Famous Birthdays In February - 28

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

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  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 this day in history.  

1573  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on this day in history.  

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

1616  Kaspar Forster, composer was born on this day in history.  

1632  Jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer was born on this day in history.  

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1663  On this day in history birth of thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine)  

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 February - 28 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 this day in history.  

1712  On this day in history birth of louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759)  

1724  On this day in history birth of george Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807)  

1747  On February - 28 birth of justin Morgan, composer  

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

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

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

1786  On February - 28 birth of d Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician  

1792  Karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist was born on February - 28.  

1797  On this day in history 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  James Craig, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 was born on February - 28.  

1820  John Tenniel, England, cartoonist/illustrator (Alice in Wonderland) was born on February - 28.  

1822  Matthew Duncan Ector, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on February - 28.  

1823  On this day in history birth of ernest Renan, French philosopher/historian/scholar of religion  

1824  On February - 28 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  Quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.  

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0642  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler  

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