Famous Deaths In February - 28

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

1261  On February - 28 hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies  

1326  Death of Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290) on this day in history.  

1453  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler  

1572  On this day in history death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)  

1573  Jan "Hans" Liefrinck, Flemish engraver/publisher, dies at about 54 on February - 28.  

1609  Paul Sartorius, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

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1618  Filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63 on February - 28.  

1621  On this day in history death of cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590)  

1626  On this day in history cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51  

1638  On February - 28 claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/poet, dies at 56  

1665  On February - 28 lodewijk van Nassau, Dutch governor (Bois-le-Duc), dies  

1737  On February - 28 hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63  

1742  Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist, dies at 53 on February - 28.  

1746  Death of Hermann von der Hardt, German historian (b. 1660) on this day in history.  

1781  On this day in history richard Stockton, US attorney (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 50  

1784  Phillis Wheatly, poetess, dies on this day in history.  

1786  Death of John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713) on this day in history.  

1788  Death of Thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725) on February - 28.  

1796  Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1818  On this day in history adriaan Loosjes Pzn, Dut publisher/writer (Moral Stories), dies at 56  

1844  On February - 28 abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton  

1857  Death of André Dumont, Belgian geologist (b. 1809) on February - 28.  

1876  Charles Edward Horsley, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1903  Girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, dies at 88 on February - 28.  

1905  Joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85 on February - 28.  

1912  Bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies on February - 28.  

1913  Death of Elephant seal, 6.8-m, 4000-kg, killed in S Georgia (South Atlantic) on February - 28.  

1916  Henry James, US/British writer (Bostonians), dies in London at 72 on February - 28.  

1922  Vicente Lleo, composer, dies at 51 on February - 28.  

1925  On February - 28 friedrich Ebert, soc-dem president Germany, dies  

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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  On February - 28 birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)  

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

1552  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on this day in history.  

1552  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on February - 28.  

1573  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on February - 28.  

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