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 this day in history.   

1409  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on February - 28.   

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on February - 28.   

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  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

1616  Kaspar Forster, composer was born on February - 28.   

1632  On February - 28 birth of jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer   

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  Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726) was born on this day in history.   

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

1690  On this day in history birth of aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great   

1704  On February - 28 birth of louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)   

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 February - 28.   

1747  On this day in history birth of justin Morgan, composer   

1750  Ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister was born on February - 28.   

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  On February - 28 birth of d Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician   

1792  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian   

1817  On February - 28 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  Matthew Duncan Ector, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on February - 28.   

1823  Ernest Renan, French philosopher/historian/scholar of religion was born on February - 28.   

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

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1525  On this day in history death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler   

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