Famous Deaths Happened In February - 28

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

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

1326  On February - 28 death of duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)   

1453  On February - 28 death of isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)   

1485  On February - 28 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  Death of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler on this day in history.   

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

1573  On this day in history jan "Hans" Liefrinck, Flemish engraver/publisher, dies at about 54   

1609  On February - 28 paul Sartorius, composer, dies at 39   

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

1621  On February - 28 death of cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590)   

1626  On February - 28 cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51   

1638  On February - 28 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  On February - 28 hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63   

1742  Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist, dies at 53 on February - 28.   

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 February - 28.   

1784  On February - 28 phillis Wheatly, poetess, dies   

1786  On February - 28 death of john Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713)   

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

1796  On February - 28 friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56   

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 this day in history.   

1876  Charles Edward Horsley, composer, dies at 53 on February - 28.   

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

1905  On this day in history joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85   

1912  Bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies on this day in history.   

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

1916  On this day in history henry James, US/British writer (Bostonians), dies in London at 72   

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

1925  Friedrich Ebert, soc-dem president Germany, dies on February - 28.   

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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  On February - 28 birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)   

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

1533  On this day in history birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

1552  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on February - 28.   

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

1573  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)