Historical Events In February - 28
Thursday, 12 June 2025
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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