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  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 this day in history.  

1612  Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653) was born on August - 28.  

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

1673  On August - 28 birth of conrad Michael Schneider, composer  

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

1700  On August - 28 birth of carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer  

1713  On this day in history birth of louis A A Count d'Affry, French general/ambassador to Netherland  

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  Sophie Gail, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  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  Sheridan le Fanu, Irish writer (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.  

1824  Carel JCH van Nispen of Sevenaer, Dutch Catholic politician was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1827  On August - 28 birth of grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1894)  

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 August - 28.  

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

1831  On this day in history birth of fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer  

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 this day in history birth of ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns)  

1840  On August - 28 birth of alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900)  

1842  Willem Linnig jr, Flemish painter/graphic artist was born on August - 28.  

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0388  On this day in history death of magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed  

0430  On August - 28 aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75  

0876  Louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1481  On August - 28 afonso V, King of Portugal, dies  

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

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