Famous Deaths In April - 28

1089  Dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies on this day in history.   

1109  On this day in history hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies   

1192  On April - 28 death of conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem (b. mid 1140s)   

1498  Death of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician on April - 28.   

1533  Death of Nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461) on this day in history.   

1710  On this day in history death of thomas Betterton, English actor   

1716  On this day in history death of louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673)   

1726  Death of Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653) on April - 28.   

1741  On April - 28 death of magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General and statesman (b. 1668)   

1765  On this day in history death of sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician (b. 1834)   

1770  Marie AC de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1772  On April - 28 death of johann Friedrich Struensee, physician of Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1737)   

1781  On this day in history death of cornelius Harnett, American delegate to the Continental Congress (b. 1723)   

1799  Francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history hans Gram, composer, dies at 49   

1813  Death of Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (b. 1745) on this day in history.   

1816  Death of Johann Heinrich Abicht, German philosopher (b. 1862) on April - 28.   

1841  On April - 28 death of peter Chanel, French saint (b. 1803)   

1843  William Wallace, Scottish mathematician (rights of Wallace), dies on April - 28.   

1853  Ludwig Tieck, writer, dies at 79 on April - 28.   

1858  Death of Johannes Peter Müller, German physiologist (b. 1801) on this day in history.   

1865  Death of Samuel Cunard, Canadian-born British shipping magnate (b. 1787) on this day in history.   

1873  A Manzoni, writer, dies at 88 on April - 28.   

1881  Robert W Ollinger, US warden/last victim of Billy the Kid, dies on April - 28.   

1887  On April - 28 carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67   

1896  Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history death of fitzhugh Lee, American Confederate general (b. 1835)   

1925  Louis F J Bouwmeester, actor (Shakespeare), dies on this day in history.   

1926  Death of Zip the Pinhead, American freak show performer (b. 1857) on this day in history.   

1933  On April - 28 robin Irvine, actor (Easy Virtue), dies at 31   

1935  On this day in history alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scotish composer, dies at 87   

1936  On this day in history foead I, king of Egypt (1922-36), dies   

1944  Death of Frank Knox, U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate (b. 1874) on this day in history.   

1945  Death of Bernito Mussolini, Fascist leader (Italy), tried & shot on this day in history.   

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1442  On April - 28 birth of edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83)   

1545  Yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.   

1592  George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral was born on April - 28.   

1630  Charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

1686  Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721) was born on April - 28.   

1715  On this day in history birth of franz Sparry, composer   

1748  Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer was born on this day in history.   

1750  On this day in history birth of paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer