Famous Birthdays In December - 28

1164  On this day in history 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  On December - 28 birth of margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1665  On this day in history birth of george FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, British general (d. 1716)   

1694  On December - 28 birth of ceslav Vanura, composer   

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

1738  Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer was born on December - 28.   

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

1753  On this day in history birth of johan Wikmanson, composer   

1763  John Molson, founded Montreal brewery (Molsons) was born on this day in history.   

1778  Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (d. 1846) was born on this day in history.   

1783  Robert Gallenberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1812  On December - 28 birth of julius Reitz, composer   

1822  On this day in history birth of william Booth Taliaferro, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1898   

1823  On December - 28 birth of thomas Alexander Scott, Asst Secy War (Union), died in 1881   

1826  Conrad Busken Huet, Dutch vicar/literary (Country of Rubens) was born on December - 28.   

1827  Robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brig General (Union), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.   

1828  On December - 28 birth of karl L Kahlbaum, German psychiatrist (katatonie)   

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

1835  Archibald Geikie, British geologist was born on this day in history.   

1837  Benjamin Johnson Lang, composer was born on this day in history.   

1842  On December - 28 birth of calixa Lavallee, composer   

1845  On this day in history birth of homer Newton Bartlett, composer   

1849  Herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto of Bismarck was born on December - 28.   

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

1859  On this day in history birth of gerard Brucken Fock, composer   

1859  John W Fortescue, military historian was born on this day in history.   

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0300  On this day in history death of theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria   

1367  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330) on this day in history.   

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

1503  Death of Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1471) on December - 28.   

1542  Albert Pigge, [Pighius], Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52 on this day in history.   

1622  On this day in history 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.