Famous Birthdays In February - 28
Friday, 26 July 2024
1155 Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on February - 28.
1261 Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on February - 28.
1409 Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on this day in history.
1533 Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on February - 28.
1552 Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on February - 28.
1552 On this day in history birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)
1573 Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on February - 28.
1612 John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on February - 28.
1616 Kaspar Forster, composer was born on February - 28.
1632 Jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer was born on February - 28.
1663 On February - 28 birth of thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine)
1670 Benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737) was born on February - 28.
1675 Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726) was born on this day in history.
1683 On February - 28 birth of rené Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. 1757)
1690 Aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great was born on this day in history.
1704 Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.
1712 On February - 28 birth of louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759)
1724 George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807) was born on February - 28.
1747 On February - 28 birth of justin Morgan, composer
1750 On February - 28 birth of ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister
1764 Robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist was born on this day in history.
1771 On February - 28 birth of french Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter
1786 D Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician was born on February - 28.
1792 On February - 28 birth of karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist
1797 Mary Lyon, US, educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame) was born on February - 28.
1797 On this day in history birth of w Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral (10 day campaign)
1810 On February - 28 birth of reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian
1817 On February - 28 birth of james Craig, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888
1820 On this day in history birth of john Tenniel, England, cartoonist/illustrator (Alice in Wonderland)
1822 Matthew Duncan Ector, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on February - 28.
1823 On February - 28 birth of ernest Renan, French philosopher/historian/scholar of religion
1824 Charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist was born on February - 28.
1824 John Creed Moore, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1910 was born on February - 28.
1825 Quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.