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 this day in history.  

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  Death of King Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309) on this day in history.  

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  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  On August - 28 death of hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (b. 1583)  

1646  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

1654  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71 on August - 28.  

1676  Joan Cererols, composer, dies at 57 on August - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

1767  On August - 28 johann Schobert, composer, dies  

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

1784  On August - 28 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  On this day in history charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies  

1805  On this day in history 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  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 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 August - 28.  

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

1476  On this day in history 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  Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653) was born on August - 28.  

1667  Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721) was born on August - 28.  

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.