Famous Birthdays In May - 28
Thursday, 08 June 2023
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)