Famous Deaths In August - 28

0388  Death of Magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed on August - 28.   

0430  On August - 28 aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75   

0876  Louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies on this day in history.   

1065  Death of Frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65) on this day in history.   

1341  On August - 28 death of king Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309)   

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

1484  Death of Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1646  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1647  On this day in history johann Dilliger, composer, dies at 53   

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 this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history death of john Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier (b. 1602)   

1757  On this day in history death of david Hartley, English philosopher (b. 1705)   

1767  Johann Schobert, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1778  On this day in history jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies   

1784  Death of Junípero Serra, Spanish missionary (b. 1713) on August - 28.   

1793  Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies on August - 28.   

1798  James Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754) on August - 28.   

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  Francis W Warre-Cornish, Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies on August - 28.   

1919  Louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies on this day in history.   

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1025  On August - 28 birth of emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068)   

1476  On this day in history birth of motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school)   

1582  On this day in history birth of taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620)   

1592  On this day in history birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28)   

1612  On August - 28 birth of marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)   

1667  Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.   

1673  Conrad Michael Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.   

1691  Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born on August - 28.