Famous Deaths In May - 28

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

1259  On this day in history christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies  

1317  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  Death of John Trevor, English politician (b. 1626) on this day in history.  

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

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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 this day in history.  

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

1791  On this day in history joseph Schmitt, composer, dies at 57  

1805  Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini, Ital composer/cellist (Minuet), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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 May - 28.  

1828  Death of Daikokuya Kōdayū, Japanese castaway (b. 1751) on this day in history.  

1833  Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1836  On May - 28 anton Reicha, composer, dies at 66  

1838  On May - 28 thomas Busby, composer, dies  

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

1849  Anne Bronte, novelist, dies on this day in history.  

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

1863  Edmund Kirby Jr, Union-brig-gen, dies of injuries at 23 on this day in history.  

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

1889  Willem M d'Ablaing, lawyer, dies at 37 on May - 28.  

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  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 this day in history birth of john, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior  

1524  On May - 28 birth of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)  

1577  On May - 28 birth of floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician  

1582  William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.  

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

1641  Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693) was born on May - 28.  

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