Famous Personalities Born In November - 28
Monday, 05 January 2026
1118 On November - 28 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 On this day in history birth of james Whitelocke, English judge (d. 1632) 

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 November - 28. 

1628 On November - 28 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 John Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps) [or Nov 25] was born on this day in history. 

1661 On November - 28 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 this day in history. 

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 this day in history birth of william Blake, English poet/painter (Songs of Innocence & Experience) 

1763 Matthaus Fischer, composer was born on this day in history. 

1770 On November - 28 birth of f Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V & Wilhelmina of Prussia 

1772 On November - 28 birth of luke Howard, British meteorologist (d. 1864) 

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 On November - 28 birth of victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education 

1793 On this day in history birth of carl Jonas Love Almquist, Swedish composer (Tornrosens Buck) 

1795 On November - 28 birth of adolf Bernhard Marx, composer 

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

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

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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of anton Rubinstein, Vykhvatinetz Podolia, composer (Omitri Doskoy) [NS] 

1837 John Wesley Hyatt, inventor (celluloid) was born on this day in history. 

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

1843 Manuel Gregorio Tavarez, composer was born on November - 28. 

1853 On November - 28 birth of helen Magill White, first American woman to earn a Ph.D. (d. 1944) 

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