Events on 28 February 52
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The siege of Jaén ends in the context of the Spanish Reconquista resulting in the Castilian takeover of the city from the Taifa of Jaen.
Year 1710
Battle of Helsingborg: 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock. This is the last time Swedish and Danish troops meet on Swedish soil.
Year 1827
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Year 1838
Robert Nelson, leader of the Patriotes, proclaims the independence of Lower Canada (today Quebec).
Birthdays on 28 February 185
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Emperor Xizong of Jin
b. 1119 – d. 1150
Emperor Xizong of Jin (d. 1150)
Henry the Young King
b. 1155 – d. 1183
Henry the Young King of England (b. 1155)
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Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway
b. 1261 – d. 1283
Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (b. 1261; childbirth)
Elisabeth of Luxembourg
b. 1409 – d. 1442
Elisabeth of Luxembourg (d. 1442)
Francis III, Duke of Brittany
b. 1518 – d. 1536
Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Dauphin of France, Brother of Henry II (b. 1518)
Michel de Montaigne
b. 1533 – d. 1592
Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher and author (b. 1533)
Cornelius Gemma
b. 1535 – d. 1578
Cornelius Gemma, Dutch astronomer and astrologer (d. 1578)
Jost Bürgi
b. 1552 – d. 1632
Jost Bürgi, Swiss mathematician and clockmaker (d. 1632)
John Pearson (bishop)
b. 1612 – d. 1686
John Pearson, English bishop and scholar (b. 1612)
Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford
b. 1627 – d. 1703
Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (d. 1703)
Guillaume Delisle
b. 1675 – d. 1726
Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur
b. 1683 – d. 1757
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic (d. 1757)
Deaths on 28 February 66
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Khosrow II
d. 628
Khosrow II, king of the Persian Empire
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Abu Abdallah al-Shi'i
d. 911
Abu Abdallah al-Shi'i, Muslim Shia imam
Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse
d. 1105
Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (b. c. 1042)
Henry III, Duke of Brabant
d. 1261 (b. 1230)
Henry III, Duke of Brabant (b. 1230)
Leopold I, Duke of Austria
d. 1326 (b. 1290)
Leopold I, Duke of Austria (d. 1326)
Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine
d. 1453 (b. 1400)
Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)
Juan de la Cosa
d. 1510 (b. 1450)
Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer (b. 1450)
Martin Bucer
d. 1551 (b. 1491)
Martin Bucer, German Protestant reformer (b. 1491)
Aegidius Tschudi
d. 1572 (b. 1505)
Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian and author (b. 1505)
Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
d. 1621 (b. 1590)
Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)
Christian IV of Denmark
d. 1648 (b. 1577)
Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648)
John Gwynn (architect)
d. 1786 (b. 1713)
John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713)