Historical Events In December - 28

0300  On December - 28 theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria  

0418  On this day in history st Boniface I begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

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

1065  Westminster Abbey opens on December - 28.  

1065  Westminister Abbey opens in London on this day in history.  

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

1446  On December - 28 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  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  Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist on this day in history.  

1673  Joan Blaeu, Dutch cartographer/publisher (Atlas Major), dies at 77 on December - 28.  

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  Ceslav Vanura, composer on December - 28.  

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

1706  On this day in history pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59  

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

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

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

1751  On December - 28 josef Blazej Smrcek, composer  

1753  Johan Wikmanson, composer on this day in history.  

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

1768  King Taksin was coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital on this day in history.  

1772  On this day in history 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.  

1783  On December - 28 robert Gallenberg, composer  

1787  On December - 28 hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao  

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

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

1805  Tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer on December - 28.  

1812  On December - 28 julius Reitz, composer  

1816  American Colonization Society organizes on December - 28.  

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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 December - 28 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 this day in history birth of ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist  

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

0300  Death of Theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria on December - 28.  

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 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 December - 28.  

1671  Death of Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (b. 1611) on this day in history.