Famous Birthdays In February - 28
Monday, 06 February 2023
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 Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on this day in history.
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 February - 28 birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)
1612 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1663 Thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine) was born on February - 28.
1670 On February - 28 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 On this day in history birth of rené Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. 1757)
1690 On February - 28 birth of aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great
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 Justin Morgan, composer was born on this day in history.
1750 On this day in history birth of ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister
1764 Robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist was born on this day in history.
1771 On this day in history birth of french Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter
1786 D Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician was born on February - 28.
1792 Karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist was born on this day in history.
1797 On this day in history birth of mary Lyon, US, educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame)
1797 On February - 28 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 On this day in history birth of james Craig, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888
1820 John Tenniel, England, cartoonist/illustrator (Alice in Wonderland) was born on this day in history.
1822 Matthew Duncan Ector, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on this day in history.
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 John Creed Moore, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1910 was born on this day in history.
1825 Quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.