Famous Deaths In October - 28

0312  On October - 28 death of maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278)  

0900  On this day in history alfred the Great, English monarch, dies  

1138  Boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies on this day in history.  

1225  On October - 28 death of jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155)  

1312  Death of Elisabeth of Tirol, German queen on October - 28.  

1412  On October - 28 death of margaret I of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway (b. 1353)  

1520  Death of Pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter on October - 28.  

1568  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539) on October - 28.  

1627  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India, dies on October - 28.  

1637  Foppe van Aitzema, diplomat, dies at about 57 on this day in history.  

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1639  On October - 28 death of stefano Landi, Italian composer (b. 1587)  

1646  On this day in history death of william Dobson, English painter (b. 1610)  

1661  On October - 28 death of agustín Moreto y Cavana, Spanish playwright (b. 1518)  

1676  Death of Jean Desmarets, French writer (b. 1595) on October - 28.  

1703  John Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (wig of W), dies on October - 28.  

1704  On this day in history john Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72  

1708  On this day in history death of prince George of Denmark, Consort of Queen Anne of England (b. 1653)  

1716  Death of Stephen Fox, British politician (b. 1627) on October - 28.  

1740  Anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1754  On October - 28 death of friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (b. 1708)  

1755  Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1763  On October - 28 death of heinrich, count von Brühl, German statesman (b. 1700)  

1768  On this day in history michel Blavet, French court flautist/composer, dies at 68  

1779  Raphael Weiss, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1792  On this day in history death of paul Möhring, German physician and scientist (b. 1710)  

1800  Death of Artemas Ward, American politician and soldier (b. 1727) on October - 28.  

1806  On this day in history death of charlotte Turner Smith, British poet and novelist (b. 1749)  

1818  On October - 28 abigail Adams, 2nd first lady (1797-1801), dies at 73  

1841  Death of Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist (b. 1792) on this day in history.  

1852  On this day in history gerhard M Roentgen, founder Fijenoord dockyard, dies at 57  

1854  James P Carrell, composer, dies at 67 on October - 28.  

1857  Death of Louis Eugène Cavaignac, French soldier and politician (b. 1802) on this day in history.  

1875  On October - 28 william Howard Glover, composer, dies at 56  

1877  On October - 28 johann Herbeck, composer, dies at 45  

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1017  On October - 28 birth of henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56)  

1510  Francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint was born on October - 28.  

1510  Francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572) was born on this day in history.  

1585  Cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader was born on this day in history.  

1667  Maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740) was born on October - 28.  

1689  On October - 28 birth of michel Mathieu, composer  

1691  On this day in history birth of peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720)  

1697  Canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.