Historical Events In December - 28

0300  Theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria on December - 28.   

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

0801  Louis the Vrome occupies Barcelona on December - 28.   

1065  Westminster Abbey opens on this day in history.   

1065  On December - 28 westminister Abbey opens in London   

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

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

1484  Joachim Vadianus, [von Watt], Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen on this day in history.   

1542  On December - 28 albert Pigge, [Pighius], Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52   

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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1731  Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master on December - 28.   

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  Josef Blazej Smrcek, composer on December - 28.   

1753  Johan Wikmanson, composer on December - 28.   

1763  On December - 28 john Molson, founded Montreal brewery (Molsons)   

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

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

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

1779  Gennaro Manna, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1783  Robert Gallenberg, composer on this day in history.   

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

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  Tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer on December - 28.   

1812  On December - 28 julius Reitz, composer   

1816  On December - 28 american Colonization Society organizes   

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

1484  Joachim Vadianus, [von Watt], Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.