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Famous Birthdays In December - 28

Thursday, 12 December 2013

1164  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1619  On this day in history birth of antoine Furetière, French writer (d. 1688)  

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

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 this day in history.  

1694  Ceslav Vanura, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1738  Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer was born on this day in history.  

1751  On this day in history birth of josef Blazej Smrcek, composer  

1753  On this day in history birth of johan Wikmanson, composer  

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

1778  On this day in history birth of franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (d. 1846)  

1783  Robert Gallenberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

1787  On this day in history birth of hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao  

1801  James Barnes, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on this day in history.  

1805  Tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1822  On this day in history birth of william Booth Taliaferro, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1898  

1823  Thomas Alexander Scott, Asst Secy War (Union), died in 1881 was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Archibald Geikie, British geologist was born on this day in history.  

1837  Benjamin Johnson Lang, composer was born on this day in history.  

1842  On this day in history birth of calixa Lavallee, composer  

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 this day in history birth of john W Fortescue, military historian  

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Famous Deaths In December - 28

Famous People Died On This Day In History

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  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

1671  On this day in history death of johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (b. 1611)  

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