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 August - 28 death of frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65)  

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  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  Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies on August - 28.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1654  On August - 28 axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71  

1676  Joan Cererols, composer, dies at 57 on August - 28.  

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

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

1757  On August - 28 death of david Hartley, English philosopher (b. 1705)  

1767  On this day in history johann Schobert, composer, dies  

1778  On August - 28 jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies  

1784  Death of Junípero Serra, Spanish missionary (b. 1713) on August - 28.  

1793  On August - 28 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  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 August - 28.  

1820  On this day in history death of andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754)  

1839  Death of William Smith, English geologist (b. 1769) on August - 28.  

1885  On August - 28 julius Hopp, composer, dies at 66  

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 this day in history 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  Louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies on August - 28.  

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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 this day in history 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  On this day in history 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.