Famous Deaths In August - 28

0388  On this day in history death of magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed  

0430  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies on August - 28.  

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  On August - 28 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  On this day in history death of hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (b. 1583)  

1646  On August - 28 fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53  

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

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

1676  On August - 28 joan Cererols, composer, dies at 57  

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

1678  On this day in history 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 August - 28 death of junípero Serra, Spanish missionary (b. 1713)  

1793  On this day in history 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  On August - 28 charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies  

1805  Death of Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (b. 1722) on August - 28.  

1818  On August - 28 jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trader, founder of Chicago, dies  

1820  Death of Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754) on August - 28.  

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

1885  Julius Hopp, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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 August - 28 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 this day in history.  

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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 August - 28.  

1582  On this day in history birth of taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620)  

1592  George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28) was born on this day in history.  

1612  On this day in history birth of marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)  

1667  On this day in history birth of louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)  

1673  On this day in history birth of conrad Michael Schneider, composer  

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