Historical Events In February - 28
Monday, 25 January 2021
0364 On this day in history valentinian I becomes Roman Emperor.
0642 Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on this day in history.
0870 On this day in history 8th Ecumenical council ends in Constantinople
1066 On February - 28 westminster Abbey opens
1261 Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on February - 28.
1510 On this day in history juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer
1525 Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on this day in history.
1533 On this day in history the birth of Michele de Montaigne, French philosopher
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 February - 28.
1573 Jan "Hans" Liefrinck, Flemish engraver/publisher, dies at about 54 on this day in history.
1609 On February - 28 paul Sartorius, composer, dies at 39
1616 Kaspar Forster, composer on February - 28.
1618 Filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63 on February - 28.
1626 Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 on this day in history.
1632 On February - 28 jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer
1638 Scottish Presbyterians sign National Convenant, Greyfriars, Edinburgh on February - 28.
1638 On this day in history scottish Presbyterians sign National Convent, Greyfriars, Edinburgh
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 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 On February - 28 -Mar 3] 3 Day Sea battle English beats Dutch
1663 On this day in history thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine)
1665 On February - 28 lodewijk van Nassau, Dutch governor (Bois-le-Duc), dies
1667 English colony Suriname in Dutch hands on February - 28.
1690 On February - 28 aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great
1692 Salem witch hunt begins on February - 28.
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 Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC on February - 28.
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