Famous Birthdays In February - 28
Friday, 19 August 2022
1155 Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on February - 28.
1261 Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on this day in history.
1409 On February - 28 birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)
1533 Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on February - 28.
1552 On this day in history birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician
1552 Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on February - 28.
1573 On this day in history birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)
1612 John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on February - 28.
1616 On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737)
1675 On February - 28 birth of guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)
1683 On this day in history birth of rené Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. 1757)
1690 On February - 28 birth of aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great
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 On this day in history birth of justin Morgan, composer
1750 On this day in history birth of ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister
1764 Robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist was born on this day in history.
1771 On February - 28 birth of french Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter
1786 D Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician was born on this day in history.
1792 Karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist was born on this day in history.
1797 Mary Lyon, US, educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame) was born on this day in history.
1797 On this day in history birth of w Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral (10 day campaign)
1810 Reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian was born on February - 28.
1817 On this day in history birth of james Craig, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888
1820 John Tenniel, England, cartoonist/illustrator (Alice in Wonderland) was born on February - 28.
1822 On February - 28 birth of matthew Duncan Ector, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879
1823 Ernest Renan, French philosopher/historian/scholar of religion was born on this day in history.
1824 On February - 28 birth of charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist
1824 John Creed Moore, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1910 was born on February - 28.
1825 Quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.