Famous Deaths In April - 28

1089  Dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies on April - 28.   

1109  Hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1192  On April - 28 death of conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem (b. mid 1140s)   

1498  Death of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician on this day in history.   

1533  On April - 28 death of nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461)   

1710  Death of Thomas Betterton, English actor on April - 28.   

1716  On this day in history death of louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673)   

1726  Death of Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653) on this day in history.   

1741  On April - 28 death of magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General and statesman (b. 1668)   

1765  On April - 28 death of sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician (b. 1834)   

1770  On this day in history marie AC de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer, dies at 60   

1772  Death of Johann Friedrich Struensee, physician of Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1737) on this day in history.   

1781  On April - 28 death of cornelius Harnett, American delegate to the Continental Congress (b. 1723)   

1799  Francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1804  On April - 28 hans Gram, composer, dies at 49   

1813  On April - 28 death of mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (b. 1745)   

1816  Death of Johann Heinrich Abicht, German philosopher (b. 1862) on this day in history.   

1841  Death of Peter Chanel, French saint (b. 1803) on this day in history.   

1843  On April - 28 william Wallace, Scottish mathematician (rights of Wallace), dies   

1853  Ludwig Tieck, writer, dies at 79 on April - 28.   

1858  On April - 28 death of johannes Peter Müller, German physiologist (b. 1801)   

1865  Death of Samuel Cunard, Canadian-born British shipping magnate (b. 1787) on this day in history.   

1873  A Manzoni, writer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1881  On April - 28 robert W Ollinger, US warden/last victim of Billy the Kid, dies   

1887  Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67 on April - 28.   

1896  On this day in history heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies   

1905  Death of Fitzhugh Lee, American Confederate general (b. 1835) on April - 28.   

1925  Louis F J Bouwmeester, actor (Shakespeare), dies on April - 28.   

1926  On this day in history death of zip the Pinhead, American freak show performer (b. 1857)   

1933  Robin Irvine, actor (Easy Virtue), dies at 31 on this day in history.   

1935  Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scotish composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1936  Foead I, king of Egypt (1922-36), dies on this day in history.   

1944  On April - 28 death of frank Knox, U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate (b. 1874)   

1945  Death of Bernito Mussolini, Fascist leader (Italy), tried & shot on this day in history.   

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1442  On this day in history birth of edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83)   

1545  On this day in history birth of yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598)   

1592  On this day in history birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral   

1630  Charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

1686  Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.   

1715  Franz Sparry, composer was born on this day in history.   

1748  Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer was born on this day in history.   

1750  Paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer was born on this day in history.