Famous Deaths Happened In December - 28

0300  Death of Theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1673  Joan Blaeu, Dutch cartographer/publisher (Atlas Major), dies at 77 on December - 28.   

1694  Mary II, Queen of England, dies after 5 years of rule at 32 [NS=Jan 7] on this day in history.   

1703  Death of Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1664) on this day in history.   

1706  Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1708  On December - 28 death of joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist (b. 1656)   

1715  On this day in history death of william Carstares, Scottish minister (b. 1649)   

1734  Death of Robert Roy MacGregor, Scottish folk hero (b. 1671) on this day in history.   

1772  Ernst J earl van/of Biron, Russian duke of Courland, dies at 82 on December - 28.   

1775  On December - 28 peter A van de Parra, gov-gen of (Neth Indies), dies at 61   

1779  Gennaro Manna, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1793  Louis earl of Bylandt, Dutch admiral, dies at about 75 on December - 28.   

1795  On December - 28 death of eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian scientist (b. 1747)   

1830  Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 83 on December - 28.   

1859  On this day in history thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies   

1860  On December - 28 cornelius Broere, Dutch RC clergyman/poet, dies at 57   

1862  Joaquim Casimiro Junior, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1870  On December - 28 alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72   

1872  Death of James Van Ness, Mayor of San Francisco (1855-1856) (b. 1808) on this day in history.   

1878  Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90 on December - 28.   

1884  Gerben Colmjon, Frisian linguist/publisher, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history alfred Cellier, composer, dies at 47   

1897  Death of Rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (b. 1833) on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history death of alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese explorer (b. 1846)   

1903  George [Robert] Gissing, English novelist, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history gerrit Jan van Heek, Dutch textile manufacturer/politician, dies at 78   

1916  Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (318 dances), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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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  On this day in history birth of margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583)   

1619  Antoine Furetière, French writer (d. 1688) was born on December - 28.   

1631  Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist was born on December - 28.   

1635  Princess Elizabeth of England (d. 1650) was born on December - 28.   

1655  Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1698) was born on December - 28.   

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