Famous Birthdays In November - 28

1118  Manuel I Komnenos, Greek Byzantine Emperor (d. 1180) was born on this day in history.  

1489  On this day in history birth of margaret Tudor, wife of James IV of Scotland (d. 1541)  

1570  James Whitelocke, English judge (d. 1632) was born on November - 28.  

1598  Hans Nansen, Danish statesman (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.  

1607  On this day in history birth of pietro Sforza, Italian theologist: Istoria del Concilio di Trento  

1628  On this day in history birth of john Bunyan, England, cleric/author (Pilgrim's Progress)  

1640  On November - 28 birth of willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (c. 1648)  

1650  John Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps) [or Nov 25] was born on this day in history.  

1661  Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British Governor of New York and New Jersey (d. 1723) was born on November - 28.  

1681  Jean Cavalier, French Protestant rebel leader (d. 1740) was born on November - 28.  

1700  On this day in history birth of nathaniel Bliss, Astronomer Royal (d. 1764)  

1700  Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1770) was born on November - 28.  

1704  Jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies) was born on November - 28.  

1757  William Blake, English poet/painter (Songs of Innocence & Experience) was born on this day in history.  

1763  On this day in history birth of matthaus Fischer, composer  

1770  On November - 28 birth of f Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V & Wilhelmina of Prussia  

1772  On November - 28 birth of luke Howard, British meteorologist (d. 1864)  

1777  On November - 28 birth of georg A Kestner, German art collector/diplomat  

1784  Ferdinand Reis, composer was born on this day in history.  

1785  Achille-Charles, duc de Broglie, French PM (1835-36) was born on November - 28.  

1792  Victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education was born on November - 28.  

1793  On this day in history birth of carl Jonas Love Almquist, Swedish composer (Tornrosens Buck)  

1795  On this day in history birth of adolf Bernhard Marx, composer  

1805  On this day in history birth of john Stephens, US archaeologist; founded study of Central America  

1810  William Froude, England, engineer/naval architect was born on November - 28.  

1811  On this day in history birth of maximilian II Jozef, king of Bayern (1848-64)  

1812  Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer was born on this day in history.  

1820  Friedrich Engels, Germany, social philosopher; Marx's collaborator was born on this day in history.  

1820  On this day in history birth of lawrence O'Bryan Branch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862  

1829  Anton Rubinstein, Vykhvatinetz Podolia, composer (Omitri Doskoy) [NS] was born on this day in history.  

1837  On November - 28 birth of john Wesley Hyatt, inventor (celluloid)  

1841  E M Grace, cricketer (brother of W G) was born on November - 28.  

1843  Manuel Gregorio Tavarez, composer was born on this day in history.  

1853  On this day in history birth of helen Magill White, first American woman to earn a Ph.D. (d. 1944)  

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0741  Gregory III, Syrian Pope, dies on November - 28.  

1058  Kazimierz I Restaurator, duke of Poland (1034-58), dies on November - 28.  

1170  On this day in history death of owain Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd (c. 1100)  

1262  On this day in history shinran, founder of Japan's True Pure Land Buddhist sect, dies  

1290  On this day in history death of eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I of England (b. 1241)  

1499  Death of Edward Plantagenet, 18th Count of Warwick, beheaded on November - 28.  

1514  On November - 28 hartmann Skull, German physician/historian (Skull's Liederbuch), dies  

1545  Death of Jacob van Liesveld, printer/"heretic" (Refeyen), beheaded on November - 28.