On this day ...

FEBRUARY 28

1912: The world’s first parachute jump from an aeroplane was made over Missouri, USA, by Albert Berry.

1940: Sandy’s Half Hour began on radio, the start of the modern listeners’ request programme.

1948: The Royal Family went to see Danny Kaye at the London Palladium, the first “non-command performance” attended by a reigning monarch.

1966: Liverpool’s Cavern Club, where the Beatles made their name, went into liquidation.

1975: A train from Drayton Park crashed through buffers at Moorgate tube station and killed 42 people.

1986: Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, above, was shot dead by an unknown assassin in Stockholm.

1989: In London’s Covent Garden, the world’s biggest litter bin was unveiled – sponsored by fast-food operator Kentucky Fried Chicken.

ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: A few months before marrying Prince Harry, Meghan Markle talked passionately about starting her life as a working royal, saying she wants to “hit the ground running”. BIRTHDAYS: Stephanie Beacham, actress, 72; Mercedes Ruehl, actress, 71; Mike Figgis, film director, 71; Ainsley Harriott, above, TV chef, 62; John Turturro, actor/director, 62; Barry McGuigan, former boxer, 58; Robert Sean Leonard, actor, 50; Tim Bresnan, cricketer, 34.