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 this day in history.  

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

1630  Charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.  

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

1715  On April - 28 birth of franz Sparry, composer  

1748  On this day in history birth of lorenz Justinian Ott, composer  

1750  Paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer was born on this day in history.  

1753  Franz K Achard, German physicist was born on April - 28.  

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

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1758  James Monroe, Westmoreland Va, (D-R) 5th pres (1817-25) was born on this day in history.  

1765  On this day in history birth of sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician (b. 1834)  

1770  On this day in history birth of nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/minister of Foreign affairs  

1774  On April - 28 birth of francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse  

1795  On this day in history birth of charles Sturt, England, explorer (Australia)  

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

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

1812  On this day in history birth of daniel Henry Rucker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1910  

1815  On April - 28 birth of andrew Jackson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1897  

1819  On this day in history birth of ezra Abbot, American Bible scholar (d. 1884)  

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

1826  Alexander Stadtfeld, composer was born on April - 28.  

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

1842  Louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Brazil (1870-89) was born on this day in history.  

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

1848  Ludvig Schytte, composer was born on April - 28.  

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

1868  On this day in history birth of georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (d. 1908)  

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

1873  Harold Bauer, English/US pianist (Beethoven-Association) was born on this day in history.  

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 April - 28.  

1876  On this day in history birth of frank Cavanagh, one of football's coaching greats  

1878  Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Free Soul, Dr Kildare) was born on April - 28.  

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1089  Dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies on April - 28.  

1109  On this day in history hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies  

1192  Death of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem (b. mid 1140s) on April - 28.  

1498  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician  

1533  Death of Nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461) on April - 28.  

1710  Death of Thomas Betterton, English actor on this day in history.  

1716  Death of Louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673) on April - 28.  

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