Famous Personalities Born In February - 28
Tuesday, 01 July 2025
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 this day in history birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)
1533 On February - 28 birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher
1552 Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on February - 28.
1552 Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.
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 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 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 René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. 1757) was born on February - 28.
1690 On this day in history birth of aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great
1704 On this day in history birth of louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)
1712 Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.
1724 George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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 February - 28.
1810 On February - 28 birth of reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian
1817 On February - 28 birth of james Craig, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888
1820 On February - 28 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 On this day in history birth of charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist
1824 On this day in history birth of john Creed Moore, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1910
1825 On this day in history birth of quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888