Famous Birthdays In December - 28

1164  Emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176) was born on December - 28.  

1484  On this day in history birth of joachim Vadianus, [von Watt], Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen  

1522  On this day in history birth of margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583)  

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

1631  Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist was born on December - 28.  

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 December - 28.  

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 December - 28.  

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

1751  Josef Blazej Smrcek, composer was born on this day in history.  

1753  Johan Wikmanson, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1812  Julius Reitz, composer was born on December - 28.  

1822  William Booth Taliaferro, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1898 was born on December - 28.  

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 this day in history birth of robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brig General (Union), died in 1862  

1828  On this day in history birth of karl L Kahlbaum, German psychiatrist (katatonie)  

1833  On this day in history birth of charles Miller Shelley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907  

1835  On this day in history birth of archibald Geikie, British geologist  

1837  On this day in history birth of benjamin Johnson Lang, composer  

1842  On December - 28 birth of calixa Lavallee, composer  

1845  On December - 28 birth of homer Newton Bartlett, composer  

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  Gerard Brucken Fock, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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.