Famous Birthdays In February - 28
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1155 Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on February - 28.
1261 On February - 28 birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)
1409 On February - 28 birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)
1533 On February - 28 birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher
1552 Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on this day in history.
1552 Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.
1573 Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on February - 28.
1612 John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on February - 28.
1616 On February - 28 birth of kaspar Forster, composer
1632 Jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer was born on this day in history.
1663 Thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine) was born on February - 28.
1670 On February - 28 birth of benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737)
1675 On February - 28 birth of guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)
1683 René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.
1690 Aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great was born on February - 28.
1704 Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760) was born on February - 28.
1712 Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.
1724 On this day in history birth of george Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807)
1747 Justin Morgan, composer was born on February - 28.
1750 On February - 28 birth of ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister
1764 On February - 28 birth of robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist
1771 French Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter was born on this day in history.
1786 On this day in history birth of d Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician
1792 On this day in history birth of karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist
1797 Mary Lyon, US, educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame) was born on this day in history.
1797 W Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral (10 day campaign) was born on this day in history.
1810 Reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian was born on this day in history.
1817 On February - 28 birth of james Craig, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888
1820 John Tenniel, England, cartoonist/illustrator (Alice in Wonderland) was born on this day in history.
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 On February - 28 birth of john Creed Moore, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1910
1825 Quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 was born on February - 28.