Famous Birthdays In December - 28

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

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

1522  Margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583) was born on December - 28.  

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

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

1635  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of England (d. 1650)  

1655  Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1698) was born on December - 28.  

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

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

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

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

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

1753  On this day in history 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 December - 28 birth of robert Gallenberg, composer  

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  On this day in history birth of tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer  

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

1822  William Booth Taliaferro, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1898 was born on this day in history.  

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 December - 28 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 December - 28 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  Homer Newton Bartlett, composer was born on December - 28.  

1849  Herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto of Bismarck was born on this day in history.  

1856  On December - 28 birth of [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson, Staunton Va, (28 pres-D-1912-21, Nobel 1919)  

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

1859  John W Fortescue, military historian was born on December - 28.  

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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 December - 28.  

1503  On this day in history death of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1471)  

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  On this day in history death of francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)  

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