Famous Personalities Born In February - 28
Saturday, 08 February 2025
1155 On February - 28 birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)
1261 Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on February - 28.
1409 On this day in history birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)
1533 Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on this day in history.
1552 On February - 28 birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician
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 this day in history.
1612 John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on February - 28.
1616 Kaspar Forster, composer was born on February - 28.
1632 On February - 28 birth of jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer
1663 On February - 28 birth of thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine)
1670 On February - 28 birth of benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737)
1675 Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726) was born on this day in history.
1683 René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. 1757) was born on February - 28.
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 February - 28.
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 Justin Morgan, composer was born on this day in history.
1750 On February - 28 birth of ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister
1764 On this day in history birth of robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist
1771 On February - 28 birth of french Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter
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 this day in history.
1797 On February - 28 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 On February - 28 birth of reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian
1817 James Craig, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.
1820 John Tenniel, England, cartoonist/illustrator (Alice in Wonderland) was born on this day in history.
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 Quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.