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 this day in history.  

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 August - 28.  

1484  Death of Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered on August - 28.  

1539  Death of Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1646  On this day in history 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  Joan Cererols, composer, dies at 57 on August - 28.  

1677  Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver/etcher/cartoonist, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1767  On this day in history 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  Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1900  Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1916  On August - 28 francis W Warre-Cornish, Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies  

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

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1025  Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068) was born on this day in history.  

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  Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.  

1673  Conrad Michael Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.  

1691  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)