1828 in History

1828

Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer (died 1915)

Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer (died 1915)

1828

Henry Dunant, Swiss businessman and activist, co-founded the Red Cross, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1910)

Henry Dunant, Swiss businessman and activist, co-founded the Red Cross, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1910)

1828

Charbel Makhluf, Lebanese monk and saint (died 1898)

Charbel Makhluf, Lebanese monk and saint (died 1898)

1828

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet and painter (died 1882)

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet and painter (died 1882)

1828

Rudolf Koller, Swiss painter (died 1905)

Rudolf Koller, Swiss painter (died 1905)

1828

Albrecht von Graefe, German ophthalmologist and academic (died 1870)

Albrecht von Graefe, German ophthalmologist and academic (died 1870)

1828

Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera, Buddhist monk and scholar, founder of Vidyalankara Pirivena (died 1885)

Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera, Buddhist monk and scholar, founder of Vidyalankara Pirivena (died 1885)