Famous Personalities Born In May - 28

1140  On May - 28 birth of xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)   

1371  John, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior was born on May - 28.   

1524  Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.   

1577  On this day in history 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  Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672) was born on May - 28.   

1641  Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693) was born on May - 28.   

1660  On this day in history birth of george I, King of England (1714-27)   

1676  On this day in history birth of jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician (d. 1754)   

1692  On this day in history birth of joseph Butler, English philosopher (d. 1752)   

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 May - 28.   

1765  On this day in history birth of jean Baptiste Cartier, composer   

1777  On May - 28 birth of joseph-Henri-Ignace Mees, composer   

1778  Friedrich Westenholz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1779  On May - 28 birth of thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852)   

1780  On May - 28 birth of joseph Frohlich, composer   

1782  Wouter J van Troostwijk, Dutch painter was born on May - 28.   

1789  Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Tomorrow- og Aftensange) was born on this day in history.   

1798  Josef Dessauer, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1807  Louis Agassiz, Switzerland, naturalist/geologist/teacher was born on this day in history.   

1810  Alexandre Calamo, Switz, painter/etcher/lithographer was born on May - 28.   

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  On this day in history birth of willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic   

1828  On May - 28 birth of alpheus Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891   

1828  Bartel Wilton, machinefabrikant/ship builder was born on this day in history.   

1830  On May - 28 birth of george Lucas Hartsuff, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1874   

1830  Karoly Filtsch, composer was born on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history birth of eliza Ann Gardner, underground railway conductor   

1836  Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist (d. 1918) was born on this day in history.   

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  On May - 28 lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1259  Christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies on May - 28.   

1317  On this day in history guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63   

1357  Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1521  On this day in history willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62   

1534  On May - 28 dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83   

1556  On this day in history death of saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?)   

1650  Gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.