Famous Deaths In May - 28

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

1259  Christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies on this day in history.  

1317  Guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63 on May - 28.  

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

1521  On May - 28 willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62  

1534  On May - 28 dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83  

1556  Death of Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) on this day in history.  

1650  On May - 28 gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59  

1672  Death of John Trevor, English politician (b. 1626) on this day in history.  

1685  On May - 28 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  Death of Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720) on May - 28.  

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

1791  On May - 28 joseph Schmitt, composer, dies at 57  

1805  On May - 28 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 May - 28 death of henry Dundas, British minister (b. 1742)  

1816  On this day in history death of ras Wolde Selassie, Ethiopian warlord  

1828  On this day in history death of daikokuya KōdayÅ«, Japanese castaway (b. 1751)  

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

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

1838  On May - 28 thomas Busby, composer, dies  

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

1849  On May - 28 anne Bronte, novelist, dies  

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

1863  On this day in history edmund Kirby Jr, Union-brig-gen, dies of injuries at 23  

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

1878  On May - 28 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  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 this day in history.  

1911  On this day in history stephanus J du Toit, So Afr theologist/journalist (Afr Bond), dies  

1913  Lord Avebury, [John Lubbock], British banker/politician, dies on May - 28.  

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

1641  On this day in history birth of janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693)  

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