Famous Birthdays In May - 28

1838  On May - 28 birth of basil Wilson Duke, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1916   

1841  Giovanni Sgambati, composer was born on this day in history.   

1844  On May - 28 birth of leon Felix Augustin Joseph Vasseur, composer   

1851  Dick Barlow, cricketer (immortal England all-rounder of 1880's) was born on May - 28.   

1853  Carl Larsson, Swedish painter (d. 1919) was born on May - 28.   

1858  Carl Rickard Nyberg, Swedish inventor (d. 1939) was born on May - 28.   

1862  On this day in history birth of henry W Slocum Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1888)   

1863  On this day in history birth of georg Adler, German state economist   

1865  On this day in history birth of gerrit Grijns, Dutch physiologist (Vitamin E)   

1868  On May - 28 birth of claude Anet, [Jean Schopfer], French writer (Fille Perdue)   

1872  Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist (d. 1917) was born on May - 28.   

1874  G K Chesterton, writer was born on this day in history.   

1878  On May - 28 birth of paul Pelliot, French sinologist (d. 1945)   

1879  On this day in history birth of milutin Milankovic, Yugoslavian astronomer/meteorologist   

1883  George Dyson, composer was born on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history birth of luigi Perrachio, composer   

1883  On May - 28 birth of vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian activist (d. 1966)   

1883  On May - 28 birth of clough Williams-Ellis, Welsh architect (d. 1978)   

1884  On this day in history birth of edvard Benes, premier/president of Czechoslovakia (1921-22, 35-48)   

1884  On May - 28 birth of theo(door) van Reijn, Dutch sculptor/lithographer   

1886  Nicolai Sokoloff, near Kiev Ukraine, conductor (Seattle Symph) was born on May - 28.   

1886  On this day in history birth of santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-born American mobster (d. 1954)   

1887  On this day in history birth of hank Mann, NYC, actor (City Lights, Smoky, Dawn Trail, Fugitive Road)   

1888  James Francis Thorpe, Shawnee OK, decathelete (Olympic-gold-1912) was born on May - 28.   

1888  On this day in history birth of jim Thorpe, Shawnee OK, decathelete (Olympics-gold-1912)   

1888  On May - 28 birth of jim Thorpe, American athlete (d. 1953)   

1889  On this day in history birth of jose Padilla, composer   

1892  On this day in history birth of minna Gombell, Baltimore, actress (Bad Girl, Thin Man, Hello Sister)   

1894  On May - 28 birth of sammy White, RI, actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off)   

1896  Marius Monnikendam, Dutch choir composer was born on May - 28.   

1896  On May - 28 birth of warren Giles, baseball's National League president   

1897  Henry Kendall, London, actor (Amazing Quest, Shadow, Rich & Strange) was born on May - 28.   

1898  On this day in history birth of andy Kirk, jazz musician   

1900  On May - 28 birth of owen Aisher, president (Marley)   

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1089  Lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies on May - 28.   

1259  On this day in history christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies   

1317  Guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63 on May - 28.   

1357  On this day in history afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66   

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

1534  Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83 on this day in history.   

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

1650  On May - 28 gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59