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 this day in history.  

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

1481  Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies on August - 28.  

1484  Death of Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered on this day in history.  

1539  On August - 28 death of lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75  

1544  On this day in history alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53  

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 this day in history.  

1646  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53 on August - 28.  

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

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

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  On August - 28 adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies  

1798  On August - 28 james Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 55  

1803  Charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies on August - 28.  

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 August - 28.  

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  Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies on August - 28.  

1903  On this day in history 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 August - 28.  

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

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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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1673  On August - 28 birth of conrad Michael Schneider, composer  

1691  On August - 28 birth of elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)