Famous Birthdays In May - 28
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1140 On May - 28 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 May - 28 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 May - 28.
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 On May - 28 birth of george I, King of England (1714-27)
1676 Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician (d. 1754) was born on May - 28.
1692 On this day in history birth of joseph Butler, English philosopher (d. 1752)
1738 Joseph Ignace Guillotin, France, physician/inventor (guillotine) was born on May - 28.
1759 On this day in history birth of william Pitt, the Younger (C), English PM (1783-1801, 1804-06)
1765 Jean Baptiste Cartier, composer was born on May - 28.
1777 On May - 28 birth of joseph-Henri-Ignace Mees, composer
1778 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of wouter J van Troostwijk, Dutch painter
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 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 Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, US Confederate gen (Hero of Sumter) was born on this day in history.
1819 On May - 28 birth of william Birney, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1907
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 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 Karoly Filtsch, composer was born on May - 28.
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 George Ashlin, Irish architect (d. 1921) was born on this day in history.
1837 On this day in history birth of tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (d. 1908)