Famous Deaths In February - 28

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

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on this day in history.  

1326  On February - 28 death of duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)  

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

1485  Death of Niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441) on this day in history.  

1510  Death of Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer on this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history paul Sartorius, composer, dies at 39  

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1618  On this day in history filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63  

1621  On February - 28 death of cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590)  

1626  Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 on this day in history.  

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 February - 28.  

1737  Hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63 on February - 28.  

1742  On February - 28 willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist, dies at 53  

1746  On this day in history death of hermann von der Hardt, German historian (b. 1660)  

1781  On February - 28 richard Stockton, US attorney (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 50  

1784  On February - 28 phillis Wheatly, poetess, dies  

1786  On February - 28 death of john Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713)  

1788  Death of Thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725) on this day in history.  

1796  On February - 28 friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56  

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 this day in history.  

1876  On this day in history charles Edward Horsley, composer, dies at 53  

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 February - 28.  

1912  Bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies on this day in history.  

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

1916  On this day in history henry James, US/British writer (Bostonians), dies in London at 72  

1922  On February - 28 vicente Lleo, composer, dies at 51  

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

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

1409  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on this day in history.  

1533  On this day in history birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher  

1552  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on February - 28.  

1552  On February - 28 birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)  

1573  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on this day in history.  

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