Birthdays occurring on December, 28

1946

Bill Lee was born on December 28, 1946 American pitcher (Boston Red Sox), b.1946 I would change policy, bring back natural grass and nickel beer. Baseball is the belly-button of our society. Straighten out baseball, and you straighten out the rest of the world. More quotations from Bill Lee

1954

Denzel Washington was born on December 28, 1954 American actor, b.1954 I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it. More quotations from Denzel Washington

Deaths occurring on December, 28

1622

St. Francis de Sales died on December 28, 1622 French Roman Catholic bishop of Geneva, active in the struggle against Calvinism, 1567-1622 Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly. More quotations from St. Francis de Sales

1706

Pierre Bayle died on December 28, 1706 French Protestant philosopher and critic, 1647-1706 It is pure illusion to think that an opinion that passes down from century to century, from generation to generation, may not be entirely false More quotations from Pierre Bayle

1859

Thomas Babington Macaulay died on December 28, 1859 English historian, 1800-1859 I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read More quotations from Thomas Babington Macaulay

1903

George Gissing died on December 28, 1903 It is the mind which creates the world around us, and even though we stand side by side in the same meadow, my eyes will never see what is beheld by yours, my heart will never stir to the emotions with which yours is touched. More quotations from George Gissing

1935

Clarence Day died on December 28, 1935 American humorist, essayist, biographer and writer, 1874-1935 There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing. More quotations from Clarence Day