Famous Personalities Born In July - 28
Saturday, 13 September 2025
1165 Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher was born on this day in history.
1347 Margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412) was born on this day in history.
1456 On July - 28 birth of jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia)
1514 Maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland was born on July - 28.
1609 Judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised was born on this day in history.
1659 On this day in history birth of charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715)
1719 Jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27] was born on July - 28.
1745 On this day in history birth of piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg)
1746 On July - 28 birth of thomas Heyward, soldier, signed Decl of Ind
1750 On this day in history birth of fabre d'Églantine French dramatist and politician, creator of the French Republican calendar (d. 1794)
1778 Charles Stewart, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1869 was born on July - 28.
1796 Ignaz Bösendorfer, Austrian musician (d. 1859) was born on July - 28.
1804 Ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man is what he eats) was born on this day in history.
1808 Charles Lucas, composer was born on July - 28.
1809 On this day in history birth of ormsby McKnight Mitchel, astronomer/Major General (Union volunteers)
1813 On this day in history birth of alberto Mazzucato, composer
1815 On July - 28 birth of stefan Dunjov, Banat Bulgarian military figure (d. 1889)
1825 William Duncan Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on July - 28.
1833 James Henry Lane, Brig General (Confederate Army) [or Jun 22 1814] was born on July - 28.
1835 Jose Garcia Robles, composer was born on July - 28.
1837 On July - 28 birth of christian Barnekow, composer
1844 Gerard Manley Hopkins, England, poet (Windhover) was born on this day in history.
1857 On July - 28 birth of ballington Booth, co-founder of Volunteers of America (d. 1940)
1859 Balington Booth, founder (Volunteers of America) was born on July - 28.
1860 Elias M. Ammons, governor of Colorado (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.
1860 On this day in history birth of grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1922)
1863 Hussein Khan Nakhichevanski, Russian general (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.
1866 Beatrix Potter, England, children's author (Tale of Peter Rabbit) was born on July - 28.
1867 Charles Dillon Perrine, American-born astronomer (d. 1951) was born on July - 28.
1868 On July - 28 birth of george Morren, Flemish painter/sculptor
1868 On July - 28 birth of thomas P Krag, Norwegian writer (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran)
1870 Henri Jaspar, premier of Belgium (1927-31) was born on this day in history.
1872 On July - 28 birth of albert P Sarraut, Fren gov-gen of Indo-China (1911..19)/PM (1933/36)
1874 Ernst Cassirer, Germany, philosopher/educator (Essay on Man) was born on July - 28.