Died in 1930 1930 Highlights

About February 28, 1930

Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 94 years, 2 months and 1 day
Leap Year: No

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Pisces