Famous Deaths Happened In August - 28

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

0430  Aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1065  On August - 28 death of frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65)   

1341  Death of King Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309) on August - 28.   

1481  Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies on this day in history.   

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

1539  Death of Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 on this day in history.   

1544  On this day in history alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53   

1550  Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies on August - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

1647  Johann Dilliger, composer, dies at 53 on August - 28.   

1654  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71 on August - 28.   

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.   

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  On this day in history johann Schobert, composer, dies   

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

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

1793  On this day in history adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies   

1798  On August - 28 james Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 55   

1803  Charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754)   

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

1885  Julius Hopp, composer, dies at 66 on August - 28.   

1900  On August - 28 henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies   

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

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 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 this day in history.   

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  Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653) was born on August - 28.   

1667  On this day in history birth of louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)   

1673  On August - 28 birth of conrad Michael Schneider, composer   

1691  On August - 28 birth of elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)