Famous Birthdays In December - 28

1164  Emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176) was born on this day in history.  

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  On December - 28 birth of ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist  

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

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.  

1694  On this day in history birth of ceslav Vanura, composer  

1731  On December - 28 birth of christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master  

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

1751  Josef Blazej Smrcek, composer was born on December - 28.  

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

1763  John Molson, founded Montreal brewery (Molsons) was born on December - 28.  

1778  Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (d. 1846) was born on this day in history.  

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  James Barnes, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on December - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On December - 28 birth of robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brig General (Union), died in 1862  

1828  Karl L Kahlbaum, German psychiatrist (katatonie) was born on this day in history.  

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

1835  Archibald Geikie, British geologist was born on December - 28.  

1837  Benjamin Johnson Lang, composer was born on this day in history.  

1842  Calixa Lavallee, composer was born on December - 28.  

1845  Homer Newton Bartlett, composer was born on December - 28.  

1849  On this day in history birth of herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto of Bismarck  

1856  On December - 28 birth of [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson, Staunton Va, (28 pres-D-1912-21, Nobel 1919)  

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 this day in history death of theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria  

1367  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330)  

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

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

1671  On this day in history death of johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (b. 1611)