Historical Events In February - 28

0364  Valentinian I becomes Roman Emperor on this day in history.   

0642  On February - 28 oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle   

0870  8th Ecumenical council ends in Constantinople on February - 28.   

1066  Westminster Abbey opens on this day in history.   

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

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

1525  Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on February - 28.   

1533  On February - 28 the birth of Michele de Montaigne, French philosopher   

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

1552  On this day in history jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

1570  On February - 28 anti-Portugese uprising on Ternate, Moluccas   

1573  On this day in history elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)   

1573  Jan "Hans" Liefrinck, Flemish engraver/publisher, dies at about 54 on this day in history.   

1609  Paul Sartorius, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1616  On February - 28 kaspar Forster, composer   

1618  Filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51   

1632  On February - 28 jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer   

1638  Scottish Presbyterians sign National Convenant, Greyfriars, Edinburgh on this day in history.   

1638  Scottish Presbyterians sign National Convent, Greyfriars, Edinburgh on February - 28.   

1638  Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/poet, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1646  Roger Scott was tried in Massachusetts for sleeping in church on this day in history.   

1646  Roger Scott was tried in Mass for sleeping in church on February - 28.   

1653  3 Day Sea battle English beats Dutch on February - 28.   

1653  -Mar 3] 3 Day Sea battle English beats Dutch on this day in history.   

1663  On February - 28 thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine)   

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

1667  English colony Suriname in Dutch hands on this day in history.   

1690  On February - 28 aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great   

1692  On this day in history salem witch hunt begins   

1700  On February - 28 today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar.   

1704  On this day in history elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York NY   

1704  On February - 28 indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100   

1704  On this day in history elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC   

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1155  On this day in history birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

1261  On February - 28 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  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on February - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  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  On February - 28 death of juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer   

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

1572  On this day in history death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)