Famous Birthdays In August - 28

1025  Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068) was born on this day in history.  

1476  Motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school) was born on August - 28.  

1582  Taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620) was born on this day in history.  

1592  On August - 28 birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28)  

1612  On this day in history birth of marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)  

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  On this day in history birth of carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer  

1713  On August - 28 birth of louis A A Count d'Affry, French general/ambassador to Netherland  

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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  On August - 28 birth of peter Winter, composer  

1774  Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 1st American Catholic saint (1975) was born on this day in history.  

1775  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of joannes A Paredis, Belgian Bishop of Roermond  

1798  On August - 28 birth of gershom Jaques Van Brunt, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1863  

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

1814  Sheridan le Fanu, Irish writer (d. 1873) was born on August - 28.  

1824  Carel JCH van Nispen of Sevenaer, Dutch Catholic politician was born on August - 28.  

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

1827  Teresa Milanollo, composer was born on August - 28.  

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

1828  On August - 28 birth of leo Tolstoi, Russian writer (War & Peace, Anna Karenina) [OS]  

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

1829  On this day in history birth of albert Dietrich, composer  

1831  Fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer was born on this day in history.  

1831  On August - 28 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  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 this day in history.  

1842  On August - 28 birth of willem Linnig jr, Flemish painter/graphic artist  

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0388  Death of Magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed on this day in history.  

0430  Aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

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

1341  On this day in history death of king Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309)  

1481  Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies on this day in history.  

1484  Death of Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered on this day in history.  

1539  Death of Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 on this day in history.