Historical Events In February - 28

0364  On February - 28 valentinian I becomes Roman Emperor.  

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

0870  8th Ecumenical council ends in Constantinople on this day in history.  

1066  On February - 28 westminster Abbey opens  

1261  On February - 28 hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies  

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 February - 28 michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher  

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

1570  Anti-Portugese uprising on Ternate, Moluccas on February - 28.  

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

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  

1616  On this day in history kaspar Forster, composer  

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

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  On February - 28 scottish Presbyterians sign National Convenant, Greyfriars, Edinburgh  

1638  On February - 28 scottish Presbyterians sign National Convent, Greyfriars, Edinburgh  

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

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 this day in history.  

1653  On this day in history 3 Day Sea battle English beats Dutch  

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

1663  On this day in history thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine)  

1665  Lodewijk van Nassau, Dutch governor (Bois-le-Duc), dies on February - 28.  

1667  On February - 28 english colony Suriname in Dutch hands  

1690  On this day in history aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great  

1692  On February - 28 salem witch hunt begins  

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

1704  On February - 28 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  On this day in history elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC  

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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 this day in history.  

1409  On this day in history birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)  

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

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 February - 28.  

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

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

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

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on February - 28.  

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 February - 28.  

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

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)