Famous Personalities Born In May - 28
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1140 Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207) was born on this day in history.
1371 On this day in history birth of john, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior
1524 Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.
1577 Floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician was born on May - 28.
1582 On May - 28 birth of william Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)
1588 On this day in history birth of pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)
1641 Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693) was born on May - 28.
1660 George I, King of England (1714-27) was born on this day in history.
1676 Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician (d. 1754) was born on May - 28.
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 On May - 28 birth of william Pitt, the Younger (C), English PM (1783-1801, 1804-06)
1765 On May - 28 birth of jean Baptiste Cartier, composer
1777 Joseph-Henri-Ignace Mees, composer was born on this day in history.
1778 Friedrich Westenholz, composer was born on May - 28.
1779 On this day in history birth of thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852)
1780 Joseph Frohlich, composer was born on May - 28.
1782 Wouter J van Troostwijk, Dutch painter was born on May - 28.
1789 Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Tomorrow- og Aftensange) was born on this day in history.
1798 Josef Dessauer, composer was born on this day in history.
1807 On May - 28 birth of jan van Swieten, Dutch general/governor of West-Sumatra
1807 On this day in history birth of louis Agassiz, Switzerland, naturalist/geologist/teacher
1810 Alexandre Calamo, Switz, painter/etcher/lithographer was born on this day in history.
1818 On May - 28 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 On this day in history birth of alpheus Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891
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 On May - 28 birth of george Ashlin, Irish architect (d. 1921)
1837 On this day in history birth of tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (d. 1908)