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 this day in history 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 February - 28.   

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  On February - 28 jan "Hans" Liefrinck, Flemish engraver/publisher, dies at about 54   

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

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

1621  Death of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590) on February - 28.   

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

1742  Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1746  Death of Hermann von der Hardt, German historian (b. 1660) on February - 28.   

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

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

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

1788  On this day in history death of thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725)   

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

1818  On February - 28 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 February - 28.   

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

1905  On February - 28 joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85   

1912  On February - 28 bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

1925  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)   

1409  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on February - 28.   

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

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  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.