Historical Events In December - 28

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

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

0801  Louis the Vrome occupies Barcelona on December - 28.  

1065  Westminster Abbey opens on December - 28.  

1065  On December - 28 westminister Abbey opens in London  

1308  The reign of Emperor Hanazono, emperor of Japan, begins on December - 28.  

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

1484  Joachim Vadianus, [von Watt], Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen on December - 28.  

1542  Albert Pigge, [Pighius], Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52 on December - 28.  

1614  On this day in history sperm whale beached at Noordwijk  

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  On December - 28 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 December - 28.  

1694  On this day in history ceslav Vanura, composer  

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

1706  Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59 on December - 28.  

1731  Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master on this day in history.  

1732  1st known ad for "Poor Richard's Almanack" (Pennsylvania Gazette) on this day in history.  

1738  On this day in history thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer  

1751  Josef Blazej Smrcek, composer on December - 28.  

1753  On this day in history johan Wikmanson, composer  

1763  John Molson, founded Montreal brewery (Molsons) on December - 28.  

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

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 December - 28.  

1779  On this day in history gennaro Manna, composer, dies at 64  

1783  Robert Gallenberg, composer on this day in history.  

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

1793  On this day in history louis earl of Bylandt, Dutch admiral, dies at about 75  

1801  On December - 28 james Barnes, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1869  

1805  On this day in history tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer  

1812  On December - 28 julius Reitz, composer  

1816  American Colonization Society organizes on this day in history.  

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

1484  Joachim Vadianus, [von Watt], Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen was born on December - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

1631  On December - 28 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 December - 28.  

1665  George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, British general (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1542  On December - 28 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  On this day in history death of johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (b. 1611)