Famous Birthdays In May - 28

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

1371  On this day in history birth of john, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior  

1524  On this day in history birth of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)  

1577  Floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician was born on this day in history.  

1582  William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.  

1588  Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672) was born on this day in history.  

1641  Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693) was born on this day in history.  

1660  On May - 28 birth of george I, King of England (1714-27)  

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

1692  On May - 28 birth of joseph Butler, English philosopher (d. 1752)  

1738  On May - 28 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 May - 28.  

1778  Friedrich Westenholz, composer was born on May - 28.  

1779  On this day in history birth of thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852)  

1780  On May - 28 birth of joseph Frohlich, composer  

1782  Wouter J van Troostwijk, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.  

1789  On May - 28 birth of bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Tomorrow- og Aftensange)  

1798  On May - 28 birth of josef Dessauer, composer  

1807  Jan van Swieten, Dutch general/governor of West-Sumatra was born on May - 28.  

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

1810  Alexandre Calamo, Switz, painter/etcher/lithographer was born on this day in history.  

1818  On this day in history birth of pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, US Confederate gen (Hero of Sumter)  

1819  On this day in history birth of william Birney, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1907  

1820  On May - 28 birth of willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic  

1828  On this day in history birth of alpheus Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891  

1828  Bartel Wilton, machinefabrikant/ship builder was born on this day in history.  

1830  George Lucas Hartsuff, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 was born on May - 28.  

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

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

1836  Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist (d. 1918) was born on May - 28.  

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

1837  On May - 28 birth of tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (d. 1908)  

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1089  Lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.  

1259  Christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies on May - 28.  

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

1357  On May - 28 afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66  

1521  On May - 28 willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62  

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

1556  On this day in history death of saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?)  

1650  Gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59 on May - 28.