Famous Birthdays In May - 28
Wednesday, 17 August 2022
1140 Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207) was born on May - 28.
1371 John, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior was born on this day in history.
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 May - 28.
1588 Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672) was born on May - 28.
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 this day in history birth of jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician (d. 1754)
1692 Joseph Butler, English philosopher (d. 1752) was born on May - 28.
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 May - 28.
1765 On this day in history birth of jean Baptiste Cartier, composer
1777 On this day in history birth of joseph-Henri-Ignace Mees, composer
1778 Friedrich Westenholz, composer was born on May - 28.
1779 Thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852) was born on May - 28.
1780 On this day in history birth of joseph Frohlich, composer
1782 Wouter J van Troostwijk, Dutch painter was born on May - 28.
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 Louis Agassiz, Switzerland, naturalist/geologist/teacher was born on this day in history.
1810 On May - 28 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 May - 28.
1820 On this day in history 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 On May - 28 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 On May - 28 birth of karoly Filtsch, composer
1831 Eliza Ann Gardner, underground railway conductor was born on May - 28.
1836 On this day in history birth of alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist (d. 1918)
1837 On May - 28 birth of george Ashlin, Irish architect (d. 1921)
1837 On this day in history birth of tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (d. 1908)