Famous Deaths Happened In February - 28

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

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on this day in history.   

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 February - 28 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  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on this day in history.   

1573  Jan "Hans" Liefrinck, Flemish engraver/publisher, dies at about 54 on this day in history.   

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

1618  Filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1621  Death of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590) on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history 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  Lodewijk van Nassau, Dutch governor (Bois-le-Duc), dies on February - 28.   

1737  On February - 28 hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63   

1742  On February - 28 willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist, dies at 53   

1746  Death of Hermann von der Hardt, German historian (b. 1660) on this day in history.   

1781  Richard Stockton, US attorney (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1784  Phillis Wheatly, poetess, dies on February - 28.   

1786  Death of John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713) on February - 28.   

1788  Death of Thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725) on February - 28.   

1796  On February - 28 friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56   

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 this day in history.   

1857  On February - 28 death of andré Dumont, Belgian geologist (b. 1809)   

1876  Charles Edward Horsley, composer, dies at 53 on February - 28.   

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

1905  Joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85 on February - 28.   

1912  Bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies on February - 28.   

1913  On February - 28 death of elephant seal, 6.8-m, 4000-kg, killed in S Georgia (South Atlantic)   

1916  On February - 28 henry James, US/British writer (Bostonians), dies in London at 72   

1922  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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)