Famous Deaths In October - 28

0312  On October - 28 death of maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278)   

0900  Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies on this day in history.   

1138  On October - 28 boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies   

1225  On October - 28 death of jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155)   

1312  On October - 28 death of elisabeth of Tirol, German queen   

1412  Death of Margaret I of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway (b. 1353) on this day in history.   

1520  Death of Pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter on this day in history.   

1568  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539) on October - 28.   

1627  On this day in history djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India, dies   

1637  On October - 28 foppe van Aitzema, diplomat, dies at about 57   

1639  Death of Stefano Landi, Italian composer (b. 1587) on this day in history.   

1646  On October - 28 death of william Dobson, English painter (b. 1610)   

1661  On this day in history death of agustín Moreto y Cavana, Spanish playwright (b. 1518)   

1676  On October - 28 death of jean Desmarets, French writer (b. 1595)   

1703  John Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (wig of W), dies on October - 28.   

1704  On this day in history john Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72   

1708  On October - 28 death of prince George of Denmark, Consort of Queen Anne of England (b. 1653)   

1716  Death of Stephen Fox, British politician (b. 1627) on October - 28.   

1740  Anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47 on October - 28.   

1754  On October - 28 death of friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (b. 1708)   

1755  On this day in history joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer, dies at 65   

1763  Death of Heinrich, count von Brühl, German statesman (b. 1700) on this day in history.   

1768  Michel Blavet, French court flautist/composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1779  Raphael Weiss, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1792  Death of Paul Möhring, German physician and scientist (b. 1710) on October - 28.   

1800  On October - 28 death of artemas Ward, American politician and soldier (b. 1727)   

1806  Death of Charlotte Turner Smith, British poet and novelist (b. 1749) on October - 28.   

1818  On this day in history abigail Adams, 2nd first lady (1797-1801), dies at 73   

1841  Death of Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist (b. 1792) on this day in history.   

1852  On October - 28 gerhard M Roentgen, founder Fijenoord dockyard, dies at 57   

1854  On October - 28 james P Carrell, composer, dies at 67   

1857  On October - 28 death of louis Eugène Cavaignac, French soldier and politician (b. 1802)   

1875  William Howard Glover, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1877  On October - 28 johann Herbeck, composer, dies at 45   

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1017  On this day in history birth of henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56)   

1510  On this day in history birth of francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint   

1510  On this day in history birth of francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572)   

1585  On October - 28 birth of cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader   

1667  On October - 28 birth of maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740)   

1689  Michel Mathieu, composer was born on this day in history.   

1691  Peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720) was born on October - 28.   

1697  On October - 28 birth of canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768)