Famous Personalities Born In November - 28
Sunday, 15 June 2025
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 November - 28.
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 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 Willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (c. 1648) was born on November - 28.
1650 John Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps) [or Nov 25] was born on November - 28.
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 Jean Cavalier, French Protestant rebel leader (d. 1740) was born on November - 28.
1700 Nathaniel Bliss, Astronomer Royal (d. 1764) was born on November - 28.
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 November - 28 birth of william Blake, English poet/painter (Songs of Innocence & Experience)
1763 On this day in history birth of matthaus Fischer, composer
1770 F Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V & Wilhelmina of Prussia was born on November - 28.
1772 On this day in history birth of luke Howard, British meteorologist (d. 1864)
1777 On November - 28 birth of georg A Kestner, German art collector/diplomat
1784 Ferdinand Reis, composer was born on November - 28.
1785 On November - 28 birth of achille-Charles, duc de Broglie, French PM (1835-36)
1792 Victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education was born on this day in history.
1793 Carl Jonas Love Almquist, Swedish composer (Tornrosens Buck) was born on November - 28.
1795 Adolf Bernhard Marx, composer was born on November - 28.
1805 John Stephens, US archaeologist; founded study of Central America was born on this day in history.
1810 William Froude, England, engineer/naval architect was born on November - 28.
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 On November - 28 birth of friedrich Engels, Germany, social philosopher; Marx's collaborator
1820 On this day in history 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 November - 28.
1837 John Wesley Hyatt, inventor (celluloid) was born on November - 28.
1841 On November - 28 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.