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Who died on August 28
106 figures who shaped history died on August 28.
- 106deaths
- 65events
Best known
Best known
Augustine of Hippo
Christian philosopher and theologian
Fatima
Daughter of Muhammad (died 632)
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal
Ajaw of Palenque from 615 to 683
Empress Kōken
Empress of Japan (749–758; 764–770)
Louis the German
King of East Francia from 843 to 876
Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark
Junior queen of Denmark from 1229 to 1231
Augustine of Hippo — Christian philosopher and theologian, who died on August 28 430.
Fatima — Daughter of Muhammad (died 632), who died on August 28 632.
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal — Ajaw of Palenque from 615 to 683, who died on August 28 683.
Empress Kōken — Empress of Japan (749–758; 764–770), who died on August 28 770.
Louis the German — King of East Francia from 843 to 876, who died on August 28 876.
Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark — Junior queen of Denmark from 1229 to 1231, who died on August 28 1231.
All entries
- 388
Magnus MaximusRoman emperor from 383 to 388 - 476OOrestes (father of Romulus Augustulus)Roman politician and general
- 919HHe GuiChinese general
- 1055EEmperor Xingzong of LiaoEmperor of the Liao dynasty from 1031 to 1055
- 1149MMu'in ad-Din UnurRuler of Damascus from 1140 to 1149
- 1341
Leo IV of ArmeniaKing of Armenia from 1320 to 1341 - 1406JJohn Sutton VEnglish noble
- 1481
Afonso V of PortugalKing of Portugal from 1438 to 1481 - 1540
Federico II Gonzaga of MantuaMarquis of Mantua - 1609
Francis VereEnglish army officer and politician - 1645
Hugo GrotiusDutch philosopher and jurist - 1646
Johannes Banfi HunyadesHungarian alchemist and metallurgist - 1648
George Lisle (Royalist) - 1648
Charles LucasEnglish army officer - 1654
Axel OxenstiernaSwedish statesman - 1665
Elisabetta SiraniItalian artist - 1678
John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of StrattonEnglish peer, royalist soldier, politician and diplomat - 1735EEdwin SteadEnglish cricketer
- 1757
David Hartley (philosopher)English philosopher - 1761MMelchor de NavarreteSpanish soldier and administrator
- 1784
Junípero SerraChristian missionary - 1793
Adam Philippe, Comte de CustineFrench Army officer - 1805
Alexander CarlyleScottish church leader and autobiographer - 1818
Jean Baptiste Point du SableEarly founder of Chicago (died 1818) - 1820
Andrew EllicottAmerican surveyor - 1832
Edward DandoThief and glutton in London (c. 1803 – 1832) - 1839
William Smith (geologist)English geologist - 1888
Julius KrohnFinnish academic and writer - 1891
Robert CaldwellBritish orientalist - 1900
Henry SidgwickBritish philosopher and economist - 1903
Frederick Law OlmstedAmerican landscape architect - 1919
Adolf SchmalAustrian fencer and cyclist - 1934
Edgeworth DavidWelsh-Australian geologist - 1937
George PrendergastAustralian politician - 1943
Georg HellatEstonian architect - 1943
Boris III of BulgariaTsar of Bulgaria from 1918 to 1943 - 1955
Emmett TillAmerican lynching victim - 1959
Bohuslav MartinůCzech composer - 1965
Giulio RacahItalian–Israeli physicist and mathematician - 1968DDimitris PikionisTwentieth century Greek architect and painter
- 1971
Reuben MargoliesIsraeli author - 1972
Prince William of GloucesterBritish prince - 1975
Fritz WotrubaAustrian sculptor
- 1976
Anissa JonesAmerican child actress - 1978
Bruce CattonU.S. historian, author, and journalist - 1978
Robert ShawEnglish actor and writer - 1981
Béla GuttmannHungarian football player and manager
- 1982
Geoff ChubbSouth African cricketer - 1984
Mohamed NaguibPresident of Egypt from 1953 to 1954 - 1985
Ruth GordonAmerican actress, playwright and screenwriter - 1986
Russell Lee (photographer)American photographer and photojournalist - 1987
John HustonAmerican-Irish filmmaker and actor - 1988
Jean MarchandQuebec politician and trade unionist - 1988MMax ShulmanAmerican writer and humorist
- 1989JJohn SteptoeAmerican writer and illustrator
- 1990
Willy VandersteenFlemish comics author - 1991
Alekos SakellariosGreek writer and director - 1993
William Stafford (poet)American poet - 1995
Earl W. BascomAmerican-Canadian painter and cowboy
- 1995
Michael EndeGerman writer - 2005
Jacques DufilhoFrench actor - 2005EEsther SzekeresHungarian–Australian mathematician
- 2005
George SzekeresHungarian-Australian mathematician - 2006HHeino LippEstonian decathlete
- 2006
Benoît SauvageauCanadian politician - 2006
Melvin SchwartzAmerican physicist - 2007
Arthur Jones (inventor)American inventor - 2007
Hilly KristalAmerican club owner and musician - 2007
Paul MacCreadyAmerican aeronautical engineer - 2007
Francisco UmbralSpanish writer - 2007
Miyoshi UmekiJapanese-American actress and singer - 2008
Phil HillAmerican racing driver - 2009
DJ AMAmerican disc jockey - 2009
Richard J. EganAmerican businessman and diplomat - 2010
William P. FosterAmerican bandmaster, composer, and author - 2011BBernie GallacherScottish footballer
- 2012
Rhodes BoysonBritish politician - 2012
Shulamith FirestoneAmerican feminist activist - 2012DDick McBride (poet)American poet
- 2012
Saul MerinIsraeli ophthalmologist - 2012RRamón SotaSpanish golfer
- 2013
John BellanyScottish painter - 2013
Lorella CedroniItalian political philosopher - 2013
Edmund B. FitzgeraldAmerican businessman - 2013
Frank PulliAmerican baseball umpire - 2013BBarry StobartEnglish footballer
- 2013
Rafael Díaz YcazaEcuadorian poet, novelist, short story writer and columnist - 2014
Glenn CornickBritish bass player - 2014
Hal Finney (computer scientist)Cryptograph and cypherpunk - 2014
John Anthony WalkerAmerican spy for Soviet Union - 2015
Al ArbourCanadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive - 2015
Mark KrasniqiEthnographist from Kosovo - 2015
Nelson ShanksAmerican painter - 2016
Juan GabrielMexican singer and songwriter - 2016
Mr. FujiAmerican professional wrestler and manager - 2017
Mireille DarcFrench model and actress - 2020
Chadwick BosemanAmerican actor - 2024
Obi NdefoAmerican actor - 2024
Steve SilbermanAmerican writer and journalist - 2026
Harald VKing of Norway from 1991 to 2026
Frequently asked questions
Who died on August 28?
106 people with a Wikipedia article died on August 28, including Augustine of Hippo, Fatima, Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on August 28?
65 documented historical events happened on August 28, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Orestes took control of Ravenna, the capital of the Western Roman Empire, forcing Emperor Julius Nepos to flee. On the same day, in another year: Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts: During the Battle of Wofla, the Portuguese commander Cristóvão da Gama was captured by the Adal Sultanate and executed the next day. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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