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  On February - 28 8th Ecumenical council ends in Constantinople   

1066  Westminster Abbey opens on February - 28.   

1261  On this day in history hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies   

1510  On this day in history juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer   

1525  On this day in history cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler   

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

1533  On February - 28 michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

1552  On February - 28 jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

1570  Anti-Portugese uprising on Ternate, Moluccas on this day in history.   

1573  On February - 28 elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)   

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  On February - 28 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  Scottish Presbyterians sign National Convenant, Greyfriars, Edinburgh on February - 28.   

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  On February - 28 roger Scott was tried in Massachusetts for sleeping in church   

1646  On February - 28 roger Scott was tried in Mass for sleeping in church   

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

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

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 this day in history english colony Suriname in Dutch hands   

1690  Aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great on February - 28.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1704  Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC on this day in history.   

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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  Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on this day in history.   

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

1533  On February - 28 birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

1552  On February - 28 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 this day in history birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)   

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1326  Death of Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290) on this day in history.   

1453  On February - 28 death of isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)   

1485  On February - 28 death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)   

1510  Death of Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer on February - 28.   

1525  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on February - 28.