Famous Birthdays In February - 28

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

1261  On February - 28 birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)  

1409  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on February - 28.  

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on February - 28.  

1552  On February - 28 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 February - 28.  

1612  On February - 28 birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)  

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

1632  Jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer was born on February - 28.  

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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  Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)  

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 February - 28.  

1747  Justin Morgan, composer was born on February - 28.  

1750  On this day in history birth of ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister  

1764  On this day in history birth of robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist  

1771  On this day in history birth of french Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter  

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

1792  On February - 28 birth of karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist  

1797  Mary Lyon, US, educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame) was born on February - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On February - 28 birth of charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist  

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 this day in history.  

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0642  On February - 28 oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle  

1261  On February - 28 hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies  

1326  Death of Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290) on this day in history.  

1453  Death of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400) on this day in history.  

1485  On this day in history death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)  

1510  Death of Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer on February - 28.  

1525  On this day in history death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler  

1572  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on this day in history.