Famous Birthdays In February - 28

1155  On February - 28 birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

1261  On this day in history 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  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on February - 28.   

1612  On this day in history birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)   

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

1632  On February - 28 birth of jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer   

1663  Thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine) was born on this day in history.   

1670  On this day in history birth of benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737)   

1675  On February - 28 birth of guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)   

1683  René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. 1757) was born on February - 28.   

1690  On this day in history birth of aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great   

1704  Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760) was born on February - 28.   

1712  On February - 28 birth of louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759)   

1724  On this day in history birth of george Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807)   

1747  Justin Morgan, composer was born on this day in history.   

1750  Ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister was born on February - 28.   

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

1771  French Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter was born on February - 28.   

1786  D Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician was born on this day in history.   

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

1797  On this day in history birth of mary Lyon, US, educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame)   

1797  On February - 28 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 this day in history.   

1817  James Craig, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.   

1820  On February - 28 birth of john Tenniel, England, cartoonist/illustrator (Alice in Wonderland)   

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  On February - 28 birth of charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist   

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  Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

1326  On February - 28 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 this day in history.   

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

1525  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on February - 28.   

1572  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on this day in history.