Famous Birthdays In April - 28

1442  On this day in history birth of edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83)  

1545  On April - 28 birth of yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598)  

1592  George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral was born on this day in history.  

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

1686  On April - 28 birth of michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721)  

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

1748  On April - 28 birth of lorenz Justinian Ott, composer  

1750  On this day in history birth of paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer  

1753  On this day in history birth of franz K Achard, German physicist  

1757  Claus Nielsen Schali, composer was born on April - 28.  

1758  James Monroe, Westmoreland Va, (D-R) 5th pres (1817-25) was born on April - 28.  

1765  On April - 28 birth of sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician (b. 1834)  

1770  Nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/minister of Foreign affairs was born on this day in history.  

1774  Francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse was born on April - 28.  

1795  Charles Sturt, England, explorer (Australia) was born on April - 28.  

1809  On April - 28 birth of conradus Leemans, Dutch archaeologist  

1810  On April - 28 birth of daniel Ullmann, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892  

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

1815  On this day in history birth of andrew Jackson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1897  

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 April - 28 birth of louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Brazil (1870-89)  

1846  On April - 28 birth of johann E Backlund, Swedish astronomer (planets/asteroids)  

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

1864  On April - 28 birth of william F A Ellison, Irish clergyman/director (Armagh Observatory)  

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

1870  On April - 28 birth of hermann Suter, composer  

1873  On this day in history birth of harold Bauer, English/US pianist (Beethoven-Association)  

1874  Karl Kraus, writer was born on April - 28.  

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

1876  On April - 28 birth of frank Cavanagh, one of football's coaching greats  

1878  On April - 28 birth of lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Free Soul, Dr Kildare)  

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1089  Dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies on this day in history.  

1109  Hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1192  On this day in history death of conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem (b. mid 1140s)  

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

1533  Death of Nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461) on this day in history.  

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

1716  On this day in history death of louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673)  

1726  Death of Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653) on this day in history.