Historical Events In August - 28

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

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

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  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian physician on August - 28.   

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

1065  On August - 28 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  On this day in history afonso V, King of Portugal, dies   

1484  On August - 28 diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered   

1511  The Portuguese conquer Malacca on August - 28.   

1521  Turkish sultan Suleiman I's troops occupy Belgrade on this day in history.   

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

1542  On August - 28 turkish-Portuguese War (1538-1557)   

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

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

1565  Oldest city in the US, St Augustine Fla, established on August - 28.   

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

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

1609  Explorer Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay on August - 28.   

1609  On this day in history henry Hudson, discovers & explores Delaware Bay   

1619  On this day in history ferdinand II elected Holy Roman Emperor   

1632  Henry Casimir I appointed viceroy of Drenthe on August - 28.   

1637  On this day in history wIC-colonel Hans Koin conquerors Fort Elmina, West Africa   

1640  Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn on August - 28.   

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

1647  Johann Dilliger, composer, dies at 53 on August - 28.   

1654  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71 on August - 28.   

1655  New Amsterdam & Peter Stuyvesant bars Jews from military service on this day in history.   

1673  On this day in history conrad Michael Schneider, composer   

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

1677  Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver/etcher/cartoonist, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1582  Taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620) was born on this day in history.   

1592  On this day in history 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  On August - 28 birth of louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)   

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

1691  Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.   

0388  On August - 28 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 this day in history louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies   

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

1341  Death of King Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309) on August - 28.   

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

1484  Death of Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered on August - 28.   

1539  On August - 28 death of lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75