Famous Birthdays In December - 28

1164  On this day in history birth of emperor Rokujō 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  

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0300  Death of Theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria on December - 28.  

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  On this day in history death of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1471)  

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

1622  On December - 28 francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint, dies at 55  

1663  Death of Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618) on this day in history.  

1671  On December - 28 death of johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (b. 1611)