Famous Birthdays In December - 28

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 this day in history.  

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 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 December - 28.  

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  Josef Blazej Smrcek, composer was born on December - 28.  

1753  Johan Wikmanson, composer was born on December - 28.  

1763  John Molson, founded Montreal brewery (Molsons) was born on December - 28.  

1778  Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (d. 1846) was born on this day in history.  

1783  On December - 28 birth of robert Gallenberg, composer  

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 December - 28.  

1805  Tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer was born on December - 28.  

1812  On this day in history birth of julius Reitz, composer  

1822  On December - 28 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 this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history birth of calixa Lavallee, composer  

1845  On this day in history birth of homer Newton Bartlett, composer  

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

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

1859  Gerard Brucken Fock, composer was born on this day in history.  

1859  On this day in history birth of john W Fortescue, military historian  

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0300  On December - 28 death of theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria  

1367  On December - 28 death of ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330)  

1446  On December - 28 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  Albert Pigge, [Pighius], Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52 on this day in history.  

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