Historical Events In February - 28
Monday, 18 March 2024
0364 On this day in history valentinian I becomes Roman Emperor.
0642 On this day in history oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle
0870 8th Ecumenical council ends in Constantinople on this day in history.
1066 On this day in history westminster Abbey opens
1261 Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on February - 28.
1510 On this day in history juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer
1525 On this day in history cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler
1533 On this day in history the birth of Michele de Montaigne, French philosopher
1533 On this day in history michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher
1552 On February - 28 jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician
1570 Anti-Portugese uprising on Ternate, Moluccas on February - 28.
1573 On February - 28 elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)
1573 On February - 28 jan "Hans" Liefrinck, Flemish engraver/publisher, dies at about 54
1609 Paul Sartorius, composer, dies at 39 on February - 28.
1616 Kaspar Forster, composer on February - 28.
1618 Filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1626 Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 on this day in history.
1632 Jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer on this day in history.
1638 On February - 28 scottish Presbyterians sign National Convenant, Greyfriars, Edinburgh
1638 Scottish Presbyterians sign National Convent, Greyfriars, Edinburgh on this day in history.
1638 Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/poet, dies at 56 on February - 28.
1646 Roger Scott was tried in Massachusetts for sleeping in church on this day in history.
1646 On February - 28 roger Scott was tried in Mass for sleeping in church
1653 On February - 28 3 Day Sea battle English beats Dutch
1653 -Mar 3] 3 Day Sea battle English beats Dutch on February - 28.
1663 On this day in history thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine)
1665 On this day in history lodewijk van Nassau, Dutch governor (Bois-le-Duc), dies
1667 On this day in history english colony Suriname in Dutch hands
1690 Aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great on February - 28.
1692 On this day in history salem witch hunt begins
1700 On February - 28 today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar.
1704 On this day in history elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York NY
1704 On February - 28 indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100
1704 Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC on February - 28.
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