Famous Birthdays In February - 28

1833  Alfred von Schlieffen, Count/Prussian general-fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.   

1838  Maurice Lévy, French engineer (d. 1910) was born on this day in history.   

1840  On this day in history birth of henri Duveyrier, French explorer (d. 1892)   

1841  On this day in history birth of adrien Albert Marie de Mun, French politician (d. 1914)   

1850  Hermann Schell, German theologist/philosopher (Gott und Geist) was born on February - 28.   

1851  Samuel W. McCall, 47th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1923) was born on this day in history.   

1854  Juliusz Zarebski, composer was born on this day in history.   

1857  On February - 28 birth of gustave Adolph Kerker, composer   

1858  Jacob P Vis, Dutch industrialist (founder NV Royal Salt Industries) was born on February - 28.   

1865  On this day in history birth of arthur Symons, Welsh poet/critic/co-founder (Savoy)   

1865  On February - 28 birth of wilfred Grenfell, England, medical missionary   

1866  Vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [OS=2/16] was born on February - 28.   

1874  On this day in history birth of soledad Jiminez, Santander Spain, actor (Phantom ofthe Range)   

1875  Viliam Figus, composer was born on February - 28.   

1876  John Alden Carpenter, Chicago Illinois, composer (Sea Drift) was born on February - 28.   

1877  Sergei Bortkiewicz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1878  Pierre Fatou, French mathematician (d. 1929) was born on February - 28.   

1878  On February - 28 birth of artur Kapp, Estonian composer (d. 1952)   

1882  On this day in history birth of geraldine Farrar, US soprano/actress (Story of American Singer)   

1882  Jose Vasconcelos, Oaxaca Mexico, politician/essayist/philosopher was born on February - 28.   

1882  On February - 28 birth of richard Heinrich Stein, composer   

1886  Jose Gutierrez Solana, Spanish painter/author (Madrid Escenas) was born on February - 28.   

1886  On this day in history birth of max Vasmer, German slavic (La Tertulia de Pombo)   

1887  On February - 28 birth of william Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance)   

1889  On this day in history birth of victor Sutherland, Paducah KY, actor (Captive City)   

1890  Vaslav Nijinsky, Kiev Ukraine, ballet dancer (3/12 NS) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history birth of ben Hecht, NYC, novelist/playwright/screenwriter (Front Page)   

1895  On this day in history birth of guiomar Novaes, Brazil, pianist (Brazilian Order of Merit)   

1895  On this day in history birth of marcel Pagnol, French playwright/director (Marchands de Gloire)   

1896  Philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel) was born on February - 28.   

1898  Molly Picon, Yiddish actress (Milk & Honey) was born on this day in history.   

1899  Frederick Denison Maurice Hocking, pathologist was born on this day in history.   

1900  Laura Z Hobson, writer was born on this day in history.   

1900  Wolfram Hirth, German pilot (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.   

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0642  On February - 28 oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle   

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on February - 28.   

1326  On this day in history death of duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)   

1453  On February - 28 death of isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)   

1485  On February - 28 death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)   

1510  On February - 28 death of juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer   

1525  On February - 28 death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler   

1572  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on February - 28.