Famous Personalities Born In August - 28
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
1025 Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068) was born on this day in history.
1476 Motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school) was born on August - 28.
1582 Taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620) was born on August - 28.
1592 George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28) was born on August - 28.
1612 On August - 28 birth of marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)
1667 On this day in history birth of louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)
1673 On this day in history birth of conrad Michael Schneider, composer
1691 On August - 28 birth of elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)
1700 Carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer was born on this day in history.
1713 Louis A A Count d'Affry, French general/ambassador to Netherland was born on this day in history.
1714 On this day in history birth of anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1774)
1749 On this day in history birth of johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt, social philosopher (Faust)
1754 Peter Winter, composer was born on this day in history.
1774 Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 1st American Catholic saint (1975) was born on August - 28.
1775 Sophie Gail, composer was born on this day in history.
1789 Stéphanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden (d. 1860) was born on August - 28.
1794 Johannes Zwijsen, archbishop (Utrecht Netherlands) was born on this day in history.
1795 Joannes A Paredis, Belgian Bishop of Roermond was born on this day in history.
1798 On this day in history birth of gershom Jaques Van Brunt, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1863
1801 Antoine A Cournot, French philosopher/mathematician (rule of Cournot) was born on August - 28.
1814 Sheridan le Fanu, Irish writer (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.
1824 Carel JCH van Nispen of Sevenaer, Dutch Catholic politician was born on August - 28.
1826 On August - 28 birth of walter Cecil Macfarren, composer
1827 Teresa Milanollo, composer was born on August - 28.
1827 On August - 28 birth of grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1894)
1828 On August - 28 birth of leo Tolstoi, Russian writer (War & Peace, Anna Karenina) [OS]
1828 William Alexander Hammond, Brig General (Union Army), died in 1900 was born on this day in history.
1829 Albert Dietrich, composer was born on this day in history.
1831 On August - 28 birth of fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer
1831 On August - 28 birth of lucy Ware Webb Hayes, 1st lady (1877-81)
1833 On this day in history birth of edward Burne-Jones, England, Pre-Raphaelite painter/designer
1840 On August - 28 birth of ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns)
1840 Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900) was born on August - 28.
1842 Willem Linnig jr, Flemish painter/graphic artist was born on August - 28.