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 December - 28.   

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  Princess Elizabeth of England (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.   

1655  On this day in history birth of charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1698)   

1665  George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, British general (d. 1716) was born on December - 28.   

1694  On this day in history birth of ceslav Vanura, composer   

1731  Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master was born on this day in history.   

1738  On December - 28 birth of thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer   

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

1753  Johan Wikmanson, composer was born on December - 28.   

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

1778  Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (d. 1846) was born on December - 28.   

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

1787  Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao was born on this day in history.   

1801  James Barnes, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on December - 28.   

1805  On December - 28 birth of tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer   

1812  Julius Reitz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1822  William Booth Taliaferro, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1898 was born on this day in history.   

1823  On December - 28 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  On December - 28 birth of robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brig General (Union), died in 1862   

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

1833  On December - 28 birth of charles Miller Shelley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907   

1835  Archibald Geikie, British geologist was born on December - 28.   

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

1842  On December - 28 birth of calixa Lavallee, composer   

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

1849  Herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto of Bismarck was born on this day in history.   

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  John W Fortescue, military historian was born on this day in history.   

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0300  On this day in history death of theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria   

1367  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330) on this day in history.   

1446  On December - 28 clemens VIII, [Aegyd Munoz], Spanish anti-pope (1423-29), dies   

1503  On this day in history death of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1471)   

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

1622  Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint, dies at 55 on December - 28.   

1663  Death of Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618) on this day in history.   

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