Famous Deaths In August - 28

0388  On August - 28 death of magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed   

0430  On this day in history aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75   

0876  Louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies on this day in history.   

1065  On August - 28 death of frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65)   

1341  Death of King Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309) on this day in history.   

1481  Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies on this day in history.   

1484  On this day in history death of diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered   

1539  On August - 28 death of lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75   

1544  Alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53 on August - 28.   

1550  On this day in history nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies   

1645  Death of Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (b. 1583) on August - 28.   

1646  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1647  Johann Dilliger, composer, dies at 53 on August - 28.   

1654  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history joan Cererols, composer, dies at 57   

1677  On this day in history wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver/etcher/cartoonist, dies at 54   

1678  Death of John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier (b. 1602) on August - 28.   

1757  On this day in history death of david Hartley, English philosopher (b. 1705)   

1767  Johann Schobert, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1778  Jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies on this day in history.   

1784  Death of Junípero Serra, Spanish missionary (b. 1713) on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies   

1798  James Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1803  Charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies on August - 28.   

1805  On this day in history death of alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (b. 1722)   

1818  Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trader, founder of Chicago, dies on August - 28.   

1820  Death of Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754) on August - 28.   

1839  Death of William Smith, English geologist (b. 1769) on August - 28.   

1885  Julius Hopp, composer, dies at 66 on August - 28.   

1900  Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies on this day in history.   

1903  On August - 28 august Labitzky, composer, dies at 70   

1914  Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, composer (Baba Yaga), dies at 59 [NS] on August - 28.   

1916  Francis W Warre-Cornish, Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies on this day in history.   

1919  Louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies on this day in history.   

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1025  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068)   

1476  Motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school) was born on August - 28.   

1582  On August - 28 birth of taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620)   

1592  George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28) was born on this day in history.   

1612  Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

1667  On August - 28 birth of louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)   

1673  Conrad Michael Schneider, composer was born on August - 28.   

1691  Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born on August - 28.