Famous Birthdays In January - 28

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

1312  Queen Joan II of Navarre (d. 1349) was born on this day in history.  

1457  On this day in history birth of henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509)  

1540  On this day in history birth of ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610)  

1578  Cornelis Haga, Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39) was born on this day in history.  

1582  On this day in history birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon)  

1600  Clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69) was born on January - 28.  

1608  Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer was born on this day in history.  

1611  Johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger) was born on this day in history.  

1622  Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (d. 1691) was born on January - 28.  

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

1645  Gottfried Vopelius, composer was born on January - 28.  

1688  Jan Maurits Quinkhard, Dutch portrait painter was born on January - 28.  

1691  On this day in history birth of johann Balthasar Konig, composer  

1693  Anna "Ivanovna", tsarina of Russia (1730-40) (2/7 NS) was born on this day in history.  

1693  On January - 28 birth of gregor Joseph Werner, composer  

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

1702  Hermanus Noordkerk, Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1706  John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) was born on this day in history.  

1712  Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761) was born on January - 28.  

1714  Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Pigeon) was born on January - 28.  

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

1717  On January - 28 birth of mustafa III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1774)  

1719  Johann Elias Schlegel, German critic and poet (d. 1749) was born on this day in history.  

1722  On January - 28 birth of johann Ernst Bach, composer  

1756  Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth, composer was born on January - 28.  

1757  Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer was born on January - 28.  

1768  Frederick VI, Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814) was born on January - 28.  

1775  Peter the Great, Russia was born on this day in history.  

1784  On January - 28 birth of george HG earl of Aberdeen, English secretary of State  

1815  Andrew Jackson Hamilton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1875 was born on January - 28.  

1818  George Sewall Boutwell, MC (Union), died in 1905 was born on January - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1271  On January - 28 death of isabella of Aragon, queen of Philip III of France (b. 1247)  

1393  Death of Earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball on January - 28.  

1443  Death of Robert le Maçon, Chancellor of France on this day in history.  

1528  On this day in history philips of Cleve, ruler of Ravenstein, dies