Famous Birthdays In February - 28

1155  On this day in history birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

1261  On February - 28 birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)   

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

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

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  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.   

1616  On this day in history birth of kaspar Forster, composer   

1632  Jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer was born on February - 28.   

1663  Thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine) was born on February - 28.   

1670  Benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  Justin Morgan, composer was born on this day in history.   

1750  On this day in history birth of ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister   

1764  Robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist was born on February - 28.   

1771  French Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter was born on this day in history.   

1786  On this day in history birth of d Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician   

1792  Karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist was born on February - 28.   

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  Reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian was born on February - 28.   

1817  On February - 28 birth of james Craig, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888   

1820  John Tenniel, England, cartoonist/illustrator (Alice in Wonderland) was born on February - 28.   

1822  On this day in history birth of matthew Duncan Ector, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879   

1823  Ernest Renan, French philosopher/historian/scholar of religion was born on February - 28.   

1824  Charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist was born on this day in history.   

1824  John Creed Moore, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1910 was born on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history birth of quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888   

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0642  On this day in history oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle   

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

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

1525  On February - 28 death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler   

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