Famous Deaths In August - 28

0388  Death of Magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed on this day in history.  

0430  On August - 28 aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75  

0876  Louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies on August - 28.  

1065  Death of Frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65) on August - 28.  

1341  On this day in history death of king Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309)  

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

1484  Death of Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered on this day in history.  

1539  Death of Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 on August - 28.  

1544  On this day in history alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53  

1550  Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies on August - 28.  

1645  On this day in history death of hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (b. 1583)  

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

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 August - 28 wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver/etcher/cartoonist, dies at 54  

1678  On this day in history death of john Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier (b. 1602)  

1757  Death of David Hartley, English philosopher (b. 1705) on August - 28.  

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

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 August - 28 adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies  

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

1803  On August - 28 charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies  

1805  On August - 28 death of alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (b. 1722)  

1818  Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trader, founder of Chicago, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1885  On August - 28 julius Hopp, composer, dies at 66  

1900  On this day in history henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies  

1903  August Labitzky, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1914  Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, composer (Baba Yaga), dies at 59 [NS] on this day in history.  

1916  Francis W Warre-Cornish, Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies on August - 28.  

1919  On August - 28 louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies  

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1025  On August - 28 birth of emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068)  

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

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

1592  On August - 28 birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28)  

1612  Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653) was born on August - 28.  

1667  On this day in history birth of louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)  

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.