Famous Birthdays In December - 28
Friday, 22 September 2023
1164 On this day in history birth of emperor RokujÅ of Japan (d. 1176)
1484 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of England (d. 1650)
1655 On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of ceslav Vanura, composer
1731 On December - 28 birth of christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master
1738 Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer was born on this day in history.
1751 On this day in history birth of josef Blazej Smrcek, composer
1753 Johan Wikmanson, composer was born on this day in history.
1763 John Molson, founded Montreal brewery (Molsons) was born on December - 28.
1778 Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (d. 1846) was born on December - 28.
1783 On this day in history 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 December - 28.
1805 On December - 28 birth of tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer
1812 Julius Reitz, composer was born on December - 28.
1822 On this day in history birth of william Booth Taliaferro, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1898
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 this day in history.
1827 Robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brig General (Union), died in 1862 was born on December - 28.
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 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 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 On this day in history 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