Historical Events In February - 28
Friday, 26 July 2024
0364 Valentinian I becomes Roman Emperor on this day in history.
0642 Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on this day in history.
0870 8th Ecumenical council ends in Constantinople on this day in history.
1066 On February - 28 westminster Abbey opens
1261 Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on February - 28.
1510 On February - 28 juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer
1525 Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on February - 28.
1533 The birth of Michele de Montaigne, French philosopher on February - 28.
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 February - 28.
1573 Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) on February - 28.
1573 Jan "Hans" Liefrinck, Flemish engraver/publisher, dies at about 54 on this day in history.
1609 On February - 28 paul Sartorius, composer, dies at 39
1616 On this day in history 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 On this day in history scottish Presbyterians sign National Convenant, Greyfriars, Edinburgh
1638 Scottish Presbyterians sign National Convent, Greyfriars, Edinburgh on February - 28.
1638 Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/poet, dies at 56 on February - 28.
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 this day in history.
1653 On this day in history 3 Day Sea battle English beats Dutch
1653 On this day in history -Mar 3] 3 Day Sea battle English beats Dutch
1663 On this day in history thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine)
1665 On February - 28 lodewijk van Nassau, Dutch governor (Bois-le-Duc), dies
1667 English colony Suriname in Dutch hands on this day in history.
1690 Aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great on this day in history.
1692 On February - 28 salem witch hunt begins
1700 On February - 28 today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar.
1704 Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York NY on February - 28.
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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