Famous Birthdays In May - 28

1140  Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207) was born on this day in history.  

1371  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician  

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

1588  On this day in history birth of pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)  

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 this day in history.  

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1738  On this day in history birth of joseph Ignace Guillotin, France, physician/inventor (guillotine)  

1759  On this day in history birth of william Pitt, the Younger (C), English PM (1783-1801, 1804-06)  

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 this day in history.  

1779  Thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852) was born on May - 28.  

1780  On this day in history birth of joseph Frohlich, composer  

1782  On this day in history birth of wouter J van Troostwijk, Dutch painter  

1789  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 May - 28 birth of pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, US Confederate gen (Hero of Sumter)  

1819  On May - 28 birth of william Birney, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1907  

1820  On May - 28 birth of willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic  

1828  Alpheus Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891 was born on May - 28.  

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

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 May - 28 birth of eliza Ann Gardner, underground railway conductor  

1836  Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist (d. 1918) was born on May - 28.  

1837  On this day in history birth of george Ashlin, Irish architect (d. 1921)  

1837  On May - 28 birth of tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (d. 1908)  

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1089  Lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies on May - 28.  

1259  Christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies on this day in history.  

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 May - 28.  

1521  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?)  

1650  Gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.