births
February 28, 1906
Bugsy Siegel, American gangster (died 1947)
Bugsy Siegel
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was a Jewish-American mobster who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip. Siegel was influential within the Jewish Mob, along with his childhood friend and fellow gangster Meyer Lansky; the Italian-American Mafia; and the largely Italian-Jewish National Crime Syndicate. Described as "handsome" and "charismatic," Siegel became one of the first front-page celebrity gangsters.
February 28
February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 306 days remain until the end of the year.