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Who died on May 28

94 figures who shaped history died on May 28.

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Germain of Paris — 6th-century Bishop of Paris, who died on May 28 576.

Uchaʼan Kʼin Bʼalam — Ajaw, who died on May 28 741.

Wulfstan (died 1023) — Archbishop of York from 1002 to 1023, who died on May 28 1023.

Afonso IV of Portugal — King of Portugal from 1325 to 1357, who died on May 28 1357.

Saitō Dōsan — Sengoku period Japanese samurai, who died on May 28 1556.

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk — English sailor, politician, and courtier, who died on May 28 1626.

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Who died on May 28?

94 people with a Wikipedia article died on May 28, including Germain of Paris, Uchaʼan Kʼin Bʼalam, Wulfstan (died 1023). 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 May 28?

50 documented historical events happened on May 28, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: According to the Greek historian Herodotus, a solar eclipse, accurately predicted by Thales of Miletus, abruptly ended the Battle of Halys between the Lydians and the Medes. On the same day, in another year: Tang forces led by Li Shimin defeated and captured Dou Jiande at the Battle of Hulao in the civil war that followed the collapse of the Sui dynasty. 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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