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Born on Wednesday February 28, 1579
- Marie Campbell, Lawers, Perthshire, Scotland
- Joan Allott, Ware, Hertfordshire, Eng
Died on Wednesday February 28, 1579
- Hendrik I Cuelens (59), Sterrebeek, 1933, België
- Henricus Cuelens (59), Sterrebeek
- Hendricus Cuelens, Sterrebeek, 1933, Brabant Flamand, Flandre, BELGIQUE
Born on February 28
- 1518 » Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Duke of Brittany († 1536)
- 1533 » Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher and author († 1592)
- 1535 » Cornelius Gemma, Dutch astronomer and astrologer († 1578)
- 1552 » Jost Bürgi, Swiss mathematician and clockmaker († 1632)
- 1612 » John Pearson, English bishop, theologian, and scholar († 1686)
- 1627 » Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex († 1703)
- 1675 » Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer († 1726)
- 1683 » René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic († 1757)
- 1704 » Louis Godin, French astronomer and academic († 1760)
- 1712 » Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French general († 1759)
Died on February 28
- 1326 » Leopold I, Duke of Austria (b. 1290)
- 1453 » Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)
- 1510 » Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer (b. 1450)
- 1551 » Martin Bucer, German Protestant reformer (b. 1491)
- 1572 » Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian and author (b. 1505)
- 1621 » Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590)
- 1648 » Christian IV of Denmark (b. 1577)
- 1786 » John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713)
- 1788 » Thomas Cushing, American lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1725)
- 1857 » André Dumont, Belgian geologist and academic (b. 1809)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1579
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- January 6 » The Union of Arras unites the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma (Ottavio Farnese), governor in the name of King Philip II of Spain.
- January 23 » The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in the Netherlands.
- June 17 » Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.
- June 26 » Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory begins.
- July 8 » Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.
- October 19 » James VI of Scotland is celebrated as an adult ruler by a festival in Edinburgh.