Famous Birthdays In December - 28

1164  Emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176) was born on December - 28.   

1484  On December - 28 birth of joachim Vadianus, [von Watt], Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen   

1522  Margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.   

1619  On December - 28 birth of antoine Furetière, French writer (d. 1688)   

1631  On December - 28 birth of ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist   

1635  On December - 28 birth of princess Elizabeth of England (d. 1650)   

1655  Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1698) was born on December - 28.   

1665  On December - 28 birth of george FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, British general (d. 1716)   

1694  Ceslav Vanura, composer was born on December - 28.   

1731  Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master was born on December - 28.   

1738  On this day in history birth of thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer   

1751  On December - 28 birth of josef Blazej Smrcek, composer   

1753  Johan Wikmanson, composer was born on this day in history.   

1763  John Molson, founded Montreal brewery (Molsons) was born on December - 28.   

1778  Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (d. 1846) was born on this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history birth of robert Gallenberg, composer   

1787  On December - 28 birth of hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao   

1801  On this day in history birth of james Barnes, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1869   

1805  On this day in history birth of tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer   

1812  On this day in history birth of julius Reitz, composer   

1822  On December - 28 birth of william Booth Taliaferro, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1898   

1823  On this day in history birth of thomas Alexander Scott, Asst Secy War (Union), died in 1881   

1826  On this day in history birth of conrad Busken Huet, Dutch vicar/literary (Country of Rubens)   

1827  Robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brig General (Union), died in 1862 was born on December - 28.   

1828  On this day in history birth of karl L Kahlbaum, German psychiatrist (katatonie)   

1833  Charles Miller Shelley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907 was born on this day in history.   

1835  On December - 28 birth of archibald Geikie, British geologist   

1837  On this day in history birth of benjamin Johnson Lang, composer   

1842  Calixa Lavallee, composer was born on December - 28.   

1845  Homer Newton Bartlett, composer was born on this day in history.   

1849  On this day in history birth of herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto of Bismarck   

1856  On this day in history birth of [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson, Staunton Va, (28 pres-D-1912-21, Nobel 1919)   

1859  On this day in history birth of gerard Brucken Fock, composer   

1859  On December - 28 birth of john W Fortescue, military historian   

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0300  Death of Theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria on this day in history.   

1367  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330) on December - 28.   

1446  Clemens VIII, [Aegyd Munoz], Spanish anti-pope (1423-29), dies on this day in history.   

1503  Death of Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1471) on this day in history.   

1542  Albert Pigge, [Pighius], Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52 on December - 28.   

1622  On this day in history francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint, dies at 55   

1663  On this day in history death of francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)   

1671  On December - 28 death of johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (b. 1611)