Famous Deaths In May - 28

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

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 this day in history.  

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 May - 28.  

1534  Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83 on this day in history.  

1556  On this day in history death of saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?)  

1650  Gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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  

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1747  Death of Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (b. 1715) on this day in history.  

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

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

1791  Joseph Schmitt, composer, dies at 57 on May - 28.  

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 May - 28 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  On this day in history anton Reicha, composer, dies at 66  

1838  Thomas Busby, composer, dies on this day in history.  

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

1849  On May - 28 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 this day in history.  

1864  On this day in history henry H Giesy, US Union-brig-general, dies in battle  

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

1883  On May - 28 august Freyer, composer, dies at 79  

1889  Willem M d'Ablaing, lawyer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1890  Viktor Ernst Nessler, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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  On May - 28 lord Avebury, [John Lubbock], British banker/politician, dies  

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1140  On May - 28 birth of xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)  

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

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 May - 28.  

1582  On May - 28 birth of william Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)  

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.