Famous Birthdays In December - 28

1164  On December - 28 birth of emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176)   

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

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

1763  On December - 28 birth of john Molson, founded Montreal brewery (Molsons)   

1778  Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (d. 1846) was born on this day in history.   

1783  On December - 28 birth of robert Gallenberg, composer   

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 December - 28.   

1805  Tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer was born on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history 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 December - 28.   

1826  Conrad Busken Huet, Dutch vicar/literary (Country of Rubens) was born on December - 28.   

1827  Robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brig General (Union), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Benjamin Johnson Lang, composer was born on December - 28.   

1842  On December - 28 birth of calixa Lavallee, composer   

1845  Homer Newton Bartlett, composer was born on December - 28.   

1849  Herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto of Bismarck was born on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history birth of [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson, Staunton Va, (28 pres-D-1912-21, Nobel 1919)   

1859  On this day in history birth of gerard Brucken Fock, composer   

1859  John W Fortescue, military historian was born on December - 28.   

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

1367  On December - 28 death of ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330)   

1446  On this day in history clemens VIII, [Aegyd Munoz], Spanish anti-pope (1423-29), dies   

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  On this day in history francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint, dies at 55   

1663  On this day in history death of francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)   

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