Famous Personalities Born In May - 28
Friday, 04 July 2025
1140 On May - 28 birth of xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)
1371 On May - 28 birth of john, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior
1524 On May - 28 birth of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)
1577 On this day in history birth of floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician
1582 On this day in history birth of william Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)
1588 On May - 28 birth of pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)
1641 Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693) was born on May - 28.
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 Joseph Ignace Guillotin, France, physician/inventor (guillotine) was born on May - 28.
1759 William Pitt, the Younger (C), English PM (1783-1801, 1804-06) was born on this day in history.
1765 On May - 28 birth of jean Baptiste Cartier, composer
1777 On May - 28 birth of joseph-Henri-Ignace Mees, composer
1778 On May - 28 birth of friedrich Westenholz, composer
1779 On this day in history birth of thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852)
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 this day in history birth of bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Tomorrow- og Aftensange)
1798 Josef Dessauer, composer was born on May - 28.
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 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 this day in history.
1819 William Birney, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1907 was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history birth of karoly Filtsch, composer
1831 On this day in history birth of eliza Ann Gardner, underground railway conductor
1836 Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist (d. 1918) was born on this day in history.
1837 On this day in history birth of george Ashlin, Irish architect (d. 1921)
1837 Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (d. 1908) was born on May - 28.