Birthdays occurring on December, 28

1856

Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856 American 28th president of the United States (1913-1921). 1856-1924 A conservative is a man who just sits and thinks, mostly sits. More quotations from Woodrow Wilson

1882

Sir Arthur Eddington was born on December 28, 1882 English astronomer, physicist and mathematician, 1882-1944 We are bits of stellar matter that got cold by accident, bits of a star gone wrong. More quotations from Sir Arthur Eddington

1902

Mortimer Adler was born on December 28, 1902 American philosopher, educator and editor, 1902-2001 The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as long as we live. More quotations from Mortimer Adler

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