Famous Birthdays In December - 28

1164  Emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176) was born on December - 28.  

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

1655  On December - 28 birth of charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1698)  

1665  On this day in history 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.  

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1738  Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer was born on this day in history.  

1751  Josef Blazej Smrcek, composer was born on this day in history.  

1753  Johan Wikmanson, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1778  On December - 28 birth of franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (d. 1846)  

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  On December - 28 birth of james Barnes, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1869  

1805  On December - 28 birth of tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer  

1812  On December - 28 birth of julius Reitz, composer  

1822  On this day in history birth of william Booth Taliaferro, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1898  

1823  Thomas Alexander Scott, Asst Secy War (Union), died in 1881 was born on this day in history.  

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 December - 28.  

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

1833  On this day in history birth of charles Miller Shelley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907  

1835  On this day in history birth of archibald Geikie, British geologist  

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

1842  On December - 28 birth of calixa Lavallee, composer  

1845  On December - 28 birth of homer Newton Bartlett, composer  

1849  On December - 28 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  On December - 28 birth of gerard Brucken Fock, composer  

1859  John W Fortescue, military historian was born on this day in history.  

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0300  On December - 28 death of theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria  

1367  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330) on December - 28.  

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 December - 28.  

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  Death of Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618) on this day in history.  

1671  Death of Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (b. 1611) on December - 28.