Historical Events In December - 28

0300  On December - 28 theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria  

0418  St Boniface I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

0801  Louis the Vrome occupies Barcelona on this day in history.  

1065  On December - 28 westminster Abbey opens  

1065  Westminister Abbey opens in London on December - 28.  

1308  On this day in history the reign of Emperor Hanazono, emperor of Japan, begins.  

1446  Clemens VIII, [Aegyd Munoz], Spanish anti-pope (1423-29), dies on December - 28.  

1484  On this day in history joachim Vadianus, [von Watt], Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen  

1542  Albert Pigge, [Pighius], Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52 on this day in history.  

1614  Sperm whale beached at Noordwijk on December - 28.  

1622  Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint, dies at 55 on December - 28.  

1631  On this day in history ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist  

1673  Joan Blaeu, Dutch cartographer/publisher (Atlas Major), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1694  On December - 28 queen Mary II of England dies of smallpox after five years of joint rule with her husband, King William III.  

1694  Ceslav Vanura, composer on December - 28.  

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

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

1731  On December - 28 christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master  

1732  On December - 28 1st known ad for "Poor Richard's Almanack" (Pennsylvania Gazette)  

1738  Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer on this day in history.  

1751  On this day in history josef Blazej Smrcek, composer  

1753  On December - 28 johan Wikmanson, composer  

1763  John Molson, founded Montreal brewery (Molsons) on this day in history.  

1768  On December - 28 king Taksin was coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.  

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

1775  Peter A van de Parra, gov-gen of (Neth Indies), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

1783  Robert Gallenberg, composer on December - 28.  

1787  Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao on December - 28.  

1793  Louis earl of Bylandt, Dutch admiral, dies at about 75 on this day in history.  

1801  On this day in history james Barnes, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1869  

1805  On December - 28 tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer  

1812  On December - 28 julius Reitz, composer  

1816  On December - 28 american Colonization Society organizes  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

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

1484  On December - 28 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  Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.  

1635  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of England (d. 1650)  

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)  

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

1367  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330)  

1446  On December - 28 clemens VIII, [Aegyd Munoz], Spanish anti-pope (1423-29), dies  

1503  Death of Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1471) on December - 28.  

1542  On this day in history albert Pigge, [Pighius], Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52  

1622  Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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.