Famous Deaths Happened In February - 28

0642  On this day in history oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle   

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on this day in history.   

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  On February - 28 death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)   

1510  On this day in history death of juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer   

1525  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on this day in history.   

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

1573  Jan "Hans" Liefrinck, Flemish engraver/publisher, dies at about 54 on this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history paul Sartorius, composer, dies at 39   

1618  Filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1621  Death of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590) on February - 28.   

1626  Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 on February - 28.   

1638  On this day in history claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/poet, dies at 56   

1665  Lodewijk van Nassau, Dutch governor (Bois-le-Duc), dies on this day in history.   

1737  Hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1742  Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1746  On February - 28 death of hermann von der Hardt, German historian (b. 1660)   

1781  Richard Stockton, US attorney (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1784  Phillis Wheatly, poetess, dies on this day in history.   

1786  Death of John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713) on February - 28.   

1788  Death of Thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725) on this day in history.   

1796  Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1818  Adriaan Loosjes Pzn, Dut publisher/writer (Moral Stories), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1844  Abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton on February - 28.   

1857  Death of André Dumont, Belgian geologist (b. 1809) on February - 28.   

1876  Charles Edward Horsley, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1903  Girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, dies at 88 on February - 28.   

1905  Joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85 on February - 28.   

1912  On this day in history bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies   

1913  Death of Elephant seal, 6.8-m, 4000-kg, killed in S Georgia (South Atlantic) on February - 28.   

1916  On February - 28 henry James, US/British writer (Bostonians), dies in London at 72   

1922  On this day in history vicente Lleo, composer, dies at 51   

1925  On February - 28 friedrich Ebert, soc-dem president Germany, dies   

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

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 February - 28.   

1552  On this day in history birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

1552  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

1573  On February - 28 birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)   

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.