Famous Deaths Happened In May - 28

1089  Lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies on May - 28.   

1259  Christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies on May - 28.   

1317  Guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63 on this day in history.   

1357  On this day in history afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66   

1521  Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62 on May - 28.   

1534  On May - 28 dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83   

1556  On May - 28 death of saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?)   

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

1672  Death of John Trevor, English politician (b. 1626) on this day in history.   

1685  On May - 28 pieter de la Court, economist/historian, dies at about 67   

1747  On this day in history death of luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (b. 1715)   

1750  On May - 28 death of emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720)   

1787  On this day in history johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67   

1791  On this day in history joseph Schmitt, composer, dies at 57   

1805  Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini, Ital composer/cellist (Minuet), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1808  Death of Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720) on May - 28.   

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

1816  Death of Ras Wolde Selassie, Ethiopian warlord on this day in history.   

1828  Death of Daikokuya KōdayÅ«, Japanese castaway (b. 1751) on May - 28.   

1833  On May - 28 johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, composer, dies at 74   

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

1838  On this day in history thomas Busby, composer, dies   

1843  Noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1849  On this day in history anne Bronte, novelist, dies   

1862  Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 [5/16] on May - 28.   

1863  Edmund Kirby Jr, Union-brig-gen, dies of injuries at 23 on May - 28.   

1864  Henry H Giesy, US Union-brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

1883  August Freyer, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1889  Willem M d'Ablaing, lawyer, dies at 37 on May - 28.   

1890  On this day in history viktor Ernst Nessler, composer, dies at 49   

1898  Edward Bellamy, US author (Looking Backward), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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1140  Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207) was born on this day in history.   

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

1524  Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574) was born on May - 28.   

1577  Floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician was born on May - 28.   

1582  On this day in history birth of william Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)   

1588  Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672) was born on May - 28.   

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

1660  George I, King of England (1714-27) was born on May - 28.