Famous Deaths In August - 28

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 August - 28.  

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

1065  On August - 28 death of frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65)  

1341  Death of King Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309) on August - 28.  

1481  On August - 28 afonso V, King of Portugal, dies  

1484  On August - 28 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 this day in history.  

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

1645  Death of Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (b. 1583) on August - 28.  

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 August - 28.  

1677  On August - 28 wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver/etcher/cartoonist, dies at 54  

1678  Death of John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier (b. 1602) on this day in history.  

1757  On August - 28 death of david Hartley, English philosopher (b. 1705)  

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

1778  On August - 28 jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies  

1784  Death of Junípero Serra, Spanish missionary (b. 1713) on this day in history.  

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  Charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1820  Death of Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754) on this day in history.  

1839  On August - 28 death of william Smith, English geologist (b. 1769)  

1885  Julius Hopp, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

1903  On this day in history august Labitzky, composer, dies at 70  

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 this day in history louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies  

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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 August - 28 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  On August - 28 birth of marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)  

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 this day in history.