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  The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna on this day in history.  

0476  On this day in history german ruler Odoacer captures Pavia  

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

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

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

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

1189  On this day in history third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan  

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

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

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

1511  The Portuguese conquer Malacca on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1544  Alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53 on this day in history.  

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

1565  On this day in history oldest city in the US, St Augustine Fla, established  

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

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

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

1609  Henry Hudson, discovers & explores Delaware Bay on this day in history.  

1619  Ferdinand II elected Holy Roman Emperor on this day in history.  

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

1637  WIC-colonel Hans Koin conquerors Fort Elmina, West Africa on this day in history.  

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

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  Joan Cererols, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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

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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  On this day in history birth of taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620)  

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  On August - 28 birth of louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)  

1673  Conrad Michael Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.  

1691  On August - 28 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  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  Death of Frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65) on this day in history.  

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

1481  On this day in history afonso V, King of Portugal, dies  

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

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