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

1631  Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1665  On December - 28 birth of george FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, British general (d. 1716)  

1694  Ceslav Vanura, composer was born on December - 28.  

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

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1738  Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer was born on December - 28.  

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  Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (d. 1846) was born on December - 28.  

1783  Robert Gallenberg, composer was born on December - 28.  

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  Tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer was born on December - 28.  

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 December - 28 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 December - 28.  

1833  Charles Miller Shelley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907 was born on December - 28.  

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

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

1842  On December - 28 birth of calixa Lavallee, composer  

1845  Homer Newton Bartlett, composer was born on this day in history.  

1849  On this day in history 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 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  Clemens VIII, [Aegyd Munoz], Spanish anti-pope (1423-29), dies on December - 28.  

1503  Death of Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1471) on this day in history.  

1542  Albert Pigge, [Pighius], Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52 on December - 28.  

1622  Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1663  On this day in history 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)