Historical Events In August - 28

0388  Magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed on this day in history.  

0430  Aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

0475  On August - 28 the Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.  

0476  On August - 28 german ruler Odoacer captures Pavia  

0489  On August - 28 theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.  

0865  On this day in history rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian physician  

0876  On August - 28 louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies  

1065  On this day in history frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65)  

1189  Third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan on August - 28.  

1476  On this day in history motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school)  

1481  Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies on this day in history.  

1484  On this day in history diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered  

1511  The Portuguese conquer Malacca on August - 28.  

1521  Turkish sultan Suleiman I's troops occupy Belgrade on August - 28.  

1539  On this day in history lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75  

1542  Turkish-Portuguese War (1538-1557) on this day in history.  

1544  Alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53 on August - 28.  

1550  On August - 28 nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies  

1565  On August - 28 oldest city in the US, St Augustine Fla, established  

1592  On this day in history george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28)  

1609  On August - 28 delaware Bay explored by Henry Hudson for the Netherlands  

1609  On this day in history explorer Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay  

1609  On August - 28 henry Hudson, discovers & explores Delaware Bay  

1619  On August - 28 ferdinand II elected Holy Roman Emperor  

1632  On August - 28 henry Casimir I appointed viceroy of Drenthe  

1637  On August - 28 wIC-colonel Hans Koin conquerors Fort Elmina, West Africa  

1640  On this day in history second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn  

1646  On this day in history fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53  

1647  On August - 28 johann Dilliger, composer, dies at 53  

1654  On August - 28 axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71  

1655  On August - 28 new Amsterdam & Peter Stuyvesant bars Jews from military service  

1673  Conrad Michael Schneider, composer on August - 28.  

1676  On August - 28 joan Cererols, composer, dies at 57  

1677  Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver/etcher/cartoonist, dies at 54 on August - 28.  

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1025  On August - 28 birth of emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068)  

1476  Motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school) was born on August - 28.  

1582  Taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620) was born on August - 28.  

1592  George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28) was born on August - 28.  

1612  On August - 28 birth of marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)  

1667  Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721) was born on August - 28.  

1673  Conrad Michael Schneider, composer was born on August - 28.  

1691  On August - 28 birth of elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)  

0388  On this day in history death of magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed  

0430  On August - 28 aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75  

0876  On August - 28 louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies  

1065  On August - 28 death of frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65)  

1341  Death of King Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309) on this day in history.  

1481  Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies on August - 28.  

1484  On this day in history death of diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered  

1539  Death of Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 on this day in history.