Famous Deaths In January - 28

0814  On January - 28 charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71  

1061  On this day in history death of duke SpytihnÄ›v II of Bohemia (b. 1031)  

1119  On January - 28 gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies  

1256  On this day in history willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22  

1271  Death of Isabella of Aragon, queen of Philip III of France (b. 1247) on this day in history.  

1393  Death of Earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball on this day in history.  

1443  On this day in history death of robert le Maçon, Chancellor of France  

1528  On January - 28 philips of Cleve, ruler of Ravenstein, dies  

1547  On this day in history henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55  

1549  On January - 28 elia Levita, German-Yiddish writer (Habachur), dies at about 80  

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1560  John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies on January - 28.  

1595  Francis Drake, English pirate, Admiral and Governor of Newfoundland (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50 on January - 28.  

1606  On this day in history carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar, dies at 85  

1612  On this day in history thomas Bodley, diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies  

1621  Paulus V, [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies at 68 on January - 28.  

1672  On January - 28 death of pierre Séguier, Chancellor of France (b. 1588)  

1681  On this day in history death of richard Allestree, English royalist churchman (b. 1619)  

1687  On January - 28 johannes Hevelius, astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday  

1697  Death of John Fenwick, English conspirator on this day in history.  

1725  Peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia, dies at 52 [NS=Feb 8] on this day in history.  

1754  On January - 28 ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69  

1768  John Wainwright, composer, dies at 44 on January - 28.  

1782  On January - 28 jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer, dies at 84  

1810  Death of Andrew Hofer, Tyrolian rebel against French & Bavarians, shot dead on this day in history.  

1813  Jan Joseph Rosler, composer, dies at 41 on January - 28.  

1817  On this day in history friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55  

1829  Death of William Burke, murderer/body snatcher, executed in Edinburgh on January - 28.  

1832  Death of Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (b. 1769) on this day in history.  

1838  Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS] on January - 28.  

1859  On January - 28 death of frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)  

1864  Death of Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (b. 1799) on this day in history.  

1868  On this day in history death of adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62  

1869  Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1873  Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57 on January - 28.  

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1225  Saint Thomas Aquinas (d. 1274) was born on this day in history.  

1312  On January - 28 birth of queen Joan II of Navarre (d. 1349)  

1457  On January - 28 birth of henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509)  

1540  On this day in history birth of ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610)  

1578  Cornelis Haga, Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39) was born on this day in history.  

1582  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon) was born on this day in history.  

1600  Clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69) was born on this day in history.  

1608  Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer was born on January - 28.