Historical Events In December - 28

0300  On December - 28 theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria   

0418  St Boniface I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 28.   

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

1065  On December - 28 westminster Abbey opens   

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 this day in history albert Pigge, [Pighius], Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52   

1614  Sperm whale beached at Noordwijk on this day in history.   

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

1631  Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist on this day in history.   

1673  Joan Blaeu, Dutch cartographer/publisher (Atlas Major), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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 December - 28.   

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 December - 28.   

1738  Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer on December - 28.   

1751  On this day in history josef Blazej Smrcek, composer   

1753  On December - 28 johan Wikmanson, composer   

1763  On December - 28 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 December - 28.   

1772  On December - 28 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 December - 28.   

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

1783  On this day in history robert Gallenberg, composer   

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

1793  On December - 28 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  On December - 28 tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer   

1812  Julius Reitz, composer on December - 28.   

1816  On December - 28 american Colonization Society organizes   

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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 this day in history.   

1522  Margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.   

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

1631  On this day in history birth of ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist   

1635  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of England (d. 1650)   

1655  On this day in history birth of charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1698)   

1665  On December - 28 birth of george FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, British general (d. 1716)   

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

1367  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330) on December - 28.   

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

1622  On December - 28 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 this day in history.   

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