Famous Deaths Happened In August - 28

0388  Death of Magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed on this day in history.   

0430  Aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

0876  On August - 28 louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies   

1065  Death of Frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65) on this day in history.   

1341  Death of King Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309) on this day in history.   

1481  On this day in history 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  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   

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 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 this day in history.   

1677  On this day in history wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver/etcher/cartoonist, dies at 54   

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 this day in history johann Schobert, composer, dies   

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

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

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  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 this day in history death of william Smith, English geologist (b. 1769)   

1885  Julius Hopp, composer, dies at 66 on August - 28.   

1900  On this day in history henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies   

1903  August Labitzky, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1914  Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, composer (Baba Yaga), dies at 59 [NS] on August - 28.   

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

1919  On August - 28 louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies   

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1025  On this day in history 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  George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1673  Conrad Michael Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.   

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