Famous Deaths Happened In August - 28

0388  On August - 28 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  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  On this day in history afonso V, King of Portugal, dies   

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

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 August - 28.   

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

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

1647  Johann Dilliger, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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

1676  On August - 28 joan Cererols, composer, dies at 57   

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

1678  On August - 28 death of john Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier (b. 1602)   

1757  On this day in history death of david Hartley, English philosopher (b. 1705)   

1767  Johann Schobert, composer, dies on August - 28.   

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 this day in history 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  Death of Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (b. 1722) on this day in history.   

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 August - 28.   

1900  On August - 28 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  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 August - 28.   

1476  Motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school) was born on this day in history.   

1582  Taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620) was born on August - 28.   

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

1612  On this day in history birth of marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)   

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  Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.