Famous Birthdays In November - 28

1118  On this day in history birth of manuel I Komnenos, Greek Byzantine Emperor (d. 1180)  

1489  On November - 28 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  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 this day in history.  

1628  On November - 28 birth of john Bunyan, England, cleric/author (Pilgrim's Progress)  

1640  On November - 28 birth of willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (c. 1648)  

1650  On November - 28 birth of john Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps) [or Nov 25]  

1661  Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British Governor of New York and New Jersey (d. 1723) was born on November - 28.  

1681  Jean Cavalier, French Protestant rebel leader (d. 1740) was born on November - 28.  

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

1757  William Blake, English poet/painter (Songs of Innocence & Experience) was born on November - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

1772  Luke Howard, British meteorologist (d. 1864) was born on November - 28.  

1777  On this day in history birth of georg A Kestner, German art collector/diplomat  

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  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  Adolf Bernhard Marx, composer was born on this day in history.  

1805  On this day in history birth of john Stephens, US archaeologist; founded study of Central America  

1810  On this day in history birth of william Froude, England, engineer/naval architect  

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

1812  Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 November - 28.  

1837  On this day in history birth of john Wesley Hyatt, inventor (celluloid)  

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

1843  Manuel Gregorio Tavarez, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1290  On this day in history death of eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I of England (b. 1241)  

1499  On November - 28 death of edward Plantagenet, 18th Count of Warwick, beheaded  

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.