Famous Deaths Happened In August - 28
Friday, 17 January 2025
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 this day in history.
1341 Death of King Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309) on August - 28.
1481 On August - 28 afonso V, King of Portugal, dies
1484 Death of Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered on August - 28.
1539 On this day in history death of lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75
1544 On August - 28 alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53
1550 On August - 28 nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies
1645 Death of Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (b. 1583) on August - 28.
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 this day in history axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71
1676 On this day in history joan Cererols, composer, dies at 57
1677 Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver/etcher/cartoonist, dies at 54 on August - 28.
1678 On this day in history 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 Jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies on August - 28.
1784 Death of JunÃpero Serra, Spanish missionary (b. 1713) on this day in history.
1793 Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies on August - 28.
1798 On August - 28 james Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 55
1803 On August - 28 charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies
1805 On August - 28 death of alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (b. 1722)
1818 Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trader, founder of Chicago, dies on August - 28.
1820 On August - 28 death of andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754)
1839 On August - 28 death of william Smith, English geologist (b. 1769)
1885 On August - 28 julius Hopp, composer, dies at 66
1900 Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies on this day in history.
1903 August Labitzky, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.
1914 Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, composer (Baba Yaga), dies at 59 [NS] on August - 28.
1916 On August - 28 francis W Warre-Cornish, Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies
1919 On August - 28 louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies
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