Famous Deaths In August - 28

0388  Death of Magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed on August - 28.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1481  Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1647  On this day in history johann Dilliger, composer, dies at 53   

1654  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1793  Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies on August - 28.   

1798  On August - 28 james Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 55   

1803  On this day in history charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies   

1805  Death of Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (b. 1722) on this day in history.   

1818  Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trader, founder of Chicago, dies on August - 28.   

1820  On August - 28 death of andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754)   

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

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

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

1919  On August - 28 louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies   

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1025  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068)   

1476  On August - 28 birth of motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school)   

1582  On this day in history birth of taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620)   

1592  On August - 28 birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28)   

1612  On August - 28 birth of marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)   

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

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 this day in history.