Famous Deaths In August - 28

0388  On this day in history death of magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed   

0430  On August - 28 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 August - 28.   

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  On this day in history death of lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75   

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 this day in history.   

1646  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53 on August - 28.   

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

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

1676  On this day in history joan Cererols, composer, dies at 57   

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

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 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  Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies on August - 28.   

1798  James Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 55 on August - 28.   

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

1805  On this day in history death of alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (b. 1722)   

1818  On August - 28 jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trader, founder of Chicago, dies   

1820  On August - 28 death of andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754)   

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

1885  On this day in history julius Hopp, composer, dies at 66   

1900  Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies on August - 28.   

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

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1025  Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068) was born on August - 28.   

1476  On this day in history birth of motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school)   

1582  On this day in history birth of taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620)   

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 August - 28.   

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

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