Famous Birthdays In May - 28

1838  Basil Wilson Duke, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1916 was born on May - 28.  

1841  Giovanni Sgambati, composer was born on May - 28.  

1844  On this day in history birth of leon Felix Augustin Joseph Vasseur, composer  

1851  Dick Barlow, cricketer (immortal England all-rounder of 1880's) was born on May - 28.  

1853  On May - 28 birth of carl Larsson, Swedish painter (d. 1919)  

1858  Carl Rickard Nyberg, Swedish inventor (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.  

1862  On May - 28 birth of henry W Slocum Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1888)  

1863  On May - 28 birth of georg Adler, German state economist  

1865  On this day in history birth of gerrit Grijns, Dutch physiologist (Vitamin E)  

1868  Claude Anet, [Jean Schopfer], French writer (Fille Perdue) was born on this day in history.  

1872  Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.  

1874  G K Chesterton, writer was born on this day in history.  

1878  Paul Pelliot, French sinologist (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.  

1879  On May - 28 birth of milutin Milankovic, Yugoslavian astronomer/meteorologist  

1883  George Dyson, composer was born on May - 28.  

1883  Luigi Perrachio, composer was born on May - 28.  

1883  On May - 28 birth of vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian activist (d. 1966)  

1883  On this day in history birth of clough Williams-Ellis, Welsh architect (d. 1978)  

1884  On May - 28 birth of edvard Benes, premier/president of Czechoslovakia (1921-22, 35-48)  

1884  On May - 28 birth of theo(door) van Reijn, Dutch sculptor/lithographer  

1886  Nicolai Sokoloff, near Kiev Ukraine, conductor (Seattle Symph) was born on this day in history.  

1886  On this day in history birth of santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-born American mobster (d. 1954)  

1887  Hank Mann, NYC, actor (City Lights, Smoky, Dawn Trail, Fugitive Road) was born on May - 28.  

1888  On May - 28 birth of james Francis Thorpe, Shawnee OK, decathelete (Olympic-gold-1912)  

1888  Jim Thorpe, Shawnee OK, decathelete (Olympics-gold-1912) was born on this day in history.  

1888  Jim Thorpe, American athlete (d. 1953) was born on May - 28.  

1889  Jose Padilla, composer was born on May - 28.  

1892  Minna Gombell, Baltimore, actress (Bad Girl, Thin Man, Hello Sister) was born on this day in history.  

1894  On May - 28 birth of sammy White, RI, actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off)  

1896  On this day in history birth of marius Monnikendam, Dutch choir composer  

1896  On May - 28 birth of warren Giles, baseball's National League president  

1897  Henry Kendall, London, actor (Amazing Quest, Shadow, Rich & Strange) was born on May - 28.  

1898  On May - 28 birth of andy Kirk, jazz musician  

1900  Owen Aisher, president (Marley) was born on May - 28.  

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

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

1317  On May - 28 guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63  

1357  On this day in history afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66  

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

1534  Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83 on May - 28.  

1556  Death of Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) on this day in history.  

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