Famous Deaths In May - 28

1089  Lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1357  On this day in history afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66  

1521  Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62 on this day in history.  

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

1556  Death of Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) on May - 28.  

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

1672  Death of John Trevor, English politician (b. 1626) on May - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

1787  On this day in history johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67  

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

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

1808  On this day in history death of richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720)  

1811  On this day in history death of henry Dundas, British minister (b. 1742)  

1816  Death of Ras Wolde Selassie, Ethiopian warlord on May - 28.  

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

1833  On May - 28 johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, composer, dies at 74  

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

1838  On this day in history thomas Busby, composer, dies  

1843  Noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary), dies at 84 on May - 28.  

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

1862  On May - 28 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  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  Willem M d'Ablaing, lawyer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1890  On May - 28 viktor Ernst Nessler, composer, dies at 49  

1898  Edward Bellamy, US author (Looking Backward), dies on this day in history.  

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

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 May - 28.  

1371  John, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior was born on May - 28.  

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

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

1582  On this day in history birth of william Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)  

1588  On this day in history 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  On May - 28 birth of george I, King of England (1714-27)