Famous Deaths Happened In August - 28

0388  On August - 28 death of magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed   

0430  Aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75 on August - 28.   

0876  Louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies on August - 28.   

1065  Death of Frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65) on August - 28.   

1341  On this day in history death of king Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309)   

1481  On this day in history afonso V, King of Portugal, dies   

1484  On August - 28 death of diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered   

1539  Death of Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 on August - 28.   

1544  On this day in history 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  On August - 28 death of hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (b. 1583)   

1646  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53 on August - 28.   

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 August - 28.   

1677  Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver/etcher/cartoonist, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1678  Death of John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier (b. 1602) on this day in history.   

1757  Death of David Hartley, English philosopher (b. 1705) on this day in history.   

1767  On August - 28 johann Schobert, composer, dies   

1778  On August - 28 jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies   

1784  On August - 28 death of junípero Serra, Spanish missionary (b. 1713)   

1793  On August - 28 adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies   

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

1803  Charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies on August - 28.   

1805  On this day in history death of alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (b. 1722)   

1818  On this day in history jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trader, founder of Chicago, dies   

1820  On this day in history death of andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754)   

1839  Death of William Smith, English geologist (b. 1769) on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history julius Hopp, composer, dies at 66   

1900  On this day in history henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies   

1903  On this day in history august Labitzky, composer, dies at 70   

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

1916  On August - 28 francis W Warre-Cornish, Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies   

1919  Louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies on August - 28.   

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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 August - 28.   

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

1667  Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721) was born on August - 28.   

1673  Conrad Michael Schneider, composer was born on August - 28.   

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