Events on 28 December 33
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Majorian is acclaimed emperor of the Western Roman Empire and recognized by Emperor Leo I the Thracian.
Year 484
Alaric II succeeds his father Euric and becomes king of the Visigoths. He establishes his capital at Aire-sur-l'Adour (Southern Gaul).
Year 1768
King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.
Year 1795
Construction of Yonge Street, formerly recognized as the longest street in the world, begins in York, Upper Canada (present-day Toronto).
Year 1832
John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign.
Year 1835
Osceola leads his Seminole warriors in Florida into the Second Seminole War against the United States Army.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 15
Birthdays on 28 December 177
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Emperor Rokujō
b. 1164 – d. 1176
Emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176)
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Louise of Savoy (nun)
b. 1461 – d. 1503
Louise of Savoy, French nun (d. 1503)
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Nicholas Bacon (Lord Keeper)
b. 1510 – d. 1579
Nicholas Bacon, English politician (d. 1579)
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Margaret of Parma
b. 1522 – d. 1583
Margaret of Parma (d. 1583)
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Martin Eisengrein
b. 1535 – d. 1578
Martin Eisengrein, German theologian (d. 1578)
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Antoine Furetière
b. 1619 – d. 1688
Antoine Furetière, French author and scholar (d. 1688)
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Elizabeth Stuart (daughter of Charles I)
b. 1635 – d. 1650
Elizabeth Stuart, second daughter of King Charles I of England (d. 1650)
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Johann Krieger
b. 1651 – d. 1735
Johann Krieger, German organist and composer (d. 1735)
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Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis
b. 1655 – d. 1698
Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk (d. 1698)
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George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
b. 1665 – d. 1716
George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (d. 1716)
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Eliza Lucas
b. 1722 – d. 1793
Eliza Lucas, Caribbean-American agriculturalist (d. 1793)
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John Molson
b. 1763 – d. 1836
John Molson, English-Canadian brewer, founded the Molson Brewery (d. 1836)
Deaths on 28 December 91
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Wang Zongbi
d. 925
Wang Zongbi, general of the Chinese state of Former Shu
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Robert II, Count of Dreux
d. 1218 (b. 1154)
Robert II, Count of Dreux (b. 1154)
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Hugh Aycelin
d. 1297 (b. 1230)
Hugh Aycelin, French cardinal (b. 1230)
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David II Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl
d. 1326
Sir David II Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl, Constable of Scotland, and Chief Warden of Northumberland
Ashikaga Yoshiakira
d. 1367 (b. 1330)
Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330)
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Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina
d. 1394 (b. 1350)
Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina, queen of Epirus (b. 1350)
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Antipope Clement VIII
d. 1446 (b. 1369)
Antipope Clement VIII (b. 1369)
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Bertoldo di Giovanni
d. 1491
Bertoldo di Giovanni, Italian sculptor (b. c. 1435)
Piero the Unfortunate
d. 1503 (b. 1471)
Piero the Unfortunate, Italian ruler (b. 1471)
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Konrad Peutinger
d. 1547 (b. 1465)
Konrad Peutinger, German humanist and antiquarian (b. 1465)
Hermann Finck
d. 1558 (b. 1527)
Hermann Finck, German organist and composer (b. 1527)
Francis de Sales
d. 1622 (b. 1567)
Francis de Sales, French bishop and saint (b. 1567)