Famous Deaths In December - 28

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1622  On this day in history 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  Death of Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (b. 1611) on December - 28.  

1673  On December - 28 joan Blaeu, Dutch cartographer/publisher (Atlas Major), dies at 77  

1694  On December - 28 mary II, Queen of England, dies after 5 years of rule at 32 [NS=Jan 7]  

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1703  Death of Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1664) on December - 28.  

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

1708  Death of Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist (b. 1656) on this day in history.  

1715  On December - 28 death of william Carstares, Scottish minister (b. 1649)  

1734  On December - 28 death of robert Roy MacGregor, Scottish folk hero (b. 1671)  

1772  On this day in history ernst J earl van/of Biron, Russian duke of Courland, dies at 82  

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

1779  On December - 28 gennaro Manna, composer, dies at 64  

1793  On December - 28 louis earl of Bylandt, Dutch admiral, dies at about 75  

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

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

1859  Thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies on December - 28.  

1860  On this day in history cornelius Broere, Dutch RC clergyman/poet, dies at 57  

1862  On this day in history joaquim Casimiro Junior, composer, dies at 54  

1870  Alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

1878  Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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

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  On December - 28 george [Robert] Gissing, English novelist, dies at 46  

1915  On December - 28 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 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 this day in history.  

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

1665  George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, British general (d. 1716) was born on December - 28.