Famous Deaths In October - 28

0312  Death of Maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278) on October - 28.   

0900  Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies on October - 28.   

1138  Boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies on October - 28.   

1225  Death of Jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155) on October - 28.   

1312  Death of Elisabeth of Tirol, German queen on this day in history.   

1412  Death of Margaret I of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway (b. 1353) on this day in history.   

1520  On this day in history death of pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter   

1568  On October - 28 death of ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539)   

1627  On this day in history djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India, dies   

1637  On October - 28 foppe van Aitzema, diplomat, dies at about 57   

1639  Death of Stefano Landi, Italian composer (b. 1587) on this day in history.   

1646  Death of William Dobson, English painter (b. 1610) on this day in history.   

1661  On October - 28 death of agustín Moreto y Cavana, Spanish playwright (b. 1518)   

1676  Death of Jean Desmarets, French writer (b. 1595) on October - 28.   

1703  John Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (wig of W), dies on this day in history.   

1704  John Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72 on October - 28.   

1708  On October - 28 death of prince George of Denmark, Consort of Queen Anne of England (b. 1653)   

1716  On this day in history death of stephen Fox, British politician (b. 1627)   

1740  Anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1754  On this day in history death of friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (b. 1708)   

1755  Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer, dies at 65 on October - 28.   

1763  Death of Heinrich, count von Brühl, German statesman (b. 1700) on this day in history.   

1768  Michel Blavet, French court flautist/composer, dies at 68 on October - 28.   

1779  On October - 28 raphael Weiss, composer, dies at 66   

1792  On this day in history death of paul Möhring, German physician and scientist (b. 1710)   

1800  Death of Artemas Ward, American politician and soldier (b. 1727) on this day in history.   

1806  Death of Charlotte Turner Smith, British poet and novelist (b. 1749) on October - 28.   

1818  Abigail Adams, 2nd first lady (1797-1801), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1841  On this day in history death of johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist (b. 1792)   

1852  On this day in history gerhard M Roentgen, founder Fijenoord dockyard, dies at 57   

1854  On this day in history james P Carrell, composer, dies at 67   

1857  On this day in history death of louis Eugène Cavaignac, French soldier and politician (b. 1802)   

1875  William Howard Glover, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1877  On October - 28 johann Herbeck, composer, dies at 45   

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1017  On this day in history birth of henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56)   

1510  Francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint was born on this day in history.   

1510  Francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572) was born on this day in history.   

1585  Cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader was born on October - 28.   

1667  On October - 28 birth of maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740)   

1689  Michel Mathieu, composer was born on October - 28.   

1691  On October - 28 birth of peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720)   

1697  On this day in history birth of canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768)