People who died on August 28 96
Magnus Maximus
d. 388 (b. 335)
Magnus Maximus, Roman emperor (b. 335)
Augustine of Hippo
d. 430 (b. 354)
Augustine of Hippo, Algerian bishop, theologian, and saint (b. 354)
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Orestes (father of Romulus Augustulus)
d. 476
Orestes, Roman general and politician
Fatimah
d. 632 (b. 605)
Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad (b. 605)
Empress Kōken
d. 770 (b. 718)
Kōken, emperor of Japan (b. 718)
Louis the German
d. 876 (b. 804)
Louis the German, Frankish king (b. 804)
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He Gui
d. 919 (b. 858)
He Gui, Chinese general (b. 858)
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Emperor Xingzong of Liao
d. 1055 (b. 1016)
Xing Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 1016)
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Mu'in ad-Din Unur
d. 1149
Mu'in ad-Din Unur, Turkish ruler and regent
Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark
d. 1231
Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark
Levon IV of Armenia
d. 1341 (b. 1309)
Levon IV, king of Armenia (b. 1309)
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John de Sutton V
d. 1406 (b. 1380)
John de Sutton V, Baron Sutton of Dudley (b. 1380)
Afonso V of Portugal
d. 1481 (b. 1432)
Afonso V, king of Portugal (b. 1432)
Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
d. 1540 (b. 1500)
Federico II Gonzaga, duke of Mantua (b. 1500)
Francis Vere
d. 1609
Francis Vere, English governor and general
Hugo Grotius
d. 1645 (b. 1583)
Hugo Grotius, Dutch playwright, philosopher, and jurist (b. 1583)
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George Lisle
d. 1648 (b. 1610)
George Lisle, English general (b. 1610)
Charles Lucas
d. 1648 (b. 1613)
Charles Lucas, English general (b. 1613)
Axel Oxenstierna
d. 1654 (b. 1583)
Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden (b. 1583)
Elisabetta Sirani
d. 1665 (b. 1638)
Elisabetta Sirani, Italian painter (b. 1638)
John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton
d. 1678 (b. 1602)
John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1602)
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Edwin Stead
d. 1735 (b. 1701)
Edwin Stead, English landowner and cricketer (b. 1701)
David Hartley (philosopher)
d. 1757 (b. 1705)
David Hartley, English psychologist and philosopher (b. 1705)
Junípero Serra
d. 1784 (b. 1713)
Junípero Serra, Spanish priest and missionary (b. 1713)
Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine
d. 1793 (b. 1740)
Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine, French general (b. 1740)
Alexander Carlyle
d. 1805 (b. 1722)
Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader and author (b. 1722)
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
d. 1818 (b. 1750)
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, American fur trader, founded Chicago (b. 1750)
Andrew Ellicott
d. 1820 (b. 1754)
Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor and urban planner (b. 1754)
William Smith (geologist)
d. 1839 (b. 1769)
William Smith, English geologist and engineer (b. 1769)
Julius Krohn
d. 1888 (b. 1835)
Julius Krohn, Finnish poet and journalist (b. 1835)
Robert Caldwell
d. 1891 (b. 1814)
Robert Caldwell, English missionary and linguist (b. 1814)
Henry Sidgwick
d. 1900 (b. 1838)
Henry Sidgwick, English economist and philosopher (b. 1838)
Frederick Law Olmsted
d. 1903 (b. 1822)
Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and architect, co-designed Central Park (b. 1822)
Adolf Schmal
d. 1919 (b. 1872)
Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist (d. 1919)
Edgeworth David
d. 1934 (b. 1858)
Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (b. 1858)
George Prendergast
d. 1937 (b. 1854)
George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (b. 1854)
Georg Hellat
d. 1943 (b. 1870)
Georg Hellat, Estonian architect (b. 1870)
Boris III of Bulgaria
d. 1943 (b. 1894)
Boris III of Bulgaria (b. 1894)
Emmett Till
d. 1955 (b. 1941)
Emmett Till, American murder victim (b. 1941)
Bohuslav Martinů
d. 1959 (b. 1890)
Bohuslav Martinů, Czech-American composer and educator (b. 1890)
Giulio Racah
d. 1965 (b. 1909)
Giulio Racah, Italian-Israeli physicist and mathematician (b. 1909)
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Dimitris Pikionis
d. 1968 (b. 1887)
Dimitris Pikionis, Greek architect and academic (b. 1887)
Reuvein Margolies
d. 1971 (b. 1889)
Reuvein Margolies, Israeli author and scholar (b. 1889)
Prince William of Gloucester
d. 1972 (b. 1941)
Prince William of Gloucester (b. 1941)
Fritz Wotruba
d. 1975 (b. 1907)
Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (b. 1907)
Bruce Catton
d. 1978 (b. 1899)
Bruce Catton, American historian and author (d. 1978)
Robert Shaw (British actor)
d. 1978 (b. 1927)
Robert Shaw, English actor (b. 1927)
Béla Guttmann
d. 1981 (b. 1899)
Béla Guttmann, Hungarian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1900)
Geoff Chubb
d. 1982 (b. 1911)
Geoff Chubb, South African cricketer (b. 1911)
Muhammad Naguib
d. 1984 (b. 1901)
Muhammad Naguib, Egyptian general and politician, 1st President of Egypt (b. 1901)
