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  On this day in history birth of james Whitelocke, English judge (d. 1632)   

1598  On this day in history birth of hans Nansen, Danish statesman (d. 1667)   

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

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

1640  Willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (c. 1648) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1058  On this day in history kazimierz I Restaurator, duke of Poland (1034-58), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1514  Hartmann Skull, German physician/historian (Skull's Liederbuch), dies on this day in history.   

1545  Death of Jacob van Liesveld, printer/"heretic" (Refeyen), beheaded on this day in history.