Famous Birthdays In January - 28

1225  On this day in history birth of saint Thomas Aquinas (d. 1274)  

1312  On this day in history birth of queen Joan II of Navarre (d. 1349)  

1457  Henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509) was born on this day in history.  

1540  Ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610) was born on January - 28.  

1578  Cornelis Haga, Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39) was born on January - 28.  

1582  On January - 28 birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon)  

1600  Clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69) was born on this day in history.  

1608  Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer was born on January - 28.  

1611  On this day in history birth of johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger)  

1622  On this day in history birth of adrien Auzout, French astronomer (d. 1691)  

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1627  Alfonso Marsh, composer was born on this day in history.  

1645  Gottfried Vopelius, composer was born on this day in history.  

1688  Jan Maurits Quinkhard, Dutch portrait painter was born on this day in history.  

1691  Johann Balthasar Konig, composer was born on January - 28.  

1693  On this day in history birth of anna "Ivanovna", tsarina of Russia (1730-40) (2/7 NS)  

1693  Gregor Joseph Werner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1701  Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (d. 1774) was born on this day in history.  

1702  On this day in history birth of hermanus Noordkerk, Dutch lawyer  

1706  On this day in history birth of john Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)  

1712  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761)  

1714  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Pigeon)  

1717  Mustapha III, Sultan of Turkey (1757-74) was born on this day in history.  

1717  Mustafa III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1774) was born on January - 28.  

1719  On January - 28 birth of johann Elias Schlegel, German critic and poet (d. 1749)  

1722  Johann Ernst Bach, composer was born on this day in history.  

1756  On this day in history birth of hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth, composer  

1757  On January - 28 birth of antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer  

1768  On January - 28 birth of frederick VI, Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814)  

1775  Peter the Great, Russia was born on January - 28.  

1784  George HG earl of Aberdeen, English secretary of State was born on January - 28.  

1815  Andrew Jackson Hamilton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1875 was born on this day in history.  

1818  On this day in history birth of george Sewall Boutwell, MC (Union), died in 1905  

1822  Alexander MacKenzie, (L) 2nd PM of Canada (1873-78) was born on this day in history.  

1825  On this day in history birth of george Edward Pickett, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1875  

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0814  Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1061  Death of Duke SpytihnÄ›v II of Bohemia (b. 1031) on this day in history.  

1119  Gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies on January - 28.  

1256  Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22 on this day in history.  

1271  Death of Isabella of Aragon, queen of Philip III of France (b. 1247) on January - 28.  

1393  On January - 28 death of earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball  

1443  On this day in history death of robert le Maçon, Chancellor of France  

1528  On January - 28 philips of Cleve, ruler of Ravenstein, dies