Famous Deaths Happened In May - 28

1089  On May - 28 lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1259  Christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies on this day in history.   

1317  On May - 28 guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63   

1357  On May - 28 afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66   

1521  Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

1534  On this day in history dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83   

1556  Death of Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) on this day in history.   

1650  On May - 28 gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59   

1672  On May - 28 death of john Trevor, English politician (b. 1626)   

1685  Pieter de la Court, economist/historian, dies at about 67 on this day in history.   

1747  Death of Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (b. 1715) on May - 28.   

1750  Death of Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720) on this day in history.   

1787  Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1791  Joseph Schmitt, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history ridolfo Luigi Boccherini, Ital composer/cellist (Minuet), dies at 62   

1808  On May - 28 death of richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720)   

1811  Death of Henry Dundas, British minister (b. 1742) on this day in history.   

1816  On May - 28 death of ras Wolde Selassie, Ethiopian warlord   

1828  Death of Daikokuya KōdayÅ«, Japanese castaway (b. 1751) on this day in history.   

1833  Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, composer, dies at 74 on May - 28.   

1836  Anton Reicha, composer, dies at 66 on May - 28.   

1838  Thomas Busby, composer, dies on May - 28.   

1843  On this day in history noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary), dies at 84   

1849  Anne Bronte, novelist, dies on May - 28.   

1862  Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 [5/16] on this day in history.   

1863  Edmund Kirby Jr, Union-brig-gen, dies of injuries at 23 on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history henry H Giesy, US Union-brig-general, dies in battle   

1878  On May - 28 death of john Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1792)   

1883  On this day in history august Freyer, composer, dies at 79   

1889  Willem M d'Ablaing, lawyer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1890  Viktor Ernst Nessler, composer, dies at 49 on May - 28.   

1898  On this day in history edward Bellamy, US author (Looking Backward), dies   

1911  On this day in history stephanus J du Toit, So Afr theologist/journalist (Afr Bond), dies   

1913  Lord Avebury, [John Lubbock], British banker/politician, dies on May - 28.   

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1140  Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207) was born on May - 28.   

1371  John, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior was born on May - 28.   

1524  On this day in history birth of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)   

1577  On this day in history birth of floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician   

1582  William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662) was born on May - 28.   

1588  On this day in history birth of pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)   

1641  Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693) was born on May - 28.   

1660  On this day in history birth of george I, King of England (1714-27)