Famous Birthdays In February - 28

1155  Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on this day in history.  

1261  Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on February - 28.  

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

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on this day in history.  

1552  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on this day in history.  

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

1573  On February - 28 birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)  

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 February - 28 birth of jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer  

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

1670  On this day in history birth of benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737)  

1675  On this day in history birth of guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)  

1683  René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. 1757) was born on February - 28.  

1690  Aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great was born on February - 28.  

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  George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807) was born on this day in history.  

1747  Justin Morgan, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1786  On this day in history 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  W Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral (10 day campaign) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1820  On this day in history birth of john Tenniel, England, cartoonist/illustrator (Alice in Wonderland)  

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  Charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist was born on February - 28.  

1824  On this day in history birth of john Creed Moore, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1910  

1825  On February - 28 birth of quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888  

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0642  On this day in history oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle  

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

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 February - 28.  

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  On February - 28 death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler  

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