Famous Deaths In August - 28

0388  On this day in history 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 August - 28.  

1065  Death of Frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65) on this day in history.  

1341  On August - 28 death of king Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309)  

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  On August - 28 alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53  

1550  On August - 28 nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies  

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

1646  On this day in history fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53  

1647  On this day in history johann Dilliger, composer, dies at 53  

1654  On this day in history axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71  

1676  Joan Cererols, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1677  Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver/etcher/cartoonist, dies at 54 on August - 28.  

1678  On August - 28 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  On this day in history jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies  

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 August - 28 james Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 55  

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

1805  Death of Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (b. 1722) on August - 28.  

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

1820  On this day in history death of andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754)  

1839  On this day in history death of william Smith, English geologist (b. 1769)  

1885  On this day in history 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 August - 28.  

1914  On August - 28 anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, composer (Baba Yaga), dies at 59 [NS]  

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  Taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1673  On August - 28 birth of conrad Michael Schneider, composer  

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