History Deaths on August 28

Phil Hill, American race car driver (b. 1927)

#Phil_Hill

Francis Vere, English governor and general

#Francis_Vere

Robert Caldwell, English missionary and linguist (b. 1814)

#Robert_Caldwell

John Anthony Walker, American soldier and spy (b. 1937)

#John_Anthony_Walker

Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (b. 1858)

#Edgeworth_David

Geoff Chubb, South African cricketer (b. 1911)

#Geoff_Chubb

Prince William of Gloucester (b. 1941)

#Prince_William_of_Gloucester

Louis the German, Frankish king (b. 804)

#Louis_the_German

David Hartley, English psychologist and philosopher (b. 1705)

#David_Hartley_(philosopher)

Russell Lee, American photographer and journalist (b. 1903)

#Russell_Lee_(photographer)

Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, American fur trader, founded Chicago (b. 1750)

#Jean_Baptiste_Point_du_Sable

John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1602)

#John_Berkeley,_1st_Baron_Berkeley_of_Stratton

John Bellany, Scottish painter and academic (b. 1942)

#John_Bellany

Lorella Cedroni, Italian political scientist and philosopher (b. 1961)

#Lorella_Cedroni

Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American actress (b. 1929)

#Miyoshi_Umeki

Julius Krohn, Finnish poet and journalist (b. 1835)

#Julius_Krohn

Paul MacCready, American engineer and businessman, founded AeroVironment (b. 1925)

#Paul_MacCready

Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (b. 1907)

#Fritz_Wotruba

Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer and songwriter (b. 1950)

#Juan_Gabriel

Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad (b. 605)

#Fatimah

K?ken, emperor of Japan (b. 718)

#Empress_K?ken

Federico II Gonzaga, duke of Mantua (b. 1500)

#Federico_II_Gonzaga,_Duke_of_Mantua

Augustine of Hippo, Algerian bishop, theologian, and saint (b. 354)

#Augustine_of_Hippo

Johannes Banfi Hunyades, English-Hungarian alchemist, chemist and metallurgist. (b. 1576)

#Johannes_Banfi_Hunyades

Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist (b. 1872)

#Adolf_Schmal

Mr. Fuji, American professional wrestler and manager (b. 1934)

#Mr._Fuji

Saul Merin, Polish-Israeli ophthalmologist and academic (b. 1933)

#Saul_Merin

Charles Lucas, English general (b. 1613)

#Charles_Lucas

Anissa Jones, American actress (b. 1958)

#Anissa_Jones

Afonso V, king of Portugal (b. 1432)

#Afonso_V_of_Portugal

Boris III of Bulgaria (b. 1894)

#Boris_III_of_Bulgaria

Elisabetta Sirani, Italian painter (b. 1638)

#Elisabetta_Sirani

Jacques Dufilho, French actor (b. 1914)

#Jacques_Dufilho

Rhodes Boyson, English educator and politician (b. 1925)

#Rhodes_Boyson

Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and architect, co-designed Central Park (b. 1822)

#Frederick_Law_Olmsted

William Smith, English geologist and engineer (b. 1769)

#William_Smith_(geologist)

Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden (b. 1583)

#Axel_Oxenstierna

Jean Marchand, Canadian union leader and politician, 43rd Secretary of State for Canada (b. 1918)

#Jean_Marchand

Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor and urban planner (b. 1754)

#Andrew_Ellicott

Francisco Umbral, Spanish journalist and author (b. 1935)

#Francisco_Umbral

Hugo Grotius, Dutch playwright, philosopher, and jurist (b. 1583)

#Hugo_Grotius

Béla Guttmann, Hungarian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1900)

#Béla_Guttmann

John Huston, Irish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1906)

#John_Huston

Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark

#Eleanor_of_Portugal,_Queen_of_Denmark

Junípero Serra, Spanish priest and missionary (b. 1713)

#Junípero_Serra

Arthur Jones, American businessman, founded Nautilus, Inc. and MedX Corporation (b. 1926)

#Arthur_Jones_(inventor)

Giulio Racah, Italian-Israeli physicist and mathematician (b. 1909)

#Giulio_Racah

Mireille Darc, French actress and model (b. 1938)

#Mireille_Darc

Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader and author (b. 1722)

#Alexander_Carlyle

Magnus Maximus, Roman emperor (b. 335)

#Magnus_Maximus

George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (b. 1854)

#George_Prendergast

Richard Egan, US Ambassador, Owner of Dell EMC, Engineer (b. 1963)

#Richard_Egan_(businessman)

Georg Hellat, Estonian architect (b. 1870)

#Georg_Hellat

Robert Shaw, English actor (b. 1927)

#Robert_Shaw_(actor)

Ruth Gordon, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1896)

#Ruth_Gordon

Bohuslav Martin?, Czech-American composer and educator (b. 1890)

#Bohuslav_Martin?

George Szekeres, Hungarian-Australian mathematician and academic (b. 1911)

#George_Szekeres

Henry Sidgwick, English economist and philosopher (b. 1838)

#Henry_Sidgwick

Hilly Kristal, American businessman, founded CBGB (b. 1932)

#Hilly_Kristal

Al Arbour, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1932)

#Al_Arbour

Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine, French general (b. 1740)

#Adam_Philippe,_Comte_de_Custine

Bruce Catton, American historian and journalist (b. 1899)

#Bruce_Catton

Nelson Shanks, American painter and educator (b. 1937)

Mark Krasniqi, Kosovan ethnographer, poet, and translator (b. 1920)

Hal Finney, American cryptographer and programmer (b. 1956)

Glenn Cornick, English bass guitarist (b. 1947)

Rafael Díaz Ycaza, Ecuadorian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1925)

Barry Stobart, English footballer (b. 1938)

Frank Pulli, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1935)

Edmund B. Fitzgerald, American businessman (b. 1926)

Ramón Sota, Spanish golfer (b. 1938)

Dick McBride, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1928)

Shulamith Firestone, Canadian-American activist and author (b. 1945)

Bernie Gallacher, English footballer (b. 1967)

William P. Foster, American bandleader and educator (b. 1919)

Adam Goldstein, American drummer, DJ, and producer (b. 1973)

Melvin Schwartz, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1932)

Benoît Sauvageau, Canadian educator and politician (b. 1963)

Heino Lipp, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (b. 1922)

Esther Szekeres, Hungarian-Australian mathematician and academic (b. 1910)

Carl Giles, English cartoonist (b. 1916)

Michael Ende, German scientist and author (b. 1929)

Earl W. Bascom, American rodeo performer and painter (b. 1906)

William Stafford, American poet and academic (b. 1914)

Alekos Sakellarios, Greek director and screenwriter (b. 1913)

Willy Vandersteen, Belgian author and illustrator (b. 1913)

John Steptoe, American author and illustrator (b. 1950)

Max Shulman, American author and screenwriter (b. 1919)

Muhammad Naguib, Egyptian general and politician, 1st President of Egypt (b. 1901)

Reuvein Margolies, Israeli author and scholar (b. 1889)

Dimitris Pikionis, Greek architect and academic (b. 1887)

Emmett Till, American murder victim (b. 1941)

Edwin Stead, English landowner and cricketer (b. 1701)

George Lisle, English general (b. 1610)

John de Sutton V, Baron Sutton of Dudley (b. 1380)

Levon IV, king of Armenia (b. 1309)

Mu'in ad-Din Unur, Turkish ruler and regent

Xing Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 1016)

He Gui, Chinese general (b. 858)

K?inich Janaab Pakal I, ajaw of the city-state of Palenque (b. 615)

Orestes, Roman general and politician