Famous Birthdays In April - 28

1442  Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) was born on this day in history.  

1545  Yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598) was born on April - 28.  

1592  On April - 28 birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral  

1630  On April - 28 birth of charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687)  

1686  Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.  

1715  On this day in history birth of franz Sparry, composer  

1748  Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer was born on April - 28.  

1750  On April - 28 birth of paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer  

1753  On April - 28 birth of franz K Achard, German physicist  

1757  On this day in history birth of claus Nielsen Schali, composer  

1758  On April - 28 birth of james Monroe, Westmoreland Va, (D-R) 5th pres (1817-25)  

1765  Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician (b. 1834) was born on April - 28.  

1770  On April - 28 birth of nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/minister of Foreign affairs  

1774  Francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse was born on this day in history.  

1795  On April - 28 birth of charles Sturt, England, explorer (Australia)  

1809  On this day in history birth of conradus Leemans, Dutch archaeologist  

1810  Daniel Ullmann, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on April - 28.  

1812  Daniel Henry Rucker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1910 was born on this day in history.  

1815  Andrew Jackson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1897 was born on this day in history.  

1819  Ezra Abbot, American Bible scholar (d. 1884) was born on this day in history.  

1825  James Winning McMillan, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on April - 28.  

1826  Alexander Stadtfeld, composer was born on this day in history.  

1838  Tobias M Carel Asser, Holland, advocate of world law (Nobel 1911) was born on this day in history.  

1842  On this day in history birth of louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Brazil (1870-89)  

1846  Johann E Backlund, Swedish astronomer (planets/asteroids) was born on this day in history.  

1848  On this day in history birth of ludvig Schytte, composer  

1864  On this day in history birth of william F A Ellison, Irish clergyman/director (Armagh Observatory)  

1868  Georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (d. 1908) was born on April - 28.  

1870  Hermann Suter, composer was born on this day in history.  

1873  Harold Bauer, English/US pianist (Beethoven-Association) was born on April - 28.  

1874  On this day in history birth of karl Kraus, writer  

1874  Sidney Toler, Warrensburg MO, actor (Madame X, Meeting at Midnight) was born on this day in history.  

1876  Frank Cavanagh, one of football's coaching greats was born on April - 28.  

1878  Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Free Soul, Dr Kildare) was born on this day in history.  

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1089  On this day in history dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies  

1109  On April - 28 hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies  

1192  Death of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem (b. mid 1140s) on this day in history.  

1498  Death of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician on this day in history.  

1533  On this day in history death of nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461)  

1710  Death of Thomas Betterton, English actor on April - 28.  

1716  On April - 28 death of louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673)  

1726  On April - 28 death of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653)