Ruth Gordon
d. 1985 (b. 1896)
Ruth Gordon, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1896)
Russell Lee (photographer)
d. 1986 (b. 1903)
Russell Lee, American photographer and journalist (b. 1903)
John Huston
d. 1987 (b. 1906)
John Huston, Irish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
Jean Marchand
d. 1988 (b. 1918)
Jean Marchand, Canadian union leader and politician, 43rd Secretary of State for Canada (b. 1918)
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Max Shulman
d. 1988 (b. 1919)
Max Shulman, American author and screenwriter (b. 1919)
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John Steptoe
d. 1989 (b. 1950)
John Steptoe, American author and illustrator (d. 1989)
Willy Vandersteen
d. 1990 (b. 1913)
Willy Vandersteen, Belgian author and illustrator (b. 1913)
Alekos Sakellarios
d. 1991 (b. 1913)
Alekos Sakellarios, Greek director and screenwriter (b. 1913)
William Stafford (poet)
d. 1993 (b. 1914)
William Stafford, American poet and academic (b. 1914)
Earl W. Bascom
d. 1995 (b. 1906)
Earl W. Bascom, American rodeo performer and painter (b. 1906)
Michael Ende
d. 1995 (b. 1929)
Michael Ende, German scientist and author (b. 1929)
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Carl Giles
d. 1995 (b. 1916)
Carl Giles, English cartoonist (d. 1995)
Jacques Dufilho
d. 2005 (b. 1914)
Jacques Dufilho, French actor (b. 1914)
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Esther Szekeres
d. 2005 (b. 1910)
Esther Szekeres, Hungarian-Australian mathematician and academic (b. 1910)
George Szekeres
d. 2005 (b. 1911)
George Szekeres, Hungarian-Australian mathematician and academic (b. 1911)
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Heino Lipp
d. 2006 (b. 1922)
Heino Lipp, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (b. 1922)
Benoît Sauvageau
d. 2006 (b. 1963)
Benoît Sauvageau, Canadian educator and politician (b. 1963)
Melvin Schwartz
d. 2006 (b. 1932)
Melvin Schwartz, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1932)
Arthur Jones (inventor)
d. 2007 (b. 1926)
Arthur Jones, American businessman, founded Nautilus, Inc. and MedX Corporation (b. 1926)
Hilly Kristal
d. 2007 (b. 1931)
Hilly Kristal, American businessman, founded CBGB (d. 2007)
Paul MacCready
d. 2007 (b. 1925)
Paul MacCready, American engineer, founded AeroVironment (d. 2007)
Francisco Umbral
d. 2007 (b. 1935)
Francisco Umbral, Spanish journalist and author (b. 1935)
Miyoshi Umeki
d. 2007 (b. 1929)
Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American actress (b. 1929)
Phil Hill
d. 2008 (b. 1927)
Phil Hill, American race car driver (b. 1927)
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Adam Goldstein
d. 2009 (b. 1973)
Adam Goldstein, American drummer, DJ, and producer (b. 1973)
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William P. Foster
d. 2010 (b. 1919)
William P. Foster, American bandleader and educator (b. 1919)
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Bernie Gallacher
d. 2011 (b. 1967)
Bernie Gallacher, English footballer (b. 1967)
Rhodes Boyson
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Rhodes Boyson, English educator and politician (b. 1925)
Shulamith Firestone
d. 2012 (b. 1945)
Shulamith Firestone, Canadian-American activist and author (b. 1945)
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Dick McBride (poet)
d. 2012 (b. 1928)
Dick McBride, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1928)
Saul Merin
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
Saul Merin, Polish-Israeli ophthalmologist and academic (b. 1933)
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Ramón Sota
d. 2012 (b. 1938)
Ramón Sota, Spanish golfer (b. 1938)
John Bellany
d. 2013 (b. 1942)
John Bellany, Scottish painter and academic (b. 1942)
Lorella Cedroni
d. 2013 (b. 1961)
Lorella Cedroni, Italian political scientist and philosopher (b. 1961)
Edmund B. Fitzgerald
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Edmund B. Fitzgerald, American businessman (b. 1926)
Frank Pulli
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
Frank Pulli, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1935)
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Barry Stobart
d. 2013 (b. 1938)
Barry Stobart, English footballer (b. 1938)
Rafael Díaz Ycaza
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Rafael Díaz Ycaza, Ecuadorian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1925)
Glenn Cornick
d. 2014 (b. 1947)
Glenn Cornick, English bass guitarist (b. 1947)
Hal Finney (computer scientist)
d. 2014 (b. 1956)
Hal Finney, American cryptographer and programmer (b. 1956)
John Anthony Walker
d. 2014 (b. 1937)
John Anthony Walker, American soldier and spy (b. 1937)
Al Arbour
d. 2015 (b. 1932)
Al Arbour, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1932)
Mark Krasniqi
d. 2015 (b. 1920)
Mark Krasniqi, Kosovan ethnographer, poet, and translator (b. 1920)
Nelson Shanks
d. 2015 (b. 1937)
Nelson Shanks, American painter and educator (b. 1937)
Juan Gabriel
d. 2016 (b. 1950)
Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer and songwriter (b. 1950)
Mr. Fuji
d. 2016 (b. 1934)
Mr. Fuji, American professional wrestler and manager (b. 1934)