Historical Events In December - 28

0300  On December - 28 theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria   

0418  On December - 28 st Boniface I begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0801  Louis the Vrome occupies Barcelona on December - 28.   

1065  On this day in history westminster Abbey opens   

1065  On December - 28 westminister Abbey opens in London   

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

1614  On December - 28 sperm whale beached at Noordwijk   

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

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

1673  Joan Blaeu, Dutch cartographer/publisher (Atlas Major), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

1694  On December - 28 ceslav Vanura, composer   

1694  On December - 28 mary II, Queen of England, dies after 5 years of rule at 32 [NS=Jan 7]   

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 this day in history.   

1751  On this day in history josef Blazej Smrcek, composer   

1753  Johan Wikmanson, composer on this day in history.   

1763  On December - 28 john Molson, founded Montreal brewery (Molsons)   

1768  On this day in history king Taksin was coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.   

1772  On this day in history ernst J earl van/of Biron, Russian duke of Courland, dies at 82   

1775  On December - 28 peter A van de Parra, gov-gen of (Neth Indies), dies at 61   

1779  Gennaro Manna, composer, dies at 64 on December - 28.   

1783  Robert Gallenberg, composer on this day in history.   

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

1793  On December - 28 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  Tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer on this day in history.   

1812  Julius Reitz, composer on December - 28.   

1816  American Colonization Society organizes on this day in history.   

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

1484  On this day in history 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 December - 28.   

1655  On December - 28 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  Death of Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1471) on December - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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