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 February - 28 birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)   

1409  On this day in history birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

1533  On this day in history birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

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

1552  On this day in history birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)   

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 this day in history.   

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   

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 February - 28 birth of rené Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. 1757)   

1690  On this day in history birth of aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great   

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

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  Justin Morgan, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1764  On this day in history birth of robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist   

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 February - 28.   

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

1797  W Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral (10 day campaign) was born on February - 28.   

1810  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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0642  Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1261  On February - 28 hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies   

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

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

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

1510  On February - 28 death of juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer   

1525  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on February - 28.   

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