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Famous People Who Died in 1228

  • Jul 9 Stephen Langton, English Cardinal and scholar, Archbishop of Canterbury (1207-1228), negotiated the Magna Carta, thought to have divided Bible into chapters (b. c. 1150)
  • Sep 24 Stefanus I Nemanjic de Eerstgekroonde, king of Serbia (1217-28), dies
  • Nov 8 Dirk I, ruler of Heinsberg/Valkenburg, dies