deaths
February 28, 1966
Charles Bassett, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (born 1931)
Charles Bassett
Charles Arthur "Charlie" Bassett II was an American electrical engineer and United States Air Force test pilot. He went to Ohio State University for two years and later graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. He joined the Air Force as a pilot and graduated from both the Air Force's Experimental Test Pilot School and the Aerospace Research Pilot School. Bassett was married and had two children.
February 28
February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 306 days remain until the end of the year.