Historical Events In December - 28

1821  Naples: Gioacchini Rossini moves to Bologna on this day in history.  

1822  William Booth Taliaferro, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1898 on this day in history.  

1823  Thomas Alexander Scott, Asst Secy War (Union), died in 1881 on December - 28.  

1826  On this day in history conrad Busken Huet, Dutch vicar/literary (Country of Rubens)  

1827  Robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brig General (Union), died in 1862 on December - 28.  

1828  6.8 earthquake strikes Echigo Japan, 30,000 killed on this day in history.  

1828  Karl L Kahlbaum, German psychiatrist (katatonie) on this day in history.  

1830  Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 83 on December - 28.  

1832  John Calhoun becomes first VP to resign (differences with President Jackson) on this day in history.  

1832  On December - 28 john Calhoun becomes 1st VP to resign (differences with Pres Jackson)  

1833  On December - 28 charles Miller Shelley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907  

1835  On December - 28 archibald Geikie, British geologist  

1836  On this day in history spain recognizes independence of Mexico  

1837  Upper Canada Governor Francis Bond Head 1793-1875 approves raising of six regiments of incorporated militia to head off potential rebellion on December - 28.  

1837  Benjamin Johnson Lang, composer on December - 28.  

1842  Calixa Lavallee, composer on this day in history.  

1845  On December - 28 homer Newton Bartlett, composer  

1846  Iowa becomes 29th state on this day in history.  

1849  M Jolly-Bellin discovers dry-cleaning, he accidentally upset lamp containing turpentine & oil on his clothing & sees cleaning effect on December - 28.  

1849  Herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto of Bismarck on this day in history.  

1850  Rangoon, Burma, destroyed by fire on this day in history.  

1850  On December - 28 rangoon Burma, destroyed by fire  

1856  On this day in history the birth of Woodrow Wilson, Former (28th) US President  

1856  [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson, Staunton Va, (28 pres-D-1912-21, Nobel 1919) on this day in history.  

1859  On this day in history william Coldwell and William Buckingham publish first issue of The Nor'Wester at Fort Garry  

1859  On December - 28 gerard Brucken Fock, composer  

1859  Thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies on December - 28.  

1860  On December - 28 alexander von Fielitz, composer  

1860  On this day in history cornelius Broere, Dutch RC clergyman/poet, dies at 57  

1862  On December - 28 joaquim Casimiro Junior, composer, dies at 54  

1864  Battle of Egypt Station, MS on this day in history.  

1865  On December - 28 félix E Vallotton, Switz/French painter/writer (Chaste Suzanna)  

1867  United States claims Midway Island, the first territory annexed outside Continental limits on December - 28.  

1868  On this day in history marie van Regteren Altena, Dutch painter (Amsterdam's Joffers)  

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1164  Emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176) was born on December - 28.  

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

1522  On this day in history birth of margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583)  

1619  On December - 28 birth of antoine Furetière, French writer (d. 1688)  

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

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  Clemens VIII, [Aegyd Munoz], Spanish anti-pope (1423-29), dies on this day in history.  

1503  On this day in history death of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1471)  

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

1622  On this day in history francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint, dies at 55  

1663  Death of Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618) on December - 28.  

1671  On December - 28 death of johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (b. 1611)