Famous Deaths In December - 28

0300  Death of Theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria on December - 28.   

1367  On December - 28 death of ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330)   

1446  Clemens VIII, [Aegyd Munoz], Spanish anti-pope (1423-29), dies on December - 28.   

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

1542  On this day in history albert Pigge, [Pighius], Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52   

1622  Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1663  Death of Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618) on December - 28.   

1671  Death of Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (b. 1611) on this day in history.   

1673  Joan Blaeu, Dutch cartographer/publisher (Atlas Major), dies at 77 on December - 28.   

1694  Mary II, Queen of England, dies after 5 years of rule at 32 [NS=Jan 7] on this day in history.   

1703  Death of Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1664) on December - 28.   

1706  Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1708  On December - 28 death of joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist (b. 1656)   

1715  On December - 28 death of william Carstares, Scottish minister (b. 1649)   

1734  Death of Robert Roy MacGregor, Scottish folk hero (b. 1671) on December - 28.   

1772  Ernst J earl van/of Biron, Russian duke of Courland, dies at 82 on December - 28.   

1775  Peter A van de Parra, gov-gen of (Neth Indies), dies at 61 on December - 28.   

1779  On December - 28 gennaro Manna, composer, dies at 64   

1793  Louis earl of Bylandt, Dutch admiral, dies at about 75 on this day in history.   

1795  Death of Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian scientist (b. 1747) on this day in history.   

1830  Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies   

1860  On December - 28 cornelius Broere, Dutch RC clergyman/poet, dies at 57   

1862  On December - 28 joaquim Casimiro Junior, composer, dies at 54   

1870  On this day in history alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72   

1872  On this day in history death of james Van Ness, Mayor of San Francisco (1855-1856) (b. 1808)   

1878  On this day in history jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90   

1884  Gerben Colmjon, Frisian linguist/publisher, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1891  On December - 28 alfred Cellier, composer, dies at 47   

1897  On December - 28 death of rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (b. 1833)   

1900  On this day in history death of alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese explorer (b. 1846)   

1903  George [Robert] Gissing, English novelist, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1915  On December - 28 gerrit Jan van Heek, Dutch textile manufacturer/politician, dies at 78   

1916  Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (318 dances), dies at 81 on December - 28.   

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1164  On December - 28 birth of emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176)   

1484  Joachim Vadianus, [von Watt], Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen was born on this day in history.   

1522  Margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583) was born on December - 28.   

1619  Antoine Furetière, French writer (d. 1688) was born on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history birth of ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist   

1635  Princess Elizabeth of England (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.   

1655  Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.   

1665  On this day in history birth of george FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, British general (d. 1716)