Famous Deaths In August - 28

0388  Death of Magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed on August - 28.  

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

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

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  

Advertisements

1645  On August - 28 death of hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (b. 1583)  

1646  On August - 28 fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53  

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 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 this day in history death of john Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier (b. 1602)  

1757  Death of David Hartley, English philosopher (b. 1705) on August - 28.  

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

1778  Jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies on August - 28.  

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

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 August - 28.  

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 August - 28 julius Hopp, composer, dies at 66  

1900  On August - 28 henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies  

1903  On August - 28 august Labitzky, composer, dies at 70  

1914  On this day in history anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, composer (Baba Yaga), dies at 59 [NS]  

1916  Francis W Warre-Cornish, Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies on this day in history.  

1919  On this day in history louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

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

1592  On August - 28 birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28)  

1612  On August - 28 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 this day in history birth of conrad Michael Schneider, composer  

1691  Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.