Famous Birthdays In December - 28

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  On this day in history birth of margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583)  

1619  On December - 28 birth of antoine Furetière, French writer (d. 1688)  

1631  Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist was born on December - 28.  

1635  Princess Elizabeth of England (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1731  Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master was born on December - 28.  

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1738  Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1753  On this day in history birth of johan Wikmanson, composer  

1763  On December - 28 birth of john Molson, founded Montreal brewery (Molsons)  

1778  On December - 28 birth of franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (d. 1846)  

1783  Robert Gallenberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

1787  Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao was born on this day in history.  

1801  On this day in history birth of james Barnes, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1869  

1805  On December - 28 birth of tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer  

1812  On December - 28 birth of julius Reitz, composer  

1822  William Booth Taliaferro, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1898 was born on December - 28.  

1823  On this day in history birth of thomas Alexander Scott, Asst Secy War (Union), died in 1881  

1826  Conrad Busken Huet, Dutch vicar/literary (Country of Rubens) was born on December - 28.  

1827  Robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brig General (Union), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.  

1828  Karl L Kahlbaum, German psychiatrist (katatonie) was born on December - 28.  

1833  Charles Miller Shelley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907 was born on this day in history.  

1835  On December - 28 birth of archibald Geikie, British geologist  

1837  On this day in history birth of benjamin Johnson Lang, composer  

1842  Calixa Lavallee, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1849  On December - 28 birth of herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto of Bismarck  

1856  [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson, Staunton Va, (28 pres-D-1912-21, Nobel 1919) was born on December - 28.  

1859  Gerard Brucken Fock, composer was born on December - 28.  

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  On December - 28 death of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1471)  

1542  On this day in history 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 December - 28.  

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