Famous Deaths In February - 28

0642  Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

1525  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1609  Paul Sartorius, composer, dies at 39 on February - 28.  

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1618  On February - 28 filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63  

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

1626  On February - 28 cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51  

1638  Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/poet, dies at 56 on February - 28.  

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

1737  Hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

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

1781  Richard Stockton, US attorney (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1784  Phillis Wheatly, poetess, dies on February - 28.  

1786  Death of John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713) on February - 28.  

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

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

1818  Adriaan Loosjes Pzn, Dut publisher/writer (Moral Stories), dies at 56 on February - 28.  

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  On February - 28 charles Edward Horsley, composer, dies at 53  

1903  Girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1905  On this day in history joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85  

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 February - 28.  

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

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

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

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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  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

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

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on February - 28.