Famous Deaths Happened In May - 28

1089  On this day in history lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1259  On this day in history christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies   

1317  Guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63 on May - 28.   

1357  On this day in history afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66   

1521  On this day in history willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62   

1534  Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83 on May - 28.   

1556  Death of Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) on May - 28.   

1650  On this day in history gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59   

1672  On this day in history death of john Trevor, English politician (b. 1626)   

1685  Pieter de la Court, economist/historian, dies at about 67 on May - 28.   

1747  Death of Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (b. 1715) on this day in history.   

1750  On this day in history death of emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720)   

1787  Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67 on May - 28.   

1791  Joseph Schmitt, composer, dies at 57 on May - 28.   

1805  On this day in history ridolfo Luigi Boccherini, Ital composer/cellist (Minuet), dies at 62   

1808  On May - 28 death of richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720)   

1811  Death of Henry Dundas, British minister (b. 1742) on May - 28.   

1816  On May - 28 death of ras Wolde Selassie, Ethiopian warlord   

1828  Death of Daikokuya KōdayÅ«, Japanese castaway (b. 1751) on May - 28.   

1833  On May - 28 johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, composer, dies at 74   

1836  Anton Reicha, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history thomas Busby, composer, dies   

1843  On May - 28 noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary), dies at 84   

1849  Anne Bronte, novelist, dies on May - 28.   

1862  Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 [5/16] on May - 28.   

1863  Edmund Kirby Jr, Union-brig-gen, dies of injuries at 23 on this day in history.   

1864  Henry H Giesy, US Union-brig-general, dies in battle on May - 28.   

1878  On this day in history death of john Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1792)   

1883  August Freyer, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1889  Willem M d'Ablaing, lawyer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1890  Viktor Ernst Nessler, composer, dies at 49 on May - 28.   

1898  Edward Bellamy, US author (Looking Backward), dies on this day in history.   

1911  On May - 28 stephanus J du Toit, So Afr theologist/journalist (Afr Bond), dies   

1913  On this day in history lord Avebury, [John Lubbock], British banker/politician, dies   

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1140  On May - 28 birth of xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)   

1371  John, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior was born on May - 28.   

1524  On May - 28 birth of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)   

1577  On this day in history birth of floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician   

1582  William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662) was born on May - 28.   

1588  On this day in history birth of pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)   

1641  Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693) was born on May - 28.   

1660  George I, King of England (1714-27) was born on May - 28.