Famous Birthdays In January - 28

1225  On January - 28 birth of saint Thomas Aquinas (d. 1274)   

1312  On this day in history birth of queen Joan II of Navarre (d. 1349)   

1457  On this day in history birth of henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509)   

1540  On January - 28 birth of ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610)   

1578  Cornelis Haga, Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39) was born on this day in history.   

1582  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon) was born on January - 28.   

1600  On January - 28 birth of clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69)   

1608  Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer was born on this day in history.   

1611  On this day in history birth of johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger)   

1622  Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.   

1627  On January - 28 birth of alfonso Marsh, composer   

1645  Gottfried Vopelius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1688  Jan Maurits Quinkhard, Dutch portrait painter was born on this day in history.   

1691  On this day in history birth of johann Balthasar Konig, composer   

1693  Anna "Ivanovna", tsarina of Russia (1730-40) (2/7 NS) was born on January - 28.   

1693  Gregor Joseph Werner, composer was born on January - 28.   

1701  Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (d. 1774) was born on January - 28.   

1702  On January - 28 birth of hermanus Noordkerk, Dutch lawyer   

1706  John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) was born on January - 28.   

1712  Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.   

1714  Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Pigeon) was born on January - 28.   

1717  Mustapha III, Sultan of Turkey (1757-74) was born on this day in history.   

1717  On this day in history birth of mustafa III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1774)   

1719  On this day in history birth of johann Elias Schlegel, German critic and poet (d. 1749)   

1722  Johann Ernst Bach, composer was born on January - 28.   

1756  On January - 28 birth of hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth, composer   

1757  Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer was born on January - 28.   

1768  On January - 28 birth of frederick VI, Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814)   

1775  On January - 28 birth of peter the Great, Russia   

1784  On January - 28 birth of george HG earl of Aberdeen, English secretary of State   

1815  On this day in history birth of andrew Jackson Hamilton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1875   

1818  On this day in history birth of george Sewall Boutwell, MC (Union), died in 1905   

1822  Alexander MacKenzie, (L) 2nd PM of Canada (1873-78) was born on this day in history.   

1825  George Edward Pickett, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1875 was born on January - 28.   

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0814  On this day in history charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71   

1061  On January - 28 death of duke SpytihnÄ›v II of Bohemia (b. 1031)   

1119  On this day in history gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies   

1256  On this day in history willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22   

1271  On this day in history death of isabella of Aragon, queen of Philip III of France (b. 1247)   

1393  On January - 28 death of earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball   

1443  Death of Robert le Maçon, Chancellor of France on this day in history.   

1528  On this day in history philips of Cleve, ruler of Ravenstein, dies