Famous Deaths Happened In February - 28

0642  Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on February - 28.   

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

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 this day in history death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)   

1510  Death of Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer on February - 28.   

1525  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on February - 28.   

1572  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on this day in history.   

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.   

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

1621  Death of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590) on this day in history.   

1626  Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 on February - 28.   

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

1665  Lodewijk van Nassau, Dutch governor (Bois-le-Duc), dies on this day in history.   

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 February - 28 richard Stockton, US attorney (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 50   

1784  On February - 28 phillis Wheatly, poetess, dies   

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

1788  On February - 28 death of thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725)   

1796  Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56 on February - 28.   

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

1844  On this day in history abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton   

1857  On February - 28 death of andré Dumont, Belgian geologist (b. 1809)   

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

1903  On this day in history girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, dies at 88   

1905  Joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

1913  On February - 28 death of elephant seal, 6.8-m, 4000-kg, killed in S Georgia (South Atlantic)   

1916  Henry James, US/British writer (Bostonians), dies in London at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1925  Friedrich Ebert, soc-dem president Germany, dies on this day in history.   

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1155  On February - 28 birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

1261  On this day in history birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)   

1409  On February - 28 birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

1533  On February - 28 birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

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)