Historical Events In December - 28

0300  On this day in history theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria   

0418  On this day in history st Boniface I begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0801  Louis the Vrome occupies Barcelona on this day in history.   

1065  On December - 28 westminster Abbey opens   

1065  Westminister Abbey opens in London on December - 28.   

1308  On December - 28 the reign of Emperor Hanazono, emperor of Japan, begins.   

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

1484  Joachim Vadianus, [von Watt], Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen on December - 28.   

1542  Albert Pigge, [Pighius], Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52 on this day in history.   

1614  On December - 28 sperm whale beached at Noordwijk   

1622  On December - 28 francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint, dies at 55   

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

1673  On December - 28 joan Blaeu, Dutch cartographer/publisher (Atlas Major), dies at 77   

1694  On this day in history queen Mary II of England dies of smallpox after five years of joint rule with her husband, King William III.   

1694  On December - 28 ceslav Vanura, composer   

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

1706  Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59 on December - 28.   

1731  On December - 28 christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master   

1732  On this day in history 1st known ad for "Poor Richard's Almanack" (Pennsylvania Gazette)   

1738  Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer on December - 28.   

1751  Josef Blazej Smrcek, composer on December - 28.   

1753  Johan Wikmanson, composer on this day in history.   

1763  On this day in history john Molson, founded Montreal brewery (Molsons)   

1768  On December - 28 king Taksin was coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.   

1772  Ernst J earl van/of Biron, Russian duke of Courland, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history peter A van de Parra, gov-gen of (Neth Indies), dies at 61   

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

1783  On December - 28 robert Gallenberg, composer   

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

1793  On this day in history louis earl of Bylandt, Dutch admiral, dies at about 75   

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

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

1812  Julius Reitz, composer on December - 28.   

1816  On December - 28 american Colonization Society organizes   

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1164  Emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176) was born on this day in history.   

1484  Joachim Vadianus, [von Watt], Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen was born on December - 28.   

1522  On December - 28 birth of margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583)   

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

1631  Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1367  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330)   

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

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  On December - 28 francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint, dies at 55   

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.