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  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  On February - 28 birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician  

1552  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

1573  On February - 28 birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)  

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

1616  On this day in history birth of kaspar Forster, composer  

1632  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer  

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1663  Thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine) was born on February - 28.  

1670  On February - 28 birth of benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737)  

1675  Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726) was born on February - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

1704  Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760) was born on February - 28.  

1712  Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759) was born on February - 28.  

1724  On February - 28 birth of george Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807)  

1747  On February - 28 birth of justin Morgan, composer  

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 February - 28.  

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

1792  On this day in history birth of karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist  

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 this day in history.  

1817  James Craig, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 was born on February - 28.  

1820  On this day in history birth of john Tenniel, England, cartoonist/illustrator (Alice in Wonderland)  

1822  On this day in history birth of matthew Duncan Ector, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879  

1823  Ernest Renan, French philosopher/historian/scholar of religion was born on this day in history.  

1824  On this day in history 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  Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on February - 28.  

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on this day in history.  

1326  On February - 28 death of duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)  

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

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 this day in history.  

1525  On February - 28 death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler  

1572  On February - 28 death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)