Famous Birthdays In May - 28

1140  On this day in history birth of xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)  

1371  On May - 28 birth of john, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior  

1524  Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574) was born on May - 28.  

1577  Floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician was born on May - 28.  

1582  William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662) was born on May - 28.  

1588  On May - 28 birth of pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)  

1641  On this day in history birth of janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693)  

1660  George I, King of England (1714-27) was born on May - 28.  

1676  On May - 28 birth of jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician (d. 1754)  

1692  On this day in history birth of joseph Butler, English philosopher (d. 1752)  

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1738  On this day in history birth of joseph Ignace Guillotin, France, physician/inventor (guillotine)  

1759  William Pitt, the Younger (C), English PM (1783-1801, 1804-06) was born on this day in history.  

1765  On this day in history birth of jean Baptiste Cartier, composer  

1777  Joseph-Henri-Ignace Mees, composer was born on this day in history.  

1778  On May - 28 birth of friedrich Westenholz, composer  

1779  Thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.  

1780  On May - 28 birth of joseph Frohlich, composer  

1782  On this day in history birth of wouter J van Troostwijk, Dutch painter  

1789  Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Tomorrow- og Aftensange) was born on this day in history.  

1798  Josef Dessauer, composer was born on this day in history.  

1807  On May - 28 birth of jan van Swieten, Dutch general/governor of West-Sumatra  

1807  On this day in history birth of louis Agassiz, Switzerland, naturalist/geologist/teacher  

1810  On this day in history birth of alexandre Calamo, Switz, painter/etcher/lithographer  

1818  Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, US Confederate gen (Hero of Sumter) was born on May - 28.  

1819  William Birney, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1907 was born on this day in history.  

1820  Willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic was born on this day in history.  

1828  On May - 28 birth of alpheus Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891  

1828  On this day in history birth of bartel Wilton, machinefabrikant/ship builder  

1830  On this day in history birth of george Lucas Hartsuff, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1874  

1830  Karoly Filtsch, composer was born on May - 28.  

1831  On May - 28 birth of eliza Ann Gardner, underground railway conductor  

1836  On May - 28 birth of alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist (d. 1918)  

1837  On May - 28 birth of george Ashlin, Irish architect (d. 1921)  

1837  Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.  

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1089  Lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies on May - 28.  

1259  On this day in history christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies  

1317  On May - 28 guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63  

1357  Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1521  Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62 on May - 28.  

1534  Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83 on May - 28.  

1556  Death of Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) on May - 28.  

1650  Gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.