Famous Deaths In May - 28

1089  On this day in history lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies  

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

1317  Guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63 on this day in history.  

1357  On May - 28 afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66  

1521  On this day in history willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62  

1534  Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83 on this day in history.  

1556  On May - 28 death of saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?)  

1650  Gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59 on May - 28.  

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

1685  Pieter de la Court, economist/historian, dies at about 67 on May - 28.  

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

1750  Death of Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720) on May - 28.  

1787  Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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

1805  On this day in history ridolfo Luigi Boccherini, Ital composer/cellist (Minuet), dies at 62  

1808  Death of Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720) on May - 28.  

1811  Death of Henry Dundas, British minister (b. 1742) on this day in history.  

1816  Death of Ras Wolde Selassie, Ethiopian warlord on this day in history.  

1828  Death of Daikokuya Kōdayū, Japanese castaway (b. 1751) on May - 28.  

1833  On this day in history johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, composer, dies at 74  

1836  Anton Reicha, composer, dies at 66 on May - 28.  

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

1843  On May - 28 noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary), dies at 84  

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

1862  On this day in history lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 [5/16]  

1863  Edmund Kirby Jr, Union-brig-gen, dies of injuries at 23 on May - 28.  

1864  Henry H Giesy, US Union-brig-general, dies in battle on May - 28.  

1878  On this day in history death of john Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1792)  

1883  On this day in history august Freyer, composer, dies at 79  

1889  Willem M d'Ablaing, lawyer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1890  On this day in history viktor Ernst Nessler, composer, dies at 49  

1898  On this day in history edward Bellamy, US author (Looking Backward), dies  

1911  On May - 28 stephanus J du Toit, So Afr theologist/journalist (Afr Bond), dies  

1913  On this day in history 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  John, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior was born on May - 28.  

1524  Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574) was born on May - 28.  

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  Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672) was born on this day in history.  

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

1660  On May - 28 birth of george I, King of England (1714-27)