Famous Deaths In August - 28

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

0430  On this day in history 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  Death of Frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65) on August - 28.   

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

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

1544  On August - 28 alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53   

1550  On this day in history nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies   

1645  On August - 28 death of hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (b. 1583)   

1646  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53 on August - 28.   

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

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

1676  Joan Cererols, composer, dies at 57 on August - 28.   

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

1678  On August - 28 death of john Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier (b. 1602)   

1757  On August - 28 death of david Hartley, English philosopher (b. 1705)   

1767  Johann Schobert, composer, dies on August - 28.   

1778  On August - 28 jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies   

1784  On August - 28 death of junípero Serra, Spanish missionary (b. 1713)   

1793  Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies on August - 28.   

1798  James Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies   

1805  On this day in history death of alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (b. 1722)   

1818  Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trader, founder of Chicago, dies on this day in history.   

1820  Death of Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754) on this day in history.   

1839  On August - 28 death of william Smith, English geologist (b. 1769)   

1885  Julius Hopp, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies   

1903  On August - 28 august Labitzky, composer, dies at 70   

1914  On this day in history anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, composer (Baba Yaga), dies at 59 [NS]   

1916  On this day in history francis W Warre-Cornish, Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies   

1919  On this day in history louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1612  Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

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