Famous Deaths In February - 28

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

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 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  On this day in history death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler   

1572  Death of Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) on February - 28.   

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

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 this day in history death of cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590)   

1626  On this day in history cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51   

1638  Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/poet, dies at 56 on February - 28.   

1665  On this day in history lodewijk van Nassau, Dutch governor (Bois-le-Duc), dies   

1737  Hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63 on February - 28.   

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

1746  Death of Hermann von der Hardt, German historian (b. 1660) on this day in history.   

1781  On this day in history richard Stockton, US attorney (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 50   

1784  On this day in history phillis Wheatly, poetess, dies   

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

1788  On February - 28 death of thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725)   

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 February - 28.   

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  On this day in history charles Edward Horsley, composer, dies at 53   

1903  Girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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 February - 28 vicente Lleo, composer, dies at 51   

1925  Friedrich Ebert, soc-dem president Germany, dies on this day in history.   

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1155  Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on February - 28.   

1261  On February - 28 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  On February - 28 birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

1552  On this day in history birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)   

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

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on February - 28.