Famous Personalities Born In August - 28
Friday, 18 April 2025
1025 On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068)
1476 Motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school) was born on August - 28.
1582 On August - 28 birth of taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620)
1592 George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28) was born on this day in history.
1612 On August - 28 birth of marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)
1667 On this day in history birth of louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)
1673 Conrad Michael Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.
1691 On August - 28 birth of elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)
1700 Carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer was born on this day in history.
1713 Louis A A Count d'Affry, French general/ambassador to Netherland was born on this day in history.
1714 Anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1774) was born on this day in history.
1749 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt, social philosopher (Faust) was born on August - 28.
1754 On August - 28 birth of peter Winter, composer
1774 Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 1st American Catholic saint (1975) was born on this day in history.
1775 On this day in history birth of sophie Gail, composer
1789 On this day in history birth of stéphanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden (d. 1860)
1794 On August - 28 birth of johannes Zwijsen, archbishop (Utrecht Netherlands)
1795 Joannes A Paredis, Belgian Bishop of Roermond was born on August - 28.
1798 Gershom Jaques Van Brunt, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.
1801 On August - 28 birth of antoine A Cournot, French philosopher/mathematician (rule of Cournot)
1814 Sheridan le Fanu, Irish writer (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.
1824 Carel JCH van Nispen of Sevenaer, Dutch Catholic politician was born on this day in history.
1826 On this day in history birth of walter Cecil Macfarren, composer
1827 On August - 28 birth of teresa Milanollo, composer
1827 On this day in history birth of grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1894)
1828 Leo Tolstoi, Russian writer (War & Peace, Anna Karenina) [OS] was born on August - 28.
1828 On August - 28 birth of william Alexander Hammond, Brig General (Union Army), died in 1900
1829 Albert Dietrich, composer was born on August - 28.
1831 On this day in history birth of fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer
1831 On this day in history birth of lucy Ware Webb Hayes, 1st lady (1877-81)
1833 On this day in history birth of edward Burne-Jones, England, Pre-Raphaelite painter/designer
1840 Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns) was born on August - 28.
1840 Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.
1842 On August - 28 birth of willem Linnig jr, Flemish painter/graphic artist