Historical Events Feb 28 Frenchman Elias Neau opens a school for blacks in NYC Feb 28 Indians attack Deerfield, Massachusetts, killing 40, kidnapping 100 Feb 29 French & Indians attack Deerfield, Massachusetts, kill 50, abduct 100 Famous Birthdays Feb 12 Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772) Feb 24 Hubert Renotte, Flemish composer and organist, born in Liège (d. 1745) Feb 28 Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760) Famous Deaths Feb 2 Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62 Feb 23 Georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50 Feb 24 Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies 1703 History by Year 1705