Famous Birthdays In February - 28

1155  Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on February - 28.  

1261  Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1552  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on February - 28.  

1573  On this day in history 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  Jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of rené Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. 1757)  

1690  On February - 28 birth of aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great  

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 this day in history.  

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

1764  Robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist was born on this day in history.  

1771  On February - 28 birth of french Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter  

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 this day in history.  

1797  Mary Lyon, US, educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame) was born on this day in history.  

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 February - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

1824  On February - 28 birth of charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist  

1824  John Creed Moore, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1910 was born on February - 28.  

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 this day in history hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies  

1326  Death of Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290) on February - 28.  

1453  On this day in history death of isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)  

1485  On February - 28 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  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on this day in history.  

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