Famous Deaths In November - 28

0741  On this day in history gregory III, Syrian Pope, dies  

1058  On this day in history kazimierz I Restaurator, duke of Poland (1034-58), dies  

1170  On November - 28 death of owain Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd (c. 1100)  

1262  On this day in history shinran, founder of Japan's True Pure Land Buddhist sect, dies  

1290  On this day in history death of eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I of England (b. 1241)  

1499  Death of Edward Plantagenet, 18th Count of Warwick, beheaded on November - 28.  

1514  On November - 28 hartmann Skull, German physician/historian (Skull's Liederbuch), dies  

1545  On this day in history death of jacob van Liesveld, printer/"heretic" (Refeyen), beheaded  

1559  Erasmus Sarcerius, German luthers theologist, dies at about 58 on November - 28.  

1574  Death of Georg Major, German Protestant theologian (b. 1502) on November - 28.  

1585  Death of Hernando Franco, Spanish composer (b. 1532) on this day in history.  

1590  On this day in history pierre de Loyseleur de Villiers, S Neth theologist, dies at about 60  

1641  Robert Dowland, English luitist/son of John Dowland, dies at about 50 on November - 28.  

1667  Death of Jean de Thévenot, French traveller and scientist (b. 1633) on November - 28.  

1675  On November - 28 death of leonard Hoar, American President of Harvard University (b. 1630)  

1680  On this day in history giovanni L Bernini, Italian sculptor/painter, dies  

1695  Giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1698  Death of Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (b. 1622) on this day in history.  

1785  William Whipple, merchant/judge/signer (Decl of Independ), dies at 55 on November - 28.  

1788  On November - 28 charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53  

1794  Friedrich WLGA von Steuben, Prussian/US inspector-general of Washingtons army, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1801  On this day in history death of déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist (b. 1750)  

1815  On this day in history johann Peter Salomon, composer, dies at 70  

1827  On this day in history dov Baer Schneersohn, Lubavitch leader/author (Imirei Binah), dies  

1852  Death of Ludger Duvernay, French printer and newspaper publisher (b. 1799) on November - 28.  

1859  On November - 28 washington Irving, US author (Geoffrey Crayon, gent), dies  

1860  On this day in history heinrich FL Rellstab, German music theorist, dies  

1861  On this day in history robert Fuhrer, composer, dies at 54  

1870  Death of Frédéric Bazille, French painter (b. 1841) on this day in history.  

1872  Death of Mary Fairfax Somerville, British scientific writer (b. 1780) on this day in history.  

1876  Karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1878  Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1880  Death of Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos, (Portuguese) Archbishop of Goa (b. 1837) on November - 28.  

1898  C F Meyer, writer, dies at 73 on November - 28.  

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1118  On this day in history birth of manuel I Komnenos, Greek Byzantine Emperor (d. 1180)  

1489  On November - 28 birth of margaret Tudor, wife of James IV of Scotland (d. 1541)  

1570  James Whitelocke, English judge (d. 1632) was born on November - 28.  

1598  Hans Nansen, Danish statesman (d. 1667) was born on November - 28.  

1607  On this day in history birth of pietro Sforza, Italian theologist: Istoria del Concilio di Trento  

1628  On November - 28 birth of john Bunyan, England, cleric/author (Pilgrim's Progress)  

1640  Willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (c. 1648) was born on this day in history.  

1650  On November - 28 birth of john Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps) [or Nov 25]