Famous Personalities Born In August - 28
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1025 Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068) was born on August - 28.
1476 On August - 28 birth of motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school)
1582 On August - 28 birth of taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620)
1592 On this day in history birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28)
1612 Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.
1667 Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.
1673 Conrad Michael Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.
1691 Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born on August - 28.
1700 On August - 28 birth of carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer
1713 On August - 28 birth of louis A A Count d'Affry, French general/ambassador to Netherland
1714 Anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1774) was born on August - 28.
1749 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt, social philosopher (Faust) was born on this day in history.
1754 On this day in history birth of peter Winter, composer
1774 On this day in history birth of elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 1st American Catholic saint (1975)
1775 Sophie Gail, composer was born on this day in history.
1789 On August - 28 birth of stéphanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden (d. 1860)
1794 Johannes Zwijsen, archbishop (Utrecht Netherlands) was born on this day in history.
1795 On this day in history birth of joannes A Paredis, Belgian Bishop of Roermond
1798 On August - 28 birth of gershom Jaques Van Brunt, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1863
1801 On August - 28 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 On August - 28 birth of carel JCH van Nispen of Sevenaer, Dutch Catholic politician
1826 On this day in history birth of walter Cecil Macfarren, composer
1827 Teresa Milanollo, composer was born on this day in history.
1827 On August - 28 birth of grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1894)
1828 Leo Tolstoi, Russian writer (War & Peace, Anna Karenina) [OS] was born on this day in history.
1828 William Alexander Hammond, Brig General (Union Army), died in 1900 was born on August - 28.
1829 Albert Dietrich, composer was born on August - 28.
1831 Fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer was born on August - 28.
1831 On this day in history birth of lucy Ware Webb Hayes, 1st lady (1877-81)
1833 Edward Burne-Jones, England, Pre-Raphaelite painter/designer was born on August - 28.
1840 Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns) was born on August - 28.
1840 On August - 28 birth of alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900)
1842 On this day in history birth of willem Linnig jr, Flemish painter/graphic artist