Famous Birthdays In February - 28
Thursday, 18 April 2024
1155 Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on February - 28.
1261 On this day in history birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)
1409 Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on February - 28.
1533 On February - 28 birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher
1552 On this day in history birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician
1552 On this day in history birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)
1573 Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on this day in history.
1612 On February - 28 birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)
1616 On February - 28 birth of kaspar Forster, composer
1632 Jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer was born on February - 28.
1663 On this day in history birth of thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine)
1670 On this day in history birth of benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737)
1675 Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726) was born on this day in history.
1683 On February - 28 birth of rené Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. 1757)
1690 On February - 28 birth of aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great
1704 Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.
1712 Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759) was born on February - 28.
1724 George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807) was born on February - 28.
1747 On February - 28 birth of justin Morgan, composer
1750 Ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister was born on February - 28.
1764 On this day in history birth of robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist
1771 French Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter was born on this day in history.
1786 D Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician was born on this day in history.
1792 Karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist was born on February - 28.
1797 On this day in history birth of mary Lyon, US, educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame)
1797 On February - 28 birth of w Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral (10 day campaign)
1810 On this day in history birth of reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian
1817 James Craig, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 was born on February - 28.
1820 John Tenniel, England, cartoonist/illustrator (Alice in Wonderland) was born on February - 28.
1822 Matthew Duncan Ector, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on February - 28.
1823 Ernest Renan, French philosopher/historian/scholar of religion was born on this day in history.
1824 Charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist was born on February - 28.
1824 John Creed Moore, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1910 was born on February - 28.
1825 On this day in history birth of quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888