Famous Deaths In August - 28
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
0388 On this day in history 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 August - 28.
1065 On August - 28 death of frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65)
1341 Death of King Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309) on August - 28.
1481 On August - 28 afonso V, King of Portugal, dies
1484 On August - 28 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 Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies on this day in history.
1645 Death of Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (b. 1583) on August - 28.
1646 On this day in history fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53
1647 On this day in history 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 August - 28.
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 On August - 28 jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies
1784 Death of Junípero Serra, Spanish missionary (b. 1713) on this day in history.
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 On this day in history jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trader, founder of Chicago, dies
1820 Death of Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754) on this day in history.
1839 On August - 28 death of william Smith, English geologist (b. 1769)
1885 Julius Hopp, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1900 On August - 28 henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies
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 this day in history louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies
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