Famous Birthdays In February - 28

1155  On this day in history birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)  

1261  On this day in history birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)  

1409  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on this day in history.  

1533  On this day in history 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  Jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer was born on this day in history.  

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1663  Thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 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  Ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister was born on February - 28.  

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

1771  French Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter was born on this day in history.  

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  On February - 28 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  On February - 28 birth of reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian  

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  Matthew Duncan Ector, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on February - 28.  

1823  On February - 28 birth of ernest Renan, French philosopher/historian/scholar of religion  

1824  Charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist was born on this day in history.  

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

1825  On this day in history birth of quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888  

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

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  Death of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400) on February - 28.  

1485  Death of Niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441) on this day in history.  

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

1525  On February - 28 death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler  

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