Mary's strange new world

Wiki meme

Go to Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List three facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.

February 28:

Facts/Events:

364 - Valentinian I is elevated as Roman Emperor
1700 - Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar
1948  - Bud Gartiser sets a new world record after clearing the 50-yard low hurdles in 6.8 seconds.

Births:

1944 - Sepp Maier, German footballer
1955 - Silky Sullivan, American racehorse

Death:

1510 - Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer

And yes I'm bored ....