Historical Events In February - 28

0364  Valentinian I becomes Roman Emperor on this day in history.   

0642  Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on this day in history.   

0870  On this day in history 8th Ecumenical council ends in Constantinople   

1066  Westminster Abbey opens on this day in history.   

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on February - 28.   

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

1525  On this day in history cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler   

1533  On this day in history the birth of Michele de Montaigne, French philosopher   

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

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

1570  On February - 28 anti-Portugese uprising on Ternate, Moluccas   

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

1573  On February - 28 jan "Hans" Liefrinck, Flemish engraver/publisher, dies at about 54   

1609  Paul Sartorius, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1616  On February - 28 kaspar Forster, composer   

1618  On February - 28 filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63   

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

1632  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer   

1638  Scottish Presbyterians sign National Convenant, Greyfriars, Edinburgh on this day in history.   

1638  On February - 28 scottish Presbyterians sign National Convent, Greyfriars, Edinburgh   

1638  Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/poet, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1646  Roger Scott was tried in Massachusetts for sleeping in church on this day in history.   

1646  On this day in history roger Scott was tried in Mass for sleeping in church   

1653  3 Day Sea battle English beats Dutch on this day in history.   

1653  -Mar 3] 3 Day Sea battle English beats Dutch on this day in history.   

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

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

1667  English colony Suriname in Dutch hands on February - 28.   

1690  Aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great on February - 28.   

1692  Salem witch hunt begins on February - 28.   

1700  Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar on this day in history.   

1704  On this day in history elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York NY   

1704  On February - 28 indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100   

1704  On this day in history elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC   

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1155  On this day in history birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

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

1409  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on February - 28.   

0642  Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle on February - 28.   

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on February - 28.   

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  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 this day in history death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)