Historical Birthdays for Yesterday

🎂 Famous Historical Birthdays - Jul 28

1165 Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher

1456 Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia)

1514 Maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland

1609 Judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised

1719 Jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27]

1745 Piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg)

1746 Thomas Heyward, soldier, signed Decl of Ind

1750 Philippe Fabre d'ђglantine, France, poet/satirist/politician

1778 Charles Stewart, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1869

1804 Ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man is what he eats)

1808 Charles Lucas, composer

1809 Ormsby McKnight Mitchel, astronomer/Major General (Union volunteers)

1813 Alberto Mazzucato, composer

1825 William Duncan Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862

1833 James Henry Lane, Brig General (Confederate Army) [or Jun 22 1814]

1835 Jose Garcia Robles, composer

1837 Christian Barnekow, composer

1844 Gerard Manley Hopkins, England, poet (Windhover)

1859 Balington Booth, founder (Volunteers of America)

1866 Beatrix Potter, England, children's author (Tale of Peter Rabbit)

1868 George Morren, Flemish painter/sculptor

1868 Thomas P Krag, Norwegian writer (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran)

1870 Henri Jaspar, premier of Belgium (1927-31)

1872 Albert P Sarraut, Fren gov-gen of Indo-China (1911..19)/PM (1933/36)

1874 Ernst Cassirer, Germany, philosopher/educator (Essay on Man)

1887 Marcel Duchamp, French painter (Nude Descending a Staircase)

1890 Marie Lohr, Sydney Australia, actress (Pygmalion, Small Hotel)

1891 Ron Oxenham, cricketer (Australian all-rounder 1928-32)

1892 Joe E Brown, Holgate Ohio, comedian (Buck Circus Hour)

1892 Petro Petridis, Greek composer (Isotope Suite)

1893 Rued Immanuel Langgaard, composer

1897 Emmy Arbous, [Emilia J Henke], Dutch actress (Little Rascal)

1900 Maurice Johnstone, composer

1901 Rudy Vallee, Vt, singer (Vagabond Dreams, My Time Is Your Time)

1901 Sandor Vandor, composer

1902 Karl Raimund Popper, Austrian/British philosopher (Logic of Forschung)

1902 Kenneth F Fearing, US, poet (Dead Reckoning)

1903 Catherine Dale Owen, actress (Behind Office Doors), Louisville KY

1904 [John] Selwyn [Brooke] Lloyd, British statsman

1905 Charles William Hutton, architect

1906 Gottlob Frick, singer

1907 Earl S Tupper, inventor (Tupperware)

1907 Vivian Vance, Cherryvale Ks, actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy)

1908 Zbigniew Turski, composer

1909 Malcolm Lowry, English novelist (Under the Volcano)

1910 Bill Goodwin, SF Calif, announcer (Jolson Story, Burns & Allen)

1910 Clive Robertson Caldwell, British fighter pilot

1911 Ann Doran, Amarillo Tx, actress (Longstreet, Shirley)

1911 Gerhard Stoeck, Germany, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1936)

1912 Eleazar de Carvalho, IguatЈ Brazil, conductor/tuba (Tiradentes)

1916 David Brown, NYC, director (Jaws, Planet of the Apes)

1916 Laird Cregar, Phila, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square)

1922 Jacques Piccard, Switzerland, undersea explorer (bathyscaph Trieste)

1923 Kent L Lee, US vice-admiral (WW II-Marianas/Palau)

1923 Mary Jane Odell, Iowa, secretary of state

1923 Michio Watanabe, politician

1924 Fred Fisher, cricketer (one Test for NZ v SA 1953)

1924 Peter James Frederick Green, CEO (LLoyd's of London)

1925 Bruce Matthews, newspaper executive

1925 Kenneth M Stewart, euro MP for Merseyside West

1925 Larry Pruden, composer

1928 Adrian Ratiu, composer

1929 Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, NY, 1st lady (1961-63)

