On This Day
This Day in History: (28-May)
Xin Qiji, Chinese poet, general, and politician (d. 1207)
John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1419)
Selim II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1574)
Pierre Séguier, French politician, Lord Chancellor of France (d. 1672)
Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, French writer (d. 1674)
George I of Great Britain (d. 1727)
António Manoel de Vilhena, Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (d. 1736)
Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1754)
Geminiano Giacomelli, Italian composer (d. 1740)
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician (d. 1814)
William Pitt the Younger, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1806)
Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist (d. 1811)
Edward Livingston, American jurist and politician, 11th United States Secretary of State (d. 1836)
Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer (d. 1852)
Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American paleontologist and geologist (d. 1873)
P. G. T. Beauregard, American general (d. 1893)
Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1916)
Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist and academic (d. 1918)
George Ashlin, Irish architect, co-designed St Colman's Cathedral (d. 1921)
Tony Pastor, American impresario, variety performer and theatre owner (d. 1908)
Sakaigawa Namiemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 14th Yokozuna (d. 1887)
Carl Larsson, Swedish painter and author (d. 1919)
Carl Richard Nyberg, Swedish inventor and businessman, developed the blow torch (d. 1939)
Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist and mountaineer (d. 1917)
Paul Pelliot, French sinologist and explorer (d. 1945)
Milutin Milanković, Serbian mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (d. 1958)
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian poet and politician (d. 1966)
Clough Williams-Ellis, English-Welsh architect, designed the Portmeirion Village (d. 1978)
Edvard Beneš, Czech academic and politician, 2nd President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1948)
Santo Trafficante, Sr., Italian-American mobster (d. 1954)
Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1942)
Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot, English author and educator (d. 1947)
Jim Thorpe, American decathlete, football player, and coach (d. 1953)
Richard Réti, Slovak-Czech chess player and author (d. 1929)
Minna Gombell, American actress (d. 1973)
Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (d. 1939)
S. L. Kirloskar, Indian businessman, founded Kirloskar Group (d. 1994)
Henry Thambiah, Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and diplomat, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada (d. 1997)
Léo Cadieux, Canadian journalist and politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 2005)
Ian Fleming, English journalist and author, created James Bond (d. 1964)
Red Horner, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
Georg Gaßmann, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 1987)
Rachel Kempson, English actress (d. 2003)
T-Bone Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)
Bob Crisp, South African cricketer (d. 1994)
Thora Hird, English actress (d. 2003)
Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian playwright (d. 1986)
Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (d. 1992)
Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (d. 1981)
Patrick White, Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
W. G. G. Duncan Smith, English captain and pilot (d. 1996)
Joseph Greenberg, American linguist and academic (d. 2001)
Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (d. 1990)
Barry Commoner, American biologist, academic, and politician (d. 2012)
Johnny Wayne, Canadian comedian (d. 1990)
D. V. Paluskar, Indian Hindustani classical musician (d. 1955)
Heinz G. Konsalik, German journalist and author (d. 1999)
Tom Uren, Australian soldier, boxer, and politician (d. 2015)
Lou Duva, American boxer, trainer, and manager (d. 2017)
Roger Fisher, American author and academic (d. 2012)
Tuomas Gerdt, Finnish sergeant
György Ligeti, Romanian-Austrian composer and educator (d. 2006)
N. T. Rama Rao, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (d. 1996)
Edward du Cann, English lieutenant and politician
Paul Hébert, Canadian actor (d. 2017)
Bülent Ecevit, Turkish journalist, scholar, and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 2006)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German opera singer and conductor (d. 2012)
Sally Forrest, American actress and dancer (d. 2015)
Patrick McNair-Wilson, English politician
Edward Seaga, American-Jamaican academic and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica
Carroll Baker, American actress
Gordon Willis, American cinematographer (d. 2014)
Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, English politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries
John Karlen, American actor
Zelda Rubinstein, American actress and activist (d. 2010)
Claude Forget, Canadian academic and politician
Ole K. Sara, Norwegian politician (d. 2013)
Betty Shabazz, American educator and activist (d. 1997)
Jerry West, American basketball player, coach, and manager
