Famous Personalities Born In August - 28
Thursday, 03 April 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 this day in history.
1582 Taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620) was born on August - 28.
1592 On this day in history birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28)
1612 On this day in history birth of marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)
1667 On August - 28 birth of louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)
1673 Conrad Michael Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.
1691 On August - 28 birth of elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)
1700 Carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer was born on August - 28.
1713 On August - 28 birth of louis A A Count d'Affry, French general/ambassador to Netherland
1714 On August - 28 birth of anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1774)
1749 On August - 28 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 On this day in history birth of sophie Gail, composer
1789 Stéphanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden (d. 1860) was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of antoine A Cournot, French philosopher/mathematician (rule of Cournot)
1814 Sheridan le Fanu, Irish writer (d. 1873) was born on August - 28.
1824 Carel JCH van Nispen of Sevenaer, Dutch Catholic politician was born on August - 28.
1826 Walter Cecil Macfarren, composer was born on this day in history.
1827 On August - 28 birth of teresa Milanollo, composer
1827 Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1894) was born on this day in history.
1828 On this day in history 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 On August - 28 birth of albert Dietrich, composer
1831 On this day in history birth of fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer
1831 Lucy Ware Webb Hayes, 1st lady (1877-81) was born on this day in history.
1833 Edward Burne-Jones, England, Pre-Raphaelite painter/designer was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.