Famous Deaths In November - 28

0741  Gregory III, Syrian Pope, dies on November - 28.   

1058  Kazimierz I Restaurator, duke of Poland (1034-58), dies on November - 28.   

1170  On this day in history death of owain Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd (c. 1100)   

1262  Shinran, founder of Japan's True Pure Land Buddhist sect, dies on November - 28.   

1290  Death of Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I of England (b. 1241) on this day in history.   

1499  Death of Edward Plantagenet, 18th Count of Warwick, beheaded on this day in history.   

1514  Hartmann Skull, German physician/historian (Skull's Liederbuch), dies on November - 28.   

1545  Death of Jacob van Liesveld, printer/"heretic" (Refeyen), beheaded on this day in history.   

1559  Erasmus Sarcerius, German luthers theologist, dies at about 58 on this day in history.   

1574  Death of Georg Major, German Protestant theologian (b. 1502) on November - 28.   

1585  Death of Hernando Franco, Spanish composer (b. 1532) on November - 28.   

1590  Pierre de Loyseleur de Villiers, S Neth theologist, dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1641  On November - 28 robert Dowland, English luitist/son of John Dowland, dies at about 50   

1667  On this day in history death of jean de Thévenot, French traveller and scientist (b. 1633)   

1675  On this day in history death of leonard Hoar, American President of Harvard University (b. 1630)   

1680  Giovanni L Bernini, Italian sculptor/painter, dies on this day in history.   

1695  Giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer, dies at 58 on November - 28.   

1698  On November - 28 death of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (b. 1622)   

1785  William Whipple, merchant/judge/signer (Decl of Independ), dies at 55 on November - 28.   

1788  On November - 28 charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53   

1794  Friedrich WLGA von Steuben, Prussian/US inspector-general of Washingtons army, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1801  Death of Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist (b. 1750) on this day in history.   

1815  On November - 28 johann Peter Salomon, composer, dies at 70   

1827  Dov Baer Schneersohn, Lubavitch leader/author (Imirei Binah), dies on November - 28.   

1852  Death of Ludger Duvernay, French printer and newspaper publisher (b. 1799) on November - 28.   

1859  Washington Irving, US author (Geoffrey Crayon, gent), dies on this day in history.   

1860  Heinrich FL Rellstab, German music theorist, dies on November - 28.   

1861  Robert Fuhrer, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1870  Death of Frédéric Bazille, French painter (b. 1841) on November - 28.   

1872  On November - 28 death of mary Fairfax Somerville, British scientific writer (b. 1780)   

1876  On November - 28 karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist, dies at 84   

1878  Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78 on November - 28.   

1880  On November - 28 death of aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos, (Portuguese) Archbishop of Goa (b. 1837)   

1898  C F Meyer, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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1118  Manuel I Komnenos, Greek Byzantine Emperor (d. 1180) was born on this day in history.   

1489  Margaret Tudor, wife of James IV of Scotland (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.   

1570  On November - 28 birth of james Whitelocke, English judge (d. 1632)   

1598  On November - 28 birth of hans Nansen, Danish statesman (d. 1667)   

1607  Pietro Sforza, Italian theologist: Istoria del Concilio di Trento was born on this day in history.   

1628  John Bunyan, England, cleric/author (Pilgrim's Progress) was born on November - 28.   

1640  On this day in history birth of willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (c. 1648)   

1650  On this day in history birth of john Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps) [or Nov 25]