Historical Events In February - 28
Thursday, 08 June 2023
0364 On this day in history valentinian I becomes Roman Emperor.
0642 On this day in history oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle
0870 On February - 28 8th Ecumenical council ends in Constantinople
1066 Westminster Abbey opens on this day in history.
1261 Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on February - 28.
1510 On February - 28 juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer
1525 On this day in history cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler
1533 The birth of Michele de Montaigne, French philosopher on this day in history.
1533 Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher on February - 28.
1552 Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician on this day in history.
1570 On this day in history anti-Portugese uprising on Ternate, Moluccas
1573 Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) 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.
1616 Kaspar Forster, composer on this day in history.
1618 On this day in history filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63
1626 On this day in history cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51
1632 Jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer on February - 28.
1638 On February - 28 scottish Presbyterians sign National Convenant, Greyfriars, Edinburgh
1638 Scottish Presbyterians sign National Convent, Greyfriars, Edinburgh on this day in history.
1638 Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/poet, dies at 56 on this day in history.
1646 On this day in history roger Scott was tried in Massachusetts for sleeping in church
1646 On this day in history roger Scott was tried in Mass for sleeping in church
1653 On this day in history 3 Day Sea battle English beats Dutch
1653 On February - 28 -Mar 3] 3 Day Sea battle English beats Dutch
1663 On February - 28 thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine)
1665 Lodewijk van Nassau, Dutch governor (Bois-le-Duc), dies on February - 28.
1667 English colony Suriname in Dutch hands on February - 28.
1690 Aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great on February - 28.
1692 Salem witch hunt begins on this day in history.
1700 Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar on February - 28.
1704 On this day in history elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York NY
1704 Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100 on February - 28.
1704 Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC on February - 28.
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