Famous Deaths Happened In May - 28

1089  On May - 28 lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1259  Christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies on May - 28.   

1317  On May - 28 guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63   

1357  Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66 on May - 28.   

1521  Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62 on May - 28.   

1534  Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83 on May - 28.   

1556  On this day in history death of saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?)   

1650  Gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history death of john Trevor, English politician (b. 1626)   

1685  On this day in history pieter de la Court, economist/historian, dies at about 67   

1747  On this day in history death of luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (b. 1715)   

1750  On this day in history death of emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720)   

1787  Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67 on May - 28.   

1791  Joseph Schmitt, composer, dies at 57 on May - 28.   

1805  Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini, Ital composer/cellist (Minuet), dies at 62 on May - 28.   

1808  On May - 28 death of richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720)   

1811  Death of Henry Dundas, British minister (b. 1742) on May - 28.   

1816  On May - 28 death of ras Wolde Selassie, Ethiopian warlord   

1828  On May - 28 death of daikokuya KōdayÅ«, Japanese castaway (b. 1751)   

1833  Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, composer, dies at 74 on May - 28.   

1836  Anton Reicha, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1838  Thomas Busby, composer, dies on May - 28.   

1843  Noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1849  On this day in history anne Bronte, novelist, dies   

1862  Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 [5/16] on May - 28.   

1863  On May - 28 edmund Kirby Jr, Union-brig-gen, dies of injuries at 23   

1864  On this day in history henry H Giesy, US Union-brig-general, dies in battle   

1878  Death of John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1792) on May - 28.   

1883  August Freyer, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1889  On May - 28 willem M d'Ablaing, lawyer, dies at 37   

1890  Viktor Ernst Nessler, composer, dies at 49 on May - 28.   

1898  Edward Bellamy, US author (Looking Backward), dies on May - 28.   

1911  Stephanus J du Toit, So Afr theologist/journalist (Afr Bond), dies on May - 28.   

1913  On May - 28 lord Avebury, [John Lubbock], British banker/politician, dies   

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1140  Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207) was born on this day in history.   

1371  On May - 28 birth of john, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior   

1524  Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.   

1577  Floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician was born on this day in history.   

1582  William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662) was born on May - 28.   

1588  On May - 28 birth of pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)   

1641  Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693) was born on this day in history.   

1660  George I, King of England (1714-27) was born on this day in history.