Famous Birthdays In January - 28

1225  Saint Thomas Aquinas (d. 1274) was born on this day in history.   

1312  On this day in history birth of queen Joan II of Navarre (d. 1349)   

1457  Henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509) was born on this day in history.   

1540  On January - 28 birth of ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610)   

1578  Cornelis Haga, Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39) was born on January - 28.   

1582  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon) was born on this day in history.   

1600  On January - 28 birth of clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69)   

1608  On January - 28 birth of giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer   

1611  On this day in history birth of johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger)   

1622  On this day in history birth of adrien Auzout, French astronomer (d. 1691)   

1627  Alfonso Marsh, composer was born on this day in history.   

1645  On January - 28 birth of gottfried Vopelius, composer   

1688  On January - 28 birth of jan Maurits Quinkhard, Dutch portrait painter   

1691  On this day in history birth of johann Balthasar Konig, composer   

1693  On January - 28 birth of anna "Ivanovna", tsarina of Russia (1730-40) (2/7 NS)   

1693  Gregor Joseph Werner, composer was born on January - 28.   

1701  On this day in history birth of charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (d. 1774)   

1702  On this day in history birth of hermanus Noordkerk, Dutch lawyer   

1706  On January - 28 birth of john Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)   

1712  Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.   

1714  On January - 28 birth of jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Pigeon)   

1717  On January - 28 birth of mustapha III, Sultan of Turkey (1757-74)   

1717  Mustafa III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1774) was born on January - 28.   

1719  Johann Elias Schlegel, German critic and poet (d. 1749) was born on January - 28.   

1722  On this day in history birth of johann Ernst Bach, composer   

1756  On this day in history birth of hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth, composer   

1757  On January - 28 birth of antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer   

1768  On this day in history birth of frederick VI, Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814)   

1775  Peter the Great, Russia was born on January - 28.   

1784  On this day in history birth of george HG earl of Aberdeen, English secretary of State   

1815  On this day in history birth of andrew Jackson Hamilton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1875   

1818  On this day in history birth of george Sewall Boutwell, MC (Union), died in 1905   

1822  On this day in history birth of alexander MacKenzie, (L) 2nd PM of Canada (1873-78)   

1825  On January - 28 birth of george Edward Pickett, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1875   

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0814  Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1061  On this day in history death of duke SpytihnÄ›v II of Bohemia (b. 1031)   

1119  On this day in history gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies   

1256  On this day in history willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22   

1271  Death of Isabella of Aragon, queen of Philip III of France (b. 1247) on January - 28.   

1393  On this day in history death of earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball   

1443  Death of Robert le Maçon, Chancellor of France on January - 28.   

1528  On this day in history philips of Cleve, ruler of Ravenstein, dies