Famous Deaths In August - 28

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

0430  Aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

0876  On this day in history louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies   

1065  On August - 28 death of frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65)   

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 this day in history 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  Death of Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (b. 1583) on August - 28.   

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

1676  Joan Cererols, composer, dies at 57 on August - 28.   

1677  On this day in history wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver/etcher/cartoonist, dies at 54   

1678  Death of John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier (b. 1602) on August - 28.   

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

1767  Johann Schobert, composer, dies on August - 28.   

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

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

1793  On this day in history adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies   

1798  James Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 55 on August - 28.   

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  Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trader, founder of Chicago, dies on August - 28.   

1820  Death of Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754) on this day in history.   

1839  Death of William Smith, English geologist (b. 1769) on August - 28.   

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

1900  Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies on August - 28.   

1903  August Labitzky, composer, dies at 70 on August - 28.   

1914  Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, composer (Baba Yaga), dies at 59 [NS] on August - 28.   

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

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

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1025  Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068) was born on this day in history.   

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

1582  On August - 28 birth of taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620)   

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

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

1691  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)