Famous Deaths Happened 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  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 August - 28.   

1481  Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies on this day in history.   

1484  On this day in history 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 August - 28.   

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  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 August - 28.   

1767  On this day in history johann Schobert, composer, dies   

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

1784  Death of Junípero Serra, Spanish missionary (b. 1713) on August - 28.   

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 August - 28.   

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

1805  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754)   

1839  On this day in history 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 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 August - 28.   

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

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1025  Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068) was born on this day in history.   

1476  On August - 28 birth of motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school)   

1582  On August - 28 birth of taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620)   

1592  On this day in history 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 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)