Famous Birthdays In December - 28

1164  Emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176) was born on December - 28.   

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  Antoine Furetière, French writer (d. 1688) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1694  On December - 28 birth of ceslav Vanura, composer   

1731  Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master was born on this day in history.   

1738  On this day in history birth of thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer   

1751  On this day in history birth of josef Blazej Smrcek, composer   

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

1763  On this day in history birth of john Molson, founded Montreal brewery (Molsons)   

1778  On this day in history birth of franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (d. 1846)   

1783  On December - 28 birth of robert Gallenberg, composer   

1787  On December - 28 birth of hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao   

1801  James Barnes, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history birth of tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer   

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

1822  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1826  Conrad Busken Huet, Dutch vicar/literary (Country of Rubens) was born on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history birth of robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brig General (Union), died in 1862   

1828  On this day in history birth of karl L Kahlbaum, German psychiatrist (katatonie)   

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

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  Calixa Lavallee, composer was born on December - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1859  John W Fortescue, military historian was born on this day in history.   

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

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  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  On December - 28 death of francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)   

1671  On December - 28 death of johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (b. 1611)