Famous Deaths Happened In August - 28

0388  On this day in history death of magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed   

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

1539  On August - 28 death of lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75   

1544  On this day in history alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53   

1550  On this day in history nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies   

1645  On August - 28 death of hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (b. 1583)   

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  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1676  Joan Cererols, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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 August - 28 death of david Hartley, English philosopher (b. 1705)   

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

1798  On this day in history 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  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  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 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 this day in history francis W Warre-Cornish, Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies   

1919  On this day in history louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies   

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1025  Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068) was born on August - 28.   

1476  Motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school) was born on August - 28.   

1582  Taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620) was born on August - 28.   

1592  George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28) was born on August - 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  On August - 28 birth of conrad Michael Schneider, composer   

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