Famous Personalities Born In February - 28

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 this day in history.   

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  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

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  Kaspar Forster, composer was born on this day in history.   

1632  Jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1675  On this day in history birth of guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)   

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 February - 28.   

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  On February - 28 birth of justin Morgan, composer   

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

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  On February - 28 birth of ernest Renan, French philosopher/historian/scholar of religion   

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 February - 28.   

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 February - 28.   

1261  On February - 28 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 this day in history.   

1510  Death of Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer on this day in history.   

1525  On February - 28 death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler   

1572  On February - 28 death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)