Famous Personalities Born In January - 28
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
1225 On January - 28 birth of saint Thomas Aquinas (d. 1274) 

1312 Queen Joan II of Navarre (d. 1349) was born on January - 28. 

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

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 John Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon) was born on this day in history. 

1600 On this day in history birth of clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69) 

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

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

1622 On January - 28 birth of adrien Auzout, French astronomer (d. 1691) 

1627 On this day in history birth of alfonso Marsh, composer 

1645 On January - 28 birth of gottfried Vopelius, composer 

1688 On this day in history birth of jan Maurits Quinkhard, Dutch portrait painter 

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

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

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

1714 Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Pigeon) was born on this day in history. 

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 Johann Elias Schlegel, German critic and poet (d. 1749) was born on January - 28. 

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

1756 Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth, composer was born on this day in history. 

1757 On this day in history birth of antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer 

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

1775 On January - 28 birth of peter the Great, Russia 

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 this day in history. 

1822 Alexander MacKenzie, (L) 2nd PM of Canada (1873-78) was born on January - 28. 

1825 George Edward Pickett, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1875 was born on January - 28. 

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