Famous Deaths Happened In August - 28

0388  Death of Magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1065  Death of Frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65) on August - 28.   

1341  On this day in history death of king Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309)   

1481  Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies on this day in history.   

1484  On this day in history death of diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered   

1539  Death of Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 on August - 28.   

1544  Alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53 on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies   

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 August - 28.   

1647  On August - 28 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 this day in history.   

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  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 August - 28.   

1798  On this day in history 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  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  On August - 28 death of andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754)   

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  August Labitzky, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

1916  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068)   

1476  Motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school) was born on August - 28.   

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  Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653) was born on August - 28.   

1667  On August - 28 birth of louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)   

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.