Famous Personalities Born In December - 28
Sunday, 14 September 2025
1164 On December - 28 birth of emperor RokujÅ of Japan (d. 1176)
1484 Joachim Vadianus, [von Watt], Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen was born on December - 28.
1522 On December - 28 birth of margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583)
1619 Antoine Furetière, French writer (d. 1688) was born on December - 28.
1631 On this day in history 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 On December - 28 birth of george FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, British general (d. 1716)
1694 On this day in history birth of ceslav Vanura, composer
1731 Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master was born on this day in history.
1738 On December - 28 birth of thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer
1751 On December - 28 birth of josef Blazej Smrcek, composer
1753 Johan Wikmanson, composer was born on this day in history.
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 Robert Gallenberg, composer was born on this day in history.
1787 On this day in history 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 December - 28 birth of tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer
1812 Julius Reitz, composer was born on this day in history.
1822 William Booth Taliaferro, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1898 was born on December - 28.
1823 On December - 28 birth of thomas Alexander Scott, Asst Secy War (Union), died in 1881
1826 On December - 28 birth of conrad Busken Huet, Dutch vicar/literary (Country of Rubens)
1827 Robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brig General (Union), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.
1828 On this day in history birth of karl L Kahlbaum, German psychiatrist (katatonie)
1833 On this day in history birth of charles Miller Shelley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907
1835 Archibald Geikie, British geologist was born on December - 28.
1837 Benjamin Johnson Lang, composer was born on December - 28.
1842 Calixa Lavallee, composer was born on this day in history.
1845 On this day in history birth of homer Newton Bartlett, composer
1849 Herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto of Bismarck was born on December - 28.
1856 On December - 28 birth of [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson, Staunton Va, (28 pres-D-1912-21, Nobel 1919)
1859 On this day in history birth of gerard Brucken Fock, composer
1859 On December - 28 birth of john W Fortescue, military historian