1929 Remco [Wouter] Campert, Dutch literary/poet/son of Jan Campert

1930 Darryl Hickman, Hollywood Cal, actor (Human Comedy, Tea & Sympathy)

1931 Johnny Martin, Australian cricket left-arm chinaman bowler (60's)

1934 Jacques d'Amboise, Dedham Mass, ballet dancer (NYC Ballet Company)

1934 Norman D Shumway, (Rep-R-California, 1979- )

1937 Anthony Ward, writer

1937 Peter Duchin, NYC, pianist/bandleader (Peter Duchin Orch)

1938 Alberto Fujimoro, president of Peru (1990- )

1938 George Cummings, rocker (Dr Hook & Medicine Show)

1938 Robert Hughes, [Studley Forrest], Australia, writer/critic (Barcelona)

1939 Clem Cattini, rock drummer (Tornados London)

1940 Phil Proctor, comedian (Firesign Theater)

1941 Riccardo Muti, Napoli Italy, conductor (Philadelphia Orch)

1943 Bill Bradley, Crystal Ms, NBA forward (Knicks, Oly-gold-64/Sen-D-NJ)

1943 Lawrence Elkins, football player FL (Houston Oilers)

1943 Mike Bloomfield, Chicago Ill, blues guitarist/singer (Analine)

1944 Daniel Morelon, France, 1K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1968, 72)

1944 Mike Bloomfield, rocker

1945 Jim Davis, cartoonist (Garfield)

1945 Richard William Wright, rock guitarist (Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall)

1945 Rick Wright, keyboardist of Pink Floyd

1946 Douglas H Bosco, (Rep-D-CA, 1983- )

1946 Jonathan Edwards, rocker

1946 Linda Kelsey, Minneapolis, actress (Billie-Lou Grant, Kate-Day by Day)

1947 Alexei Sergeyevich Borodai, Russian colonel/cosmonaut

1947 Barbara Ann Ferrell Edmondson, Miss, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1968)

1947 Elena Novikova-Belova, USSR, foils (Olympic-gold-1968)

1947 Miguelina Cobian, Santiago Cuba, 4x100m runner (Olympic-silver-1968)

1947 Sally Struther, Portland Oregon, actress (Gloria-All in the Family)

1948 Andy Fraser, rocker

1948 Georgia Engel, Wash DC, actress (Georgette-Mary Tyler Moore Show)

1948 Sergei Bodrov, Khabarovsk Russia, director (Katala, Somebody to Love)

1949 Marilyn Quayle, wife of vice president Dan Quayle (1989-93)

1949 Simon Kirke, rock drummer (Bad Company)

1949 Steven Peregrine Took, rocker (T-Rex)

1949 Vida Blue, major-league pitcher (Cy Young & AL MVP 1971)

1951 Greg Gluffria, Wash DC, rock keyboardist (House of Lords-Sahara)

1952 Monique Vajiralongkorn, Crown Prince/Heir Apparent to Thailand throne

1952 Monique van de Ven, Dutch actress (Turkish Fruit)

1953 Steve Duncan, Knoxville Tn, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)

1954 Ken Margolis, rocker (Mink DeVille)

1954 Steve Morse, rocker

1958 Terry Fox, Canadain one-legged marathoner (1980 Marathon of Hope)

1961 David Huff, rocker (Giant)

1961 Scott E Parazynski, Little Rock Ark, MD/astronaut (STS 66, 86, sk:95)

1962 Rachel Sweet, rocker

1963 Patrizia Pellegrino, Naples Italy, (Italy's Miss Teenager 1980)

1964 Bruce Wilkerson, NFL tackle (Jaguars, GB Packers-Superbowl 31)

1964 Dave Alexander, NFL center (NY Jets)

1967 Alex Galtcheniouk, hockey forward (Team Belarus, Olympics-1998)

1967 Lori Loughlin, Queens, actress (Edge of Night, New Kids, Full House)

1969 Corey Raymond, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)

1969 Frank Lickliter, Middletown OH, Nike golfer (1993 White Rose-24th)

1969 Garth Snow, Wrentham Mass, US hockey goalie (Olympics-1994, Flyers)

1969 Jaimie Dawson, Geneva Switz, Canadian badminton player (Olympics-96)

1969 Jarrod Hanks, Lafayette LA, US gymnist (Olympic-92, 96)

1969 Wendi Simmons, Santa Rosa Calif, heptathlete

1970 Paul Strang, cricketer (Zimbabwe's 1st Test match leg-spinner, 1994-)

1971 Larry Kennedy, WLAF cornerback (Rhein Fire)

1972 Brenda Schultz, Netherlands, tennis star

1972 Elizabeth Berkley, Mich, actress (Jessie-Saved by the Bell, Showgirl)

1972 Manley Woods, NFL/WLAF receiver (Seattle Seahawks, Rhein Fire)

1972 Stacy Evans, WLAF defensive end (Rhein Fire)

1973 Nixon A McNamara McClean, West Indies cricket fast bowler (ODI 1996)

1973 Scott Bloom, Manhasset NY, actor (Keys, Stuff)

1977 Aki Berg, Turku Fin, NHL defenseman (LA Kings)

1979 Kimberly Whiting, Miss Idaho Teen USA (1997)

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