Famous Deaths In August - 28

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

0430  On August - 28 aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75  

0876  Louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies on August - 28.  

1065  Death of Frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65) on August - 28.  

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 this day in history death of lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75  

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 this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

1647  Johann Dilliger, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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 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 August - 28.  

1757  Death of David Hartley, English philosopher (b. 1705) on August - 28.  

1767  On August - 28 johann Schobert, composer, dies  

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

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

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

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

1818  Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trader, founder of Chicago, dies on this day in history.  

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

1839  On August - 28 death of william Smith, English geologist (b. 1769)  

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

1900  Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies on this day in history.  

1903  On August - 28 august Labitzky, composer, dies at 70  

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 August - 28.  

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

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

1612  On August - 28 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 August - 28 birth of conrad Michael Schneider, composer  

1691  Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.