Famous Birthdays In February - 28

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  

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0642  On February - 28 oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle  

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on February - 28.  

1326  On this day in history death of duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)  

1453  On February - 28 death of isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)  

1485  Death of Niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441) on February - 28.  

1510  Death of Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer on this day in history.  

1525  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on this day in history.  

1572  On February - 28 death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)