Birthdays occurring on May, 28

1759

William Pitt the younger was born on May 28, 1759 British prime minister (1783-1801, 1804-06) during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. 1759-1806 Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it; and this I know, my lords, that where laws end, tyranny begins More quotations from William Pitt the younger

1807

Louis Agassiz was born on May 28, 1807 Swiss born American geologist, teacher and naturalist, 1807-1873 Study nature, not books More quotations from Louis Agassiz

Deaths occurring on May, 28

1747

Vauvenargues, Marquis de died on May 28, 1747 French moralist and essayist, 1715-1747 If people did not compliment one another there would be little society. More quotations from Vauvenargues, Marquis de

1843

Noah Webster died on May 28, 1843 American man of letter and lexicographer, known for his American Spelling Book and his American Dictionary of the English Language. 1758-1843 No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. More quotations from Noah Webster

1849

Anne Bronte died on May 28, 1849 English poet and novelist, 1820-1849 But he that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose. More quotations from Anne Bronte

1937

Alfred Adler died on May 28, 1937 Austrian psychiatrist whose influential system of individual psychology introduced the term inferiority feeling, later widely and often inaccurately called inferiority complex, 1870-1937 What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when you have made all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning - and some of them many times over - what do you find? That you can swim? Well - life is just the same as learning to swim! Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live! More quotations from Alfred Adler