Famous Personalities Born In February - 28

1155  On this day in history birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

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

1409  On February - 28 birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

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

1552  On February - 28 birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

1552  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

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   

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

1670  On February - 28 birth of benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737)   

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  Aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great was born on this day in history.   

1704  On this day in history birth of louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)   

1712  On February - 28 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 February - 28.   

1750  On February - 28 birth of ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister   

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

1771  French Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter was born on February - 28.   

1786  D Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician was born on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history birth of karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist   

1797  Mary Lyon, US, educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame) was born on February - 28.   

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  On this day in history birth of james Craig, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888   

1820  On February - 28 birth of john Tenniel, England, cartoonist/illustrator (Alice in Wonderland)   

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  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 February - 28.   

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0642  On February - 28 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 February - 28.   

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 February - 28.   

1525  On February - 28 death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler   

1572  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on February - 28.