Famous Birthdays In August - 28

1025  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068)  

1476  Motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school) was born on this day in history.  

1582  On August - 28 birth of taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620)  

1592  George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28) was born on August - 28.  

1612  Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.  

1667  Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721) was born on August - 28.  

1673  Conrad Michael Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.  

1691  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)  

1700  Carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer was born on this day in history.  

1713  Louis A A Count d'Affry, French general/ambassador to Netherland was born on August - 28.  

1714  Anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1774) was born on this day in history.  

1749  On this day in history birth of johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt, social philosopher (Faust)  

1754  Peter Winter, composer was born on this day in history.  

1774  On August - 28 birth of elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 1st American Catholic saint (1975)  

1775  On August - 28 birth of sophie Gail, composer  

1789  Stéphanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden (d. 1860) was born on this day in history.  

1794  On this day in history birth of johannes Zwijsen, archbishop (Utrecht Netherlands)  

1795  On August - 28 birth of joannes A Paredis, Belgian Bishop of Roermond  

1798  Gershom Jaques Van Brunt, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.  

1801  On this day in history birth of antoine A Cournot, French philosopher/mathematician (rule of Cournot)  

1814  On August - 28 birth of sheridan le Fanu, Irish writer (d. 1873)  

1824  On this day in history birth of carel JCH van Nispen of Sevenaer, Dutch Catholic politician  

1826  Walter Cecil Macfarren, composer was born on this day in history.  

1827  Teresa Milanollo, composer was born on this day in history.  

1827  Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1894) was born on this day in history.  

1828  On this day in history birth of leo Tolstoi, Russian writer (War & Peace, Anna Karenina) [OS]  

1828  On this day in history birth of william Alexander Hammond, Brig General (Union Army), died in 1900  

1829  Albert Dietrich, composer was born on August - 28.  

1831  Fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer was born on August - 28.  

1831  On this day in history birth of lucy Ware Webb Hayes, 1st lady (1877-81)  

1833  Edward Burne-Jones, England, Pre-Raphaelite painter/designer was born on this day in history.  

1840  Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns) was born on August - 28.  

1840  On this day in history birth of alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900)  

1842  Willem Linnig jr, Flemish painter/graphic artist was born on this day in history.  

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0388  On August - 28 death of magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed  

0430  Aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75 on August - 28.  

0876  Louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies on August - 28.  

1065  Death of Frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65) on August - 28.  

1341  On August - 28 death of king Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309)  

1481  Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies on August - 28.  

1484  Death of Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered on August - 28.  

1539  On this day in history death of lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75