Famous Deaths Happened In August - 28

0388  Death of Magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed on this day in history.   

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 August - 28.   

1065  On this day in history 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  On this day in history afonso V, King of Portugal, dies   

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

1539  On this day in history death of lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75   

1544  On August - 28 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 this day in history.   

1646  On this day in history fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53   

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

1654  On this day in history axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71   

1676  On August - 28 joan Cererols, composer, dies at 57   

1677  Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver/etcher/cartoonist, dies at 54 on August - 28.   

1678  On August - 28 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  On August - 28 johann Schobert, composer, dies   

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

1784  Death of Junípero Serra, Spanish missionary (b. 1713) on this day in history.   

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  On August - 28 charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies   

1805  Death of Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (b. 1722) on August - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1903  August Labitzky, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1914  Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, composer (Baba Yaga), dies at 59 [NS] on this day in history.   

1916  Francis W Warre-Cornish, Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies on this day in history.   

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  Motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school) was born on this day in history.   

1582  Taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620) was born on this day in history.   

1592  George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28) was born on this day in history.   

1612  Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

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

1673  On this day in history birth of conrad Michael Schneider, composer   

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