Famous Birthdays In February - 28
Monday, 18 March 2024
1155 Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on this day in history.
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 Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on February - 28.
1552 On February - 28 birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician
1552 On February - 28 birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)
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 February - 28 birth of kaspar Forster, composer
1632 Jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer was born on February - 28.
1663 On February - 28 birth of thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine)
1670 Benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737) was born on this day in history.
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 On February - 28 birth of louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)
1712 Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.
1724 On February - 28 birth of george Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807)
1747 On February - 28 birth of justin Morgan, composer
1750 Ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister was born on this day in history.
1764 On this day in history birth of robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist
1771 French Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter was born on this day in history.
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 February - 28 birth of mary Lyon, US, educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame)
1797 On this day in history birth of w Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral (10 day campaign)
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 this day in history.
1820 On this day in history birth of john Tenniel, England, cartoonist/illustrator (Alice in Wonderland)
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 On this day in history birth of charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist
1824 On February - 28 birth of john Creed Moore, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1910
1825 On this day in history birth of quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888