Famous Deaths In May - 28

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

1259  On this day in history christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies  

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 May - 28.  

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

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

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.  

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1747  Death of Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (b. 1715) on May - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

1791  Joseph Schmitt, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1805  Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini, Ital composer/cellist (Minuet), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1849  On May - 28 anne Bronte, novelist, dies  

1862  Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 [5/16] on this day in history.  

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

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

1878  Death of John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1792) on May - 28.  

1883  On this day in history 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 May - 28.  

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 this day in history lord Avebury, [John Lubbock], British banker/politician, dies  

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1140  On this day in history birth of xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)  

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  Floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician was born on May - 28.  

1582  William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.  

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 May - 28.  

1660  George I, King of England (1714-27) was born on this day in history.