Events & Holidays In August - 28

Mariamoba (Assumption) (Georgia)

Velika gospojina - Assumption (Orthodox) (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

1025  Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068) was born on this day in history.   

1476  Motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school) was born on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history birth of taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620)   

1592  On this day in history birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28)   

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

1667  Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.   

1673  On this day in history birth of conrad Michael Schneider, composer   

1691  Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.   

0388  On this day in history death of magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed   

0430  Aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

0876  On this day in history louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies   

1065  On this day in history 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  On this day in history afonso V, King of Portugal, dies   

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

1539  Death of Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 on this day in history.