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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1685  On May - 28 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  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 this day in history death of daikokuya Kōdayū, Japanese castaway (b. 1751)  

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

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

1838  On May - 28 thomas Busby, composer, dies  

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

1849  On May - 28 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  Henry H Giesy, US Union-brig-general, dies in battle on May - 28.  

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 May - 28.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1371  John, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior was born on this day in history.  

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

1577  On this day in history birth of floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician  

1582  On May - 28 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  George I, King of England (1714-27) was born on this day in history.