Famous Personalities Born In April - 28
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
1442 Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) was born on this day in history.
1545 Yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598) was born on April - 28.
1592 George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral was born on this day in history.
1630 On this day in history birth of charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687)
1686 Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.
1715 On April - 28 birth of franz Sparry, composer
1748 Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer was born on this day in history.
1750 Paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer was born on this day in history.
1753 Franz K Achard, German physicist was born on this day in history.
1757 Claus Nielsen Schali, composer was born on April - 28.
1758 On April - 28 birth of james Monroe, Westmoreland Va, (D-R) 5th pres (1817-25)
1765 On this day in history birth of sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician (b. 1834)
1770 On this day in history birth of nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/minister of Foreign affairs
1774 On April - 28 birth of francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse
1795 On this day in history birth of charles Sturt, England, explorer (Australia)
1809 Conradus Leemans, Dutch archaeologist was born on April - 28.
1810 Daniel Ullmann, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on April - 28.
1812 Daniel Henry Rucker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1910 was born on April - 28.
1815 Andrew Jackson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1897 was born on April - 28.
1819 Ezra Abbot, American Bible scholar (d. 1884) was born on April - 28.
1825 On this day in history birth of james Winning McMillan, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1826 Alexander Stadtfeld, composer was born on this day in history.
1838 On this day in history birth of tobias M Carel Asser, Holland, advocate of world law (Nobel 1911)
1842 On this day in history birth of louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Brazil (1870-89)
1846 On April - 28 birth of johann E Backlund, Swedish astronomer (planets/asteroids)
1848 Ludvig Schytte, composer was born on this day in history.
1864 William F A Ellison, Irish clergyman/director (Armagh Observatory) was born on April - 28.
1868 On this day in history birth of georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (d. 1908)
1870 Hermann Suter, composer was born on this day in history.
1873 On April - 28 birth of harold Bauer, English/US pianist (Beethoven-Association)
1874 Karl Kraus, writer was born on this day in history.
1874 Sidney Toler, Warrensburg MO, actor (Madame X, Meeting at Midnight) was born on this day in history.
1876 On this day in history birth of frank Cavanagh, one of football's coaching greats
1878 Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Free Soul, Dr Kildare) was born on April - 28.