Famous Birthdays In November - 28

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

1489  On this day in history 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  On November - 28 birth of hans Nansen, Danish statesman (d. 1667)  

1607  Pietro Sforza, Italian theologist: Istoria del Concilio di Trento was born on November - 28.  

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 November - 28.  

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

1700  On November - 28 birth of nathaniel Bliss, Astronomer Royal (d. 1764)  

1700  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history birth of luke Howard, British meteorologist (d. 1864)  

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

1784  On November - 28 birth of ferdinand Reis, composer  

1785  On November - 28 birth of achille-Charles, duc de Broglie, French PM (1835-36)  

1792  On this day in history 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  John Stephens, US archaeologist; founded study of Central America was born on this day in history.  

1810  On November - 28 birth of william Froude, England, engineer/naval architect  

1811  On November - 28 birth of maximilian II Jozef, king of Bayern (1848-64)  

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

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  Anton Rubinstein, Vykhvatinetz Podolia, composer (Omitri Doskoy) [NS] was born on November - 28.  

1837  On November - 28 birth of john Wesley Hyatt, inventor (celluloid)  

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 November - 28 birth of helen Magill White, first American woman to earn a Ph.D. (d. 1944)  

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0741  Gregory III, Syrian Pope, dies on this day in history.  

1058  Kazimierz I Restaurator, duke of Poland (1034-58), dies on November - 28.  

1170  On November - 28 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  On November - 28 death of edward Plantagenet, 18th Count of Warwick, beheaded  

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

1545  On this day in history death of jacob van Liesveld, printer/"heretic" (Refeyen), beheaded