Famous Birthdays In February - 28

1155  On February - 28 birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)  

1261  Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on February - 28.  

1409  On February - 28 birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)  

1533  On February - 28 birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher  

1552  On this day in history birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician  

1552  On February - 28 birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)  

1573  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on this day in history.  

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on February - 28.  

1616  Kaspar Forster, composer was born on February - 28.  

1632  Jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer was born on this day in history.  

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1663  On February - 28 birth of thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine)  

1670  Benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737) was born on February - 28.  

1675  On this day in history birth of guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)  

1683  On February - 28 birth of rené Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. 1757)  

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 February - 28.  

1712  On February - 28 birth of louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759)  

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 February - 28 birth of ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister  

1764  On February - 28 birth of robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist  

1771  French Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter was born on February - 28.  

1786  D Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician was born on February - 28.  

1792  Karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist was born on February - 28.  

1797  On this day in history 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 February - 28.  

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  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  Ernest Renan, French philosopher/historian/scholar of religion was born on February - 28.  

1824  Charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist was born on February - 28.  

1824  On February - 28 birth of john Creed Moore, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1910  

1825  Quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 was born on February - 28.  

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0642  Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on February - 28.  

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on February - 28.  

1326  On this day in history death of duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)  

1453  On February - 28 death of isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)  

1485  On February - 28 death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)  

1510  On February - 28 death of juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer  

1525  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on February - 28.  

1572  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on February - 28.