Events & Holidays In November - 28

Independence Day (Albania Mauritania Palau)

Independence day (from Spain) (Panama)

Republic Day (Burundi Chad)

Separation from Spain (Palau)

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 this day in history.   

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

1607  Pietro Sforza, Italian theologist: Istoria del Concilio di Trento was born on this day in history.   

1628  John Bunyan, England, cleric/author (Pilgrim's Progress) was born on this day in history.   

1640  On this day in history birth of willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (c. 1648)   

1650  On this day in history birth of john Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps) [or Nov 25]   

0741  Gregory III, Syrian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1058  Kazimierz I Restaurator, duke of Poland (1034-58), dies on this day in history.   

1170  Death of Owain Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd (c. 1100) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of edward Plantagenet, 18th Count of Warwick, beheaded   

1514  On this day in history hartmann Skull, German physician/historian (Skull's Liederbuch), dies   

1545  On this day in history death of jacob van Liesveld, printer/"heretic" (Refeyen), beheaded