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 this day in history.  

1592  On this day in history birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral  

1630  Charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687) was born on April - 28.  

1686  Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721) was born on April - 28.  

1715  Franz Sparry, composer was born on April - 28.  

1748  Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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 April - 28.  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1864  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of hermann Suter, composer  

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

1874  On April - 28 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  Hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies on this day in history.  

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

1498  On April - 28 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  On April - 28 death of thomas Betterton, English actor  

1716  Death of Louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673) on this day in history.  

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