Famous Personalities Born In February - 28
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
1155 Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on this day in history.
1261 On February - 28 birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)
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 Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on February - 28.
1552 Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on February - 28.
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 this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer
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 February - 28.
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 February - 28 birth of aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great
1704 Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760) was born on February - 28.
1712 Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759) was born on February - 28.
1724 On this day in history birth of george Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807)
1747 Justin Morgan, composer was born on February - 28.
1750 On this day in history birth of ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister
1764 Robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist was born on February - 28.
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 this day in history.
1792 Karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist was born on this day in history.
1797 On February - 28 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 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 Matthew Duncan Ector, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on this day in history.
1823 On February - 28 birth of ernest Renan, French philosopher/historian/scholar of religion
1824 Charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist was born on this day in history.
1824 On February - 28 birth of john Creed Moore, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1910
1825 On this day in history birth of quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888