Famous Birthdays In April - 28

1442  Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) was born on April - 28.  

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

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  Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721) was born on April - 28.  

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

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

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

1765  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of charles Sturt, England, explorer (Australia)  

1809  Conradus Leemans, Dutch archaeologist was born on April - 28.  

1810  On this day in history 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 April - 28.  

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 April - 28.  

1825  On April - 28 birth of james Winning McMillan, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

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

1838  Tobias M Carel Asser, Holland, advocate of world law (Nobel 1911) was born on April - 28.  

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 April - 28.  

1848  Ludvig Schytte, composer was born on this day in history.  

1864  William F A Ellison, Irish clergyman/director (Armagh Observatory) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1874  On this day in history birth of sidney Toler, Warrensburg MO, actor (Madame X, Meeting at Midnight)  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1192  On April - 28 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 April - 28.  

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  Death of Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653) on April - 28.