Famous Deaths Happened 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  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 this day in history.   

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

1650  On this day in history gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59   

1672  On May - 28 death of john Trevor, English politician (b. 1626)   

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

1747  On May - 28 death of luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (b. 1715)   

1750  On May - 28 death of emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720)   

1787  On May - 28 johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  Henry H Giesy, US Union-brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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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  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 this day in history.   

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  George I, King of England (1714-27) was born on May - 28.