Famous Deaths In December - 28

0300  On this day in history 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  On December - 28 death of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1471)   

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 December - 28.   

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

1671  On this day in history death of johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (b. 1611)   

1673  On this day in history joan Blaeu, Dutch cartographer/publisher (Atlas Major), dies at 77   

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

1703  On this day in history death of mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1664)   

1706  On December - 28 pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59   

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

1715  On December - 28 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  On December - 28 ernst J earl van/of Biron, Russian duke of Courland, dies at 82   

1775  On this day in history 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  On this day in history louis earl of Bylandt, Dutch admiral, dies at about 75   

1795  Death of Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian scientist (b. 1747) on December - 28.   

1830  On this day in history adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 83   

1859  On December - 28 thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies   

1860  Cornelius Broere, Dutch RC clergyman/poet, dies at 57 on December - 28.   

1862  Joaquim Casimiro Junior, composer, dies at 54 on December - 28.   

1870  Alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72 on December - 28.   

1872  On this day in history death of james Van Ness, Mayor of San Francisco (1855-1856) (b. 1808)   

1878  On this day in history jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90   

1884  On December - 28 gerben Colmjon, Frisian linguist/publisher, dies at 56   

1891  On December - 28 alfred Cellier, composer, dies at 47   

1897  On this day in history death of rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (b. 1833)   

1900  On December - 28 death of alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese explorer (b. 1846)   

1903  George [Robert] Gissing, English novelist, dies at 46 on December - 28.   

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

1916  On December - 28 eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (318 dances), dies at 81   

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1164  Emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  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)