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  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  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  On February - 28 birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)  

1616  On February - 28 birth of kaspar Forster, composer  

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

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

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

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

1683  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)  

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

1724  George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807) was born on February - 28.  

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

1810  Reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian was born on February - 28.  

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  On February - 28 birth of matthew Duncan Ector, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879  

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  John Creed Moore, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1910 was born on this day in history.  

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

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0642  On February - 28 oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle  

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on February - 28.  

1326  On this day in history death of duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)  

1453  On February - 28 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  Death of Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer on this day in history.  

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

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