Famous Personalities Born In November - 28
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
1118 Manuel I Komnenos, Greek Byzantine Emperor (d. 1180) was born on November - 28.
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 On November - 28 birth of hans Nansen, Danish statesman (d. 1667)
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 November - 28.
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.
1661 On this day in history birth of edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British Governor of New York and New Jersey (d. 1723)
1681 On this day in history birth of jean Cavalier, French Protestant rebel leader (d. 1740)
1700 On November - 28 birth of nathaniel Bliss, Astronomer Royal (d. 1764)
1700 On this day in history birth of sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1770)
1704 On November - 28 birth of jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies)
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 this day in history 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 Georg A Kestner, German art collector/diplomat was born on this day in history.
1784 Ferdinand Reis, composer was born on November - 28.
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 Carl Jonas Love Almquist, Swedish composer (Tornrosens Buck) was born on this day in history.
1795 On this day in history birth of adolf Bernhard Marx, composer
1805 John Stephens, US archaeologist; founded study of Central America was born on November - 28.
1810 On this day in history birth of william Froude, England, engineer/naval architect
1811 On this day in history birth of maximilian II Jozef, king of Bayern (1848-64)
1812 On November - 28 birth of ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer
1820 On November - 28 birth of friedrich Engels, Germany, social philosopher; Marx's collaborator
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 November - 28.
1837 On November - 28 birth of john Wesley Hyatt, inventor (celluloid)
1841 On this day in history birth of e M Grace, cricketer (brother of W G)
1843 On this day in history birth of manuel Gregorio Tavarez, composer
1853 Helen Magill White, first American woman to earn a Ph.D. (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.