Famous Personalities Born In May - 28

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.   

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1089  On May - 28 lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

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  Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1521  Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

1534  On May - 28 dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83   

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

1650  On May - 28 gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59