Famous Birthdays In August - 28

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

1476  On this day in history birth of motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school)  

1582  On this day in history 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  On August - 28 birth of marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)  

1667  On this day in history birth of louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)  

1673  Conrad Michael Schneider, composer was born on August - 28.  

1691  Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born on August - 28.  

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.  

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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 August - 28.  

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

1775  On this day in history birth of sophie Gail, composer  

1789  On this day in history birth of stéphanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden (d. 1860)  

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 August - 28.  

1801  On August - 28 birth of antoine A Cournot, French philosopher/mathematician (rule of Cournot)  

1814  On this day in history birth of sheridan le Fanu, Irish writer (d. 1873)  

1824  On August - 28 birth of carel JCH van Nispen of Sevenaer, Dutch Catholic politician  

1826  Walter Cecil Macfarren, composer was born on August - 28.  

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  Leo Tolstoi, Russian writer (War & Peace, Anna Karenina) [OS] was born on August - 28.  

1828  William Alexander Hammond, Brig General (Union Army), died in 1900 was born on this day in history.  

1829  Albert Dietrich, composer was born on this day in history.  

1831  On August - 28 birth of fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer  

1831  Lucy Ware Webb Hayes, 1st lady (1877-81) was born on this day in history.  

1833  On this day in history birth of edward Burne-Jones, England, Pre-Raphaelite painter/designer  

1840  On August - 28 birth of ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns)  

1840  Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900) was born on August - 28.  

1842  On this day in history birth of willem Linnig jr, Flemish painter/graphic artist  

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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  On this day in history louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies  

1065  On August - 28 death of frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65)  

1341  Death of King Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309) on August - 28.  

1481  On this day in history afonso V, King of Portugal, dies  

1484  On this day in history death of diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered  

1539  On August - 28 death of lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75