Famous Personalities Born In November - 28
Thursday, 18 September 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 November - 28 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 November - 28.
1640 Willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (c. 1648) was born on this day in history.
1650 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1681 On November - 28 birth of jean Cavalier, French Protestant rebel leader (d. 1740)
1700 On this day in history 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 Jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies) was born on November - 28.
1757 On November - 28 birth of william Blake, English poet/painter (Songs of Innocence & Experience)
1763 Matthaus Fischer, composer was born on this day in history.
1770 F Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V & Wilhelmina of Prussia was born on November - 28.
1772 On November - 28 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 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 On this day in history birth of carl Jonas Love Almquist, Swedish composer (Tornrosens Buck)
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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1812 On this day in history 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 On November - 28 birth of anton Rubinstein, Vykhvatinetz Podolia, composer (Omitri Doskoy) [NS]
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)