Famous Deaths In February - 28

0642  Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)   

1485  On this day in history death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)   

1510  Death of Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer on February - 28.   

1525  On this day in history death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler   

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

1573  On this day in history jan "Hans" Liefrinck, Flemish engraver/publisher, dies at about 54   

1609  Paul Sartorius, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1618  On this day in history filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63   

1621  Death of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590) on February - 28.   

1626  On February - 28 cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51   

1638  Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/poet, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1665  On February - 28 lodewijk van Nassau, Dutch governor (Bois-le-Duc), dies   

1737  Hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1742  Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1746  On this day in history death of hermann von der Hardt, German historian (b. 1660)   

1781  Richard Stockton, US attorney (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 50 on February - 28.   

1784  On this day in history phillis Wheatly, poetess, dies   

1786  Death of John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713) on this day in history.   

1788  Death of Thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725) on this day in history.   

1796  Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history adriaan Loosjes Pzn, Dut publisher/writer (Moral Stories), dies at 56   

1844  Abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton on February - 28.   

1857  On this day in history death of andré Dumont, Belgian geologist (b. 1809)   

1876  On this day in history charles Edward Horsley, composer, dies at 53   

1903  On this day in history girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, dies at 88   

1905  On February - 28 joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85   

1912  On this day in history bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies   

1913  On this day in history death of elephant seal, 6.8-m, 4000-kg, killed in S Georgia (South Atlantic)   

1916  On this day in history henry James, US/British writer (Bostonians), dies in London at 72   

1922  On February - 28 vicente Lleo, composer, dies at 51   

1925  Friedrich Ebert, soc-dem president Germany, dies on this day in history.   

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1155  On February - 28 birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

1261  Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on this day in history.   

1409  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on February - 28.   

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on February - 28.   

1552  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on February - 28.   

1552  On February - 28 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)