Famous Personalities Born In May - 28

1140  On this day in history birth of xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)   

1371  On May - 28 birth of john, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior   

1524  Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574) was born on May - 28.   

1577  On May - 28 birth of floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician   

1582  William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662) was born on May - 28.   

1588  On May - 28 birth of pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)   

1641  Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On May - 28 birth of george I, King of England (1714-27)   

1676  Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.   

1692  Joseph Butler, English philosopher (d. 1752) was born on May - 28.   

1738  On May - 28 birth of joseph Ignace Guillotin, France, physician/inventor (guillotine)   

1759  William Pitt, the Younger (C), English PM (1783-1801, 1804-06) was born on this day in history.   

1765  On May - 28 birth of jean Baptiste Cartier, composer   

1777  Joseph-Henri-Ignace Mees, composer was born on May - 28.   

1778  Friedrich Westenholz, composer was born on May - 28.   

1779  Thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852) was born on May - 28.   

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  On this day in history birth of bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Tomorrow- og Aftensange)   

1798  Josef Dessauer, composer was born on May - 28.   

1807  On this day in history birth of jan van Swieten, Dutch general/governor of West-Sumatra   

1807  On May - 28 birth of louis Agassiz, Switzerland, naturalist/geologist/teacher   

1810  On May - 28 birth of alexandre Calamo, Switz, painter/etcher/lithographer   

1818  On this day in history birth of pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, US Confederate gen (Hero of Sumter)   

1819  On this day in history birth of william Birney, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1907   

1820  Willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic was born on May - 28.   

1828  Alpheus Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891 was born on this day in history.   

1828  Bartel Wilton, machinefabrikant/ship builder was born on May - 28.   

1830  George Lucas Hartsuff, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 was born on May - 28.   

1830  On May - 28 birth of karoly Filtsch, composer   

1831  Eliza Ann Gardner, underground railway conductor was born on this day in history.   

1836  On this day in history birth of alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist (d. 1918)   

1837  George Ashlin, Irish architect (d. 1921) was born on May - 28.   

1837  On this day in history birth of tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (d. 1908)   

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1089  Lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

1259  Christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies on this day in history.   

1317  On this day in history 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 May - 28.   

1534  On this day in history dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83   

1556  Death of Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) on May - 28.   

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