Historical Events In December - 28

0300  On this day in history theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria   

0418  On December - 28 st Boniface I begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

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 this day in history.   

1308  On December - 28 the reign of Emperor Hanazono, emperor of Japan, begins.   

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

1484  On December - 28 joachim Vadianus, [von Watt], Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen   

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

1614  On December - 28 sperm whale beached at Noordwijk   

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

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

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

1694  Queen Mary II of England dies of smallpox after five years of joint rule with her husband, King William III on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 1st known ad for "Poor Richard's Almanack" (Pennsylvania Gazette)   

1738  On December - 28 thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer   

1751  Josef Blazej Smrcek, composer on this day in history.   

1753  Johan Wikmanson, composer on this day in history.   

1763  On this day in history john Molson, founded Montreal brewery (Molsons)   

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 this day in history.   

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.   

1783  On December - 28 robert Gallenberg, composer   

1787  Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao on this day in history.   

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

1801  James Barnes, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 on December - 28.   

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

1812  Julius Reitz, composer on December - 28.   

1816  American Colonization Society organizes on December - 28.   

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1164  On this day in history birth of emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176)   

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 December - 28.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1367  On this day in history 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  On December - 28 death of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1471)   

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

1622  On December - 28 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.