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  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  On this day in history birth of john Bunyan, England, cleric/author (Pilgrim's Progress)   

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 November - 28.   

1661  Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British Governor of New York and New Jersey (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

1681  Jean Cavalier, French Protestant rebel leader (d. 1740) was born on this day in history.   

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

1700  On November - 28 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  William Blake, English poet/painter (Songs of Innocence & Experience) was born on this day in history.   

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  Georg A Kestner, German art collector/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1784  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Reis, composer   

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

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  On this day in history 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 November - 28.   

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  Friedrich Engels, Germany, social philosopher; Marx's collaborator was born on this day in history.   

1820  Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on November - 28.   

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

1837  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of helen Magill White, first American woman to earn a Ph.D. (d. 1944)   

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0741  On November - 28 gregory III, Syrian Pope, dies   

1058  On November - 28 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 November - 28 shinran, founder of Japan's True Pure Land Buddhist sect, dies   

1290  Death of Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I of England (b. 1241) on November - 28.   

1499  Death of Edward Plantagenet, 18th Count of Warwick, beheaded on November - 28.   

1514  On November - 28 hartmann Skull, German physician/historian (Skull's Liederbuch), dies   

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