Famous Deaths Happened In December - 28

0300  Death of Theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria on December - 28.   

1367  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330) on December - 28.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1671  Death of Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (b. 1611) on December - 28.   

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

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

1703  On this day in history death of mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1664)   

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

1708  On this day in history death of joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist (b. 1656)   

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

1734  On this day in history 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  Peter A van de Parra, gov-gen of (Neth Indies), dies at 61 on December - 28.   

1779  Gennaro Manna, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1793  On December - 28 louis earl of Bylandt, Dutch admiral, dies at about 75   

1795  Death of Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian scientist (b. 1747) on December - 28.   

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 this day in history cornelius Broere, Dutch RC clergyman/poet, dies at 57   

1862  Joaquim Casimiro Junior, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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  Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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

1891  On this day in history alfred Cellier, composer, dies at 47   

1897  On this day in history 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 December - 28.   

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 December - 28.   

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

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1164  On this day in history birth of emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176)   

1484  On December - 28 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  On this day in history birth of antoine Furetière, French writer (d. 1688)   

1631  Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

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  George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, British general (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.