Famous Deaths Happened In December - 28

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

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

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  Albert Pigge, [Pighius], Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52 on December - 28.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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

1703  On December - 28 death of mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1664)   

1706  Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59 on December - 28.   

1708  On December - 28 death of joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist (b. 1656)   

1715  On this day in history death of william Carstares, Scottish minister (b. 1649)   

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

1772  On this day in history ernst J earl van/of Biron, Russian duke of Courland, dies at 82   

1775  On December - 28 peter A van de Parra, gov-gen of (Neth Indies), dies at 61   

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

1793  Louis earl of Bylandt, Dutch admiral, dies at about 75 on December - 28.   

1795  Death of Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian scientist (b. 1747) on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 83   

1859  On December - 28 thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies   

1860  Cornelius Broere, Dutch RC clergyman/poet, dies at 57 on December - 28.   

1862  On this day in history joaquim Casimiro Junior, composer, dies at 54   

1870  On this day in history alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72   

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

1878  On this day in history jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90   

1884  On this day in history gerben Colmjon, Frisian linguist/publisher, dies at 56   

1891  Alfred Cellier, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1897  On December - 28 death of rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (b. 1833)   

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 December - 28.   

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

1916  Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (318 dances), dies at 81 on December - 28.   

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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  On December - 28 birth of margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583)   

1619  On this day in history birth of antoine Furetière, French writer (d. 1688)   

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

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 December - 28.   

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