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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1484  Death of Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered on August - 28.   

1539  Death of Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 on August - 28.   

1544  On August - 28 alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53   

1550  Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies on August - 28.   

1645  On August - 28 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 August - 28.   

1654  On this day in history 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  On August - 28 death of david Hartley, English philosopher (b. 1705)   

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

1778  Jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies on this day in history.   

1784  Death of Junípero Serra, Spanish missionary (b. 1713) on this day in history.   

1793  Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies on August - 28.   

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

1820  On August - 28 death of andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754)   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1919  Louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies on this day in history.   

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

1476  On this day in history birth of motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school)   

1582  Taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1667  On August - 28 birth of louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)   

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

1691  Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born on August - 28.