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 this day in history.  

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

1582  On May - 28 birth of william Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)  

1588  Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672) was born on May - 28.  

1641  Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693) was born on May - 28.  

1660  George I, King of England (1714-27) was born on this day in history.  

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

1692  Joseph Butler, English philosopher (d. 1752) was born on May - 28.  

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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 May - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1780  Joseph Frohlich, composer was born on May - 28.  

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

1789  Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Tomorrow- og Aftensange) was born on May - 28.  

1798  On this day in history birth of josef Dessauer, composer  

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

1807  Louis Agassiz, Switzerland, naturalist/geologist/teacher was born on May - 28.  

1810  Alexandre Calamo, Switz, painter/etcher/lithographer was born on May - 28.  

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  Alpheus Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891 was born on this day in history.  

1828  Bartel Wilton, machinefabrikant/ship builder was born on May - 28.  

1830  George Lucas Hartsuff, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 was born on this day in history.  

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

1831  On this day in history birth of eliza Ann Gardner, underground railway conductor  

1836  On this day in history birth of alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist (d. 1918)  

1837  George Ashlin, Irish architect (d. 1921) was born on this day in history.  

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

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1089  On this day in history lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies  

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

1317  Guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63 on May - 28.  

1357  Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66 on May - 28.  

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

1534  On this day in history dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83  

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

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