Famous Birthdays In May - 28
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1140 Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207) was born on May - 28.
1371 On May - 28 birth of john, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior
1524 On May - 28 birth of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)
1577 Floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician was born on this day in history.
1582 On this day in history birth of william Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)
1588 On May - 28 birth of pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)
1641 On this day in history birth of janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693)
1660 On this day in history birth of george I, King of England (1714-27)
1676 Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.
1692 On May - 28 birth of joseph Butler, English philosopher (d. 1752)
1738 On May - 28 birth of joseph Ignace Guillotin, France, physician/inventor (guillotine)
1759 William Pitt, the Younger (C), English PM (1783-1801, 1804-06) was born on May - 28.
1765 Jean Baptiste Cartier, composer was born on May - 28.
1777 On this day in history birth of joseph-Henri-Ignace Mees, composer
1778 Friedrich Westenholz, composer was born on May - 28.
1779 On this day in history birth of thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852)
1780 On this day in history birth of joseph Frohlich, composer
1782 Wouter J van Troostwijk, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.
1789 Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Tomorrow- og Aftensange) was born on this day in history.
1798 On this day in history birth of josef Dessauer, composer
1807 Jan van Swieten, Dutch general/governor of West-Sumatra was born on May - 28.
1807 On this day in history birth of louis Agassiz, Switzerland, naturalist/geologist/teacher
1810 On this day in history birth of alexandre Calamo, Switz, painter/etcher/lithographer
1818 On this day in history birth of pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, US Confederate gen (Hero of Sumter)
1819 On May - 28 birth of william Birney, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1907
1820 On this day in history birth of willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic
1828 Alpheus Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891 was born on May - 28.
1828 On May - 28 birth of bartel Wilton, machinefabrikant/ship builder
1830 George Lucas Hartsuff, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 was born on this day in history.
1830 Karoly Filtsch, composer was born on this day in history.
1831 On this day in history birth of eliza Ann Gardner, underground railway conductor
1836 On this day in history birth of alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist (d. 1918)
1837 George Ashlin, Irish architect (d. 1921) was born on this day in history.
1837 Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (d. 1908) was born on May - 28.