Famous Personalities Born In July - 28
Friday, 16 January 2026
1165 On this day in history birth of ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher 

1347 On this day in history birth of margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412) 

1456 Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) was born on this day in history. 

1514 On July - 28 birth of maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland 

1609 Judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised was born on July - 28. 

1659 On July - 28 birth of charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715) 

1719 On July - 28 birth of jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27] 

1745 On July - 28 birth of piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg) 

1746 Thomas Heyward, soldier, signed Decl of Ind was born on this day in history. 

1750 On this day in history birth of fabre d'Églantine French dramatist and politician, creator of the French Republican calendar (d. 1794) 

1778 On July - 28 birth of charles Stewart, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1869 

1796 Ignaz Bösendorfer, Austrian musician (d. 1859) was born on this day in history. 

1804 On this day in history birth of ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man is what he eats) 

1808 Charles Lucas, composer was born on this day in history. 

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 this day in history birth of stefan Dunjov, Banat Bulgarian military figure (d. 1889) 

1825 On July - 28 birth of william Duncan Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 

1833 On this day in history birth of james Henry Lane, Brig General (Confederate Army) [or Jun 22 1814] 

1835 Jose Garcia Robles, composer was born on this day in history. 

1837 Christian Barnekow, composer was born on this day in history. 

1844 On July - 28 birth of gerard Manley Hopkins, England, poet (Windhover) 

1857 Ballington Booth, co-founder of Volunteers of America (d. 1940) was born on this day in history. 

1859 On this day in history birth of balington Booth, founder (Volunteers of America) 

1860 Elias M. Ammons, governor of Colorado (d. 1925) was born on this day in history. 

1860 Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1922) was born on July - 28. 

1863 Hussein Khan Nakhichevanski, Russian general (d. 1919) was born on July - 28. 

1866 Beatrix Potter, England, children's author (Tale of Peter Rabbit) was born on this day in history. 

1867 Charles Dillon Perrine, American-born astronomer (d. 1951) was born on this day in history. 

1868 On this day in history birth of george Morren, Flemish painter/sculptor 

1868 Thomas P Krag, Norwegian writer (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran) was born on July - 28. 

1870 On this day in history birth of henri Jaspar, premier of Belgium (1927-31) 

1872 Albert P Sarraut, Fren gov-gen of Indo-China (1911..19)/PM (1933/36) was born on this day in history. 

1874 On July - 28 birth of ernst Cassirer, Germany, philosopher/educator (Essay on Man) 

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