Famous Deaths 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 August - 28.  

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 August - 28.  

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  On August - 28 death of lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75  

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  

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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 August - 28.  

1647  On this day in history johann Dilliger, composer, dies at 53  

1654  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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  Death of David Hartley, English philosopher (b. 1705) on this day in history.  

1767  On August - 28 johann Schobert, composer, dies  

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

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 this day in history.  

1798  James Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1803  Charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies on this day in history.  

1805  On August - 28 death of alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (b. 1722)  

1818  On this day in history 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  On August - 28 henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies  

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

1919  Louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies on August - 28.  

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1025  On August - 28 birth of emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068)  

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  Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.  

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.