Famous Personalities Born In July - 28
Friday, 12 December 2025
1165 On July - 28 birth of ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher 

1347 On July - 28 birth of margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412) 

1456 On this day in history birth of jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) 

1514 Maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland was born on this day in history. 

1609 Judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised was born on this day in history. 

1659 Charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715) was born on July - 28. 

1719 Jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27] was born on this day in history. 

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 Fabre d'Églantine French dramatist and politician, creator of the French Republican calendar (d. 1794) was born on this day in history. 

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

1796 On July - 28 birth of ignaz Bösendorfer, Austrian musician (d. 1859) 

1804 On July - 28 birth of ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man is what he eats) 

1808 On this day in history birth of charles Lucas, composer 

1809 Ormsby McKnight Mitchel, astronomer/Major General (Union volunteers) was born on July - 28. 

1813 On this day in history birth of alberto Mazzucato, composer 

1815 Stefan Dunjov, Banat Bulgarian military figure (d. 1889) was born on this day in history. 

1825 William Duncan Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on July - 28. 

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 July - 28. 

1859 Balington Booth, founder (Volunteers of America) was born on this day in history. 

1860 On July - 28 birth of elias M. Ammons, governor of Colorado (d. 1925) 

1860 On this day in history birth of grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1922) 

1863 On this day in history birth of hussein Khan Nakhichevanski, Russian general (d. 1919) 

1866 On this day in history birth of beatrix Potter, England, children's author (Tale of Peter Rabbit) 

1867 On this day in history birth of charles Dillon Perrine, American-born astronomer (d. 1951) 

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 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 On this day in history birth of ernst Cassirer, Germany, philosopher/educator (Essay on Man) 

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