Famous Birthdays In February - 28
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
1155 Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on this day in history.
1261 Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on February - 28.
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 On this day in history birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)
1573 On February - 28 birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)
1612 John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.
1616 On this day in history birth of kaspar Forster, composer
1632 On February - 28 birth of jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer
1663 Thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine) was born on this day in history.
1670 On this day in history birth of benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737)
1675 On this day in history 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 February - 28.
1704 Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.
1712 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1747 Justin Morgan, composer was born on this day in history.
1750 On February - 28 birth of ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister
1764 Robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist was born on this day in history.
1771 French Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter was born on this day in history.
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 February - 28.
1797 On February - 28 birth of mary Lyon, US, educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame)
1797 W Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral (10 day campaign) was born on this day in history.
1810 On February - 28 birth of reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian
1817 James Craig, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.
1820 On this day in history birth of john Tenniel, England, cartoonist/illustrator (Alice in Wonderland)
1822 On February - 28 birth of matthew Duncan Ector, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879
1823 On this day in history birth of ernest Renan, French philosopher/historian/scholar of religion
1824 Charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist was born on February - 28.
1824 On this day in history 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