Famous Deaths In December - 28

0300  Death of Theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria on this day in history.  

1367  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330) on this day in history.  

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

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  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)  

1673  Joan Blaeu, Dutch cartographer/publisher (Atlas Major), dies at 77 on December - 28.  

1694  Mary II, Queen of England, dies after 5 years of rule at 32 [NS=Jan 7] on December - 28.  

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1703  Death of Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1664) on this day in history.  

1706  Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1708  Death of Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist (b. 1656) on this day in history.  

1715  Death of William Carstares, Scottish minister (b. 1649) on December - 28.  

1734  On December - 28 death of robert Roy MacGregor, Scottish folk hero (b. 1671)  

1772  Ernst J earl van/of Biron, Russian duke of Courland, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1775  On this day in history peter A van de Parra, gov-gen of (Neth Indies), dies at 61  

1779  On December - 28 gennaro Manna, composer, dies at 64  

1793  On this day in history louis earl of Bylandt, Dutch admiral, dies at about 75  

1795  On December - 28 death of eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian scientist (b. 1747)  

1830  Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 83 on December - 28.  

1859  On this day in history thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies  

1860  On December - 28 cornelius Broere, Dutch RC clergyman/poet, dies at 57  

1862  On December - 28 joaquim Casimiro Junior, composer, dies at 54  

1870  Alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1872  On December - 28 death of james Van Ness, Mayor of San Francisco (1855-1856) (b. 1808)  

1878  On December - 28 jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90  

1884  Gerben Colmjon, Frisian linguist/publisher, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1891  On December - 28 alfred Cellier, composer, dies at 47  

1897  Death of Rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (b. 1833) on December - 28.  

1900  Death of Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese explorer (b. 1846) on this day in history.  

1903  George [Robert] Gissing, English novelist, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1915  Gerrit Jan van Heek, Dutch textile manufacturer/politician, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1916  On December - 28 eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (318 dances), dies at 81  

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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 December - 28.  

1619  Antoine Furetière, French writer (d. 1688) was born on December - 28.  

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 December - 28 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 December - 28.