Events & Holidays In February - 28
Friday, 26 July 2024
Andalusia Day (Spain)
Peace Memorial Day (Taiwan)
Andalusia Day (Spain)
Peace Memorial Day (Taiwan)
1155 On this day in history birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)
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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1552 Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.
1573 On this day in history birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)
1612 On this day in history birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)
0642 On this day in history 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 this day in history death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)
1510 On this day in history death of juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer
1525 On this day in history death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler
1572 On this day in history death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)