Famous Deaths In October - 28

0312  Death of Maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278) on October - 28.  

0900  Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies on October - 28.  

1138  On October - 28 boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies  

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

1312  Death of Elisabeth of Tirol, German queen on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1568  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539) on this day in history.  

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

1637  On this day in history foppe van Aitzema, diplomat, dies at about 57  

1639  Death of Stefano Landi, Italian composer (b. 1587) on this day in history.  

1646  Death of William Dobson, English painter (b. 1610) on October - 28.  

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  On this day in history john Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (wig of W), dies  

1704  John Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72 on October - 28.  

1708  On October - 28 death of prince George of Denmark, Consort of Queen Anne of England (b. 1653)  

1716  On this day in history death of stephen Fox, British politician (b. 1627)  

1740  Anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47 on October - 28.  

1754  Death of Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (b. 1708) on October - 28.  

1755  Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer, dies at 65 on October - 28.  

1763  On this day in history death of heinrich, count von Brühl, German statesman (b. 1700)  

1768  Michel Blavet, French court flautist/composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1779  On October - 28 raphael Weiss, composer, dies at 66  

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

1800  On this day in history death of artemas Ward, American politician and soldier (b. 1727)  

1806  On October - 28 death of charlotte Turner Smith, British poet and novelist (b. 1749)  

1818  On this day in history abigail Adams, 2nd first lady (1797-1801), dies at 73  

1841  On October - 28 death of johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist (b. 1792)  

1852  Gerhard M Roentgen, founder Fijenoord dockyard, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1854  On this day in history james P Carrell, composer, dies at 67  

1857  Death of Louis Eugène Cavaignac, French soldier and politician (b. 1802) on October - 28.  

1875  William Howard Glover, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1510  On this day in history birth of francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572)  

1585  On this day in history birth of cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader  

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  Peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720) was born on October - 28.  

1697  Canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768) was born on October - 28.