Famous Personalities Born In November - 28
Sunday, 08 February 2026
1118 Manuel I Komnenos, Greek Byzantine Emperor (d. 1180) was born on this day in history. 

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

1570 On November - 28 birth of james Whitelocke, English judge (d. 1632) 

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 November - 28. 

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 November - 28. 

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

1661 On November - 28 birth of edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British Governor of New York and New Jersey (d. 1723) 

1681 On November - 28 birth of jean Cavalier, French Protestant rebel leader (d. 1740) 

1700 On November - 28 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 On November - 28 birth of jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies) 

1757 On November - 28 birth of william Blake, English poet/painter (Songs of Innocence & Experience) 

1763 On November - 28 birth of matthaus Fischer, composer 

1770 F Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V & Wilhelmina of Prussia was born on November - 28. 

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 November - 28. 

1792 On November - 28 birth of victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education 

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

1795 On November - 28 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 this day in history. 

1811 Maximilian II Jozef, king of Bayern (1848-64) was born on November - 28. 

1812 On this day in history birth of ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer 

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

1820 On November - 28 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 John Wesley Hyatt, inventor (celluloid) was born on November - 28. 

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

1843 On November - 28 birth of manuel Gregorio Tavarez, composer 

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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