Famous Birthdays In February - 28

1155  Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on this day in history.   

1261  On this day in history birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)   

1409  On February - 28 birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

1533  On February - 28 birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

1552  On February - 28 birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

1552  On February - 28 birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)   

1573  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on February - 28.   

1612  On February - 28 birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)   

1616  On February - 28 birth of kaspar Forster, composer   

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  On February - 28 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 this day in history.   

1690  On February - 28 birth of aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great   

1704  On February - 28 birth of louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)   

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

1724  On February - 28 birth of george Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807)   

1747  On February - 28 birth of justin Morgan, composer   

1750  Ignacy Potocki, Polish foreign minister was born on this day in history.   

1764  On February - 28 birth of robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist   

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

1786  On February - 28 birth of d Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician   

1792  On this day in history 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 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 February - 28.   

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

1822  Matthew Duncan Ector, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on this day in history.   

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

1824  On this day in history 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 February - 28.   

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0642  On February - 28 oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle   

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

1326  Death of Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290) on February - 28.   

1453  On this day in history death of isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)   

1485  On this day in history death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)   

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

1525  On this day in history death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler   

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