Historical Events In August - 28

0388  Magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed on August - 28.  

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

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

0476  German ruler Odoacer captures Pavia on August - 28.  

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

0865  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian physician on this day in history.  

0876  Louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies on this day in history.  

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

1189  On August - 28 third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan  

1476  On August - 28 motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school)  

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

1484  Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered on this day in history.  

1511  On this day in history the Portuguese conquer Malacca.  

1521  On this day in history turkish sultan Suleiman I's troops occupy Belgrade  

1539  Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 on August - 28.  

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

1544  On this day in history alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53  

1550  Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies on August - 28.  

1565  Oldest city in the US, St Augustine Fla, established on this day in history.  

1592  George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28) on this day in history.  

1609  On this day in history delaware Bay explored by Henry Hudson for the Netherlands  

1609  Explorer Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay on this day in history.  

1609  Henry Hudson, discovers & explores Delaware Bay on August - 28.  

1619  On this day in history 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 August - 28 second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn  

1646  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1647  Johann Dilliger, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1654  On this day in history axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71  

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

1673  On this day in history conrad Michael Schneider, composer  

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

1677  On this day in history wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver/etcher/cartoonist, dies at 54  

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1025  Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068) was born on August - 28.  

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  On August - 28 birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28)  

1612  Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653) was born on August - 28.  

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

1673  On August - 28 birth of conrad Michael Schneider, composer  

1691  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)  

0388  On August - 28 death of magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed  

0430  Aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75 on August - 28.  

0876  Louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies on August - 28.  

1065  Death of Frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65) on August - 28.  

1341  On August - 28 death of king Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309)  

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

1484  Death of Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered on this day in history.  

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