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  On August - 28 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  On August - 28 death of king Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309)  

1481  Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies on August - 28.  

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.  

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

1550  Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies on this day in history.  

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1645  Death of Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (b. 1583) on this day in history.  

1646  On August - 28 fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53  

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

1654  On August - 28 axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71  

1676  On August - 28 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  Death of David Hartley, English philosopher (b. 1705) on August - 28.  

1767  Johann Schobert, composer, dies on August - 28.  

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

1784  On this day in history death of junípero Serra, Spanish missionary (b. 1713)  

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  Death of Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (b. 1722) on this day in history.  

1818  On this day in history jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trader, founder of Chicago, dies  

1820  On August - 28 death of andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754)  

1839  Death of William Smith, English geologist (b. 1769) on this day in history.  

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

1900  On August - 28 henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies  

1903  August Labitzky, composer, dies at 70 on August - 28.  

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

1916  On this day in history francis W Warre-Cornish, Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies  

1919  Louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies on August - 28.  

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

1476  On August - 28 birth of motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school)  

1582  On this day in history 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 August - 28.  

1612  On this day in history birth of marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)  

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 this day in history.