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  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  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.  

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

1750  On this day in history death of emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720)  

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  Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini, Ital composer/cellist (Minuet), dies at 62 on May - 28.  

1808  Death of Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720) on this day in history.  

1811  On May - 28 death of henry Dundas, British minister (b. 1742)  

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

1828  On this day in history 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  Thomas Busby, composer, dies on May - 28.  

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

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

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 May - 28.  

1864  On May - 28 henry H Giesy, US Union-brig-general, dies in battle  

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

1898  On May - 28 edward Bellamy, US author (Looking Backward), dies  

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 May - 28.  

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1140  Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207) was born on May - 28.  

1371  On this day in history birth of john, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior  

1524  On this day in history 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  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 May - 28.  

1660  On this day in history birth of george I, King of England (1714-27)