Famous Deaths Happened 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 August - 28.   

0876  On August - 28 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 August - 28 death of king Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309)   

1481  On August - 28 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  Alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53 on August - 28.   

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

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

1677  On August - 28 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  On August - 28 johann Schobert, composer, dies   

1778  Jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies on this day in history.   

1784  On this day in history death of junípero Serra, Spanish missionary (b. 1713)   

1793  Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies on this day in history.   

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

1803  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1839  On this day in history death of william Smith, English geologist (b. 1769)   

1885  Julius Hopp, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

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

1914  On August - 28 anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, composer (Baba Yaga), dies at 59 [NS]   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 August - 28.   

1612  On this day in history 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 this day in history.