Famous Birthdays In February - 28
Sunday, 24 September 2023
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 February - 28.
1409 Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on February - 28.
1533 On this day in history birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher
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 February - 28.
1612 John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.
1616 On February - 28 birth of kaspar Forster, composer
1632 On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer
1663 Thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine) was born on February - 28.
1670 Benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737) was born on February - 28.
1675 On February - 28 birth of guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)
1683 René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. 1757) was born on February - 28.
1690 Aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great was born on this day in history.
1704 Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760) was born on February - 28.
1712 On February - 28 birth of louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759)
1724 George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807) was born on February - 28.
1747 Justin Morgan, composer was born on February - 28.
1750 Ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister was born on February - 28.
1764 Robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist was born on February - 28.
1771 On February - 28 birth of french Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter
1786 On this day in history birth of d Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician
1792 Karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist was born on this day in history.
1797 On this day in history birth of mary Lyon, US, educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame)
1797 On February - 28 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 James Craig, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.
1820 John Tenniel, England, cartoonist/illustrator (Alice in Wonderland) was born on this day in history.
1822 Matthew Duncan Ector, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on this day in history.
1823 On February - 28 birth of ernest Renan, French philosopher/historian/scholar of religion
1824 Charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist was born on this day in history.
1824 On February - 28 birth of john Creed Moore, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1910
1825 On February - 28 birth of quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888