Famous Birthdays In November - 28

1118  Manuel I Komnenos, Greek Byzantine Emperor (d. 1180) was born on November - 28.  

1489  Margaret Tudor, wife of James IV of Scotland (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.  

1570  James Whitelocke, English judge (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

1598  Hans Nansen, Danish statesman (d. 1667) was born on November - 28.  

1607  Pietro Sforza, Italian theologist: Istoria del Concilio di Trento was born on November - 28.  

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  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  On this day in history birth of jean Cavalier, French Protestant rebel leader (d. 1740)  

1700  Nathaniel Bliss, Astronomer Royal (d. 1764) was born on this day in history.  

1700  Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.  

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

1757  On this day in history birth of william Blake, English poet/painter (Songs of Innocence & Experience)  

1763  Matthaus Fischer, composer was born on November - 28.  

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

1772  Luke Howard, British meteorologist (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.  

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

1784  On November - 28 birth of ferdinand Reis, composer  

1785  Achille-Charles, duc de Broglie, French PM (1835-36) was born on this day in history.  

1792  On this day in history birth of victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education  

1793  On November - 28 birth of carl Jonas Love Almquist, Swedish composer (Tornrosens Buck)  

1795  Adolf Bernhard Marx, composer was born on November - 28.  

1805  On November - 28 birth of john Stephens, US archaeologist; founded study of Central America  

1810  William Froude, England, engineer/naval architect was born on this day in history.  

1811  Maximilian II Jozef, king of Bayern (1848-64) was born on this day in history.  

1812  On November - 28 birth of ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer  

1820  Friedrich Engels, Germany, social philosopher; Marx's collaborator was born on November - 28.  

1820  Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.  

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

1837  John Wesley Hyatt, inventor (celluloid) was born on this day in history.  

1841  E M Grace, cricketer (brother of W G) was born on this day in history.  

1843  On this day in history birth of manuel Gregorio Tavarez, composer  

1853  On November - 28 birth of helen Magill White, first American woman to earn a Ph.D. (d. 1944)  

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0741  On this day in history gregory III, Syrian Pope, dies  

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

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

1262  Shinran, founder of Japan's True Pure Land Buddhist sect, dies on November - 28.  

1290  On November - 28 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  On this day in history hartmann Skull, German physician/historian (Skull's Liederbuch), dies  

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