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 February - 28 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 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  Jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer was born on February - 28.  

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1663  Thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine) was born on February - 28.  

1670  Benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 February - 28.  

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

1712  On February - 28 birth of louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759)  

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 February - 28.  

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  On February - 28 birth of karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist  

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  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  On this day in history 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 February - 28.  

1824  On February - 28 birth of charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist  

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 this day in history.  

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

1261  On this day in history hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies  

1326  Death of Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290) on this day in history.  

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 February - 28.  

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 February - 28.