Famous Birthdays In December - 28

1164  On this day in history birth of emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176)  

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 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 December - 28.  

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)  

1694  On December - 28 birth of ceslav Vanura, composer  

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

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1738  On this day in history birth of thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer  

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

1753  On December - 28 birth of johan Wikmanson, composer  

1763  John Molson, founded Montreal brewery (Molsons) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1787  Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao was born on December - 28.  

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

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 December - 28.  

1826  Conrad Busken Huet, Dutch vicar/literary (Country of Rubens) was born on December - 28.  

1827  On December - 28 birth of robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brig General (Union), died in 1862  

1828  Karl L Kahlbaum, German psychiatrist (katatonie) was born on this day in history.  

1833  Charles Miller Shelley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907 was born on December - 28.  

1835  On December - 28 birth of archibald Geikie, British geologist  

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  [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson, Staunton Va, (28 pres-D-1912-21, Nobel 1919) was born on this day in history.  

1859  On December - 28 birth of gerard Brucken Fock, composer  

1859  On December - 28 birth of john W Fortescue, military historian  

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

1367  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330) on December - 28.  

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

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

1542  On December - 28 albert Pigge, [Pighius], Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52  

1622  On this day in history 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  On December - 28 death of johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (b. 1611)