Famous Personalities Born In February - 28

1155  On February - 28 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 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  On this day in history birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)   

1573  On February - 28 birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)   

1612  On February - 28 birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)   

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

1632  Jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer was born on this day in history.   

1663  On this day in history birth of thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine)   

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  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  On February - 28 birth of george Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807)   

1747  Justin Morgan, composer was born on February - 28.   

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

1764  On February - 28 birth of robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist   

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  On February - 28 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  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 this day in history.   

1817  On February - 28 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  On this day in history birth of matthew Duncan Ector, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879   

1823  On this day in history 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   

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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  On this day in history death of duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)   

1453  Death of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400) on February - 28.   

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 February - 28.   

1525  On February - 28 death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler   

1572  On February - 28 death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)