Maeve Binchy, Irish novelist (d. 2012)
David William Brewer, English politician, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London
Shlomo Riskin, American rabbi and academic, founded the Lincoln Square Synagogue
Beth Howland, American actress and singer (d. 2015)
Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
Terry Crisp, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Faith Brown, English actress and singer
Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician, 107th mayor of New York City
Gladys Knight, American singer-songwriter and actress
Rita MacNeil, Canadian singer and actress (d. 2013)
Gary Stewart, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
Billy Vera, American singer-songwriter and actor
Patch Adams, American physician and author, founded the Gesundheit! Institute
John N. Bambacus, American sergeant and politician
John Fogerty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Jean Perrault, Canadian politician, Mayor of Sherbrooke
Helena Shovelton, English physician
Bruce Alexander, English actor
Skip Jutze, American baseball player
Janet Paraskeva, Welsh politician
K. Satchidanandan, Indian poet and critic
William Shawcross, English journalist and author
Zahi Hawass, Egyptian archaeologist and academic
Lynn Johnston, Canadian author and illustrator
Leland Sklar, American singer-songwriter and bass player
Michael Field, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Tasmania
Pierre Rapsat, Belgian singer and songwriter (d. 2002)
Wendy O. Williams, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (d. 1998)
Roger Briggs, American pianist, composer, conductor, and educator
Pierre Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
João Carlos de Oliveira, Brazilian jumper (d. 1999)
Youri Egorov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1988)
Charles Saumarez Smith, English historian and academic
Péter Szilágyi, Hungarian conductor and politician (d. 2013)
John Tory, Canadian lawyer and politician, 65th Mayor of Toronto
Laura Amy Schlitz, American author and librarian
Mark Howe, American ice hockey player and coach
Jerry Douglas, American guitarist and producer
Jeff Dujon, Jamaican cricketer
Markus Höttinger, Austrian race car driver (d. 1980)
Peter Wilkinson, English admiral
Colin Barnes, English footballer
Kirk Gibson, American baseball player and manager
Ben Howland, American basketball player and coach
Risto Mannisenmäki, Finnish race car driver
Mark Sanford, American captain and politician, 115th Governor of South Carolina
Mary Portas, English journalist and author
Houman Younessi, Australian-American biologist and academic
Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer and trainer
Armen Gilliam, American basketball player and coach (d. 2011)
Zsa Zsa Padilla, Filipino singer and actress
Phil Vassar, American singer-songwriter
Chris Ballew, American singer-songwriter and bass player
Mary Coughlan, Irish politician
Roger Kumble, American director, screenwriter, and playwright
Miljenko Jergović, Bosnian novelist and journalist
Gavin Robertson, Australian cricketer
Glen Rice, American basketball player
Kylie Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Mike DiFelice, American baseball player and manager
Rob Ford, Canadian politician, 64th Mayor of Toronto (d. 2016)
Isabelle Carré, French actress and singer
Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian figure skater and sportscaster
Marco Rubio, American lawyer and politician
Doriva, Brazilian footballer and manager
Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist and manager
Marco Paulo Faria Lemos, Portuguese footballer and manager
Hans-Jörg Butt, German footballer
Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistani cricketer
Maura Johnston, American journalist, critic, and academic
Steven Bell, Australian rugby league player
Zaza Enden, Georgian-Turkish wrestler, basketball player, and coach
Roberto Goretti, Italian footballer
Glenn Morrison, Australian rugby league player and coach
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, American talk show host and author
Abdulaziz al-Omari, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (d. 2001)
Ronald Curry, American football player and coach
Miguel Pérez, Spanish footballer
Lucy Shuker, English tennis player
Daniel Cabrera, Dominican-American baseball player
Eric Ghiaciuc, American football player
Adam Green, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Alexa Davalos, French-American actress
Jhonny Peralta, Dominican-American baseball player
Steve Cronin, American soccer player
Humberto Sánchez, Dominican-American baseball player
Colbie Caillat, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Pablo Andrés González, Argentinian footballer
Kostas Mendrinos, Greek footballer
Carey Mulligan, English actress and singer
Berrick Barnes, Australian rugby player
Seth Rollins, American wrestler
Ingmar Vos, Dutch decathlete
NaVorro Bowman, American football player
Percy Harvin, American football player
Craig Kimbrel, American baseball player
Sharrif Floyd, American football player
Alexandre Lacazette, French footballer
Kail Piho, Estonian skier
Tom Carroll, English footballer
Daniel Alvaro, Australian rugby league player
Bárbara Luz, Portuguese tennis player
John Stones, English footballer
Son Yeon-jae, South Korean gymnast