Famous Personalities Born In December - 28
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
1164 Emperor RokujÅ of Japan (d. 1176) was born on December - 28.
1484 Joachim Vadianus, [von Watt], Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen was born on this day in history.
1522 On this day in history birth of margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583)
1619 Antoine Furetière, French writer (d. 1688) was born on December - 28.
1631 Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist was born on December - 28.
1635 Princess Elizabeth of England (d. 1650) was born on December - 28.
1655 On December - 28 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 December - 28.
1694 On December - 28 birth of ceslav Vanura, composer
1731 Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master was born on December - 28.
1738 Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer was born on this day in history.
1751 Josef Blazej Smrcek, composer was born on December - 28.
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 Robert Gallenberg, composer was born on December - 28.
1787 Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao was born on December - 28.
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 Julius Reitz, composer was born on this day in history.
1822 William Booth Taliaferro, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1898 was born on this day in history.
1823 Thomas Alexander Scott, Asst Secy War (Union), died in 1881 was born on December - 28.
1826 On this day in history birth of conrad Busken Huet, Dutch vicar/literary (Country of Rubens)
1827 On this day in history birth of robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brig General (Union), died in 1862
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 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 this day in history.
1845 Homer Newton Bartlett, composer was born on this day in history.
1849 Herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto of Bismarck was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1859 On December - 28 birth of john W Fortescue, military historian