Famous Deaths In November - 28

1899  On November - 28 adrian the la Rey, son of South African general, dies in battle at 19  

1907  Ricardo Castro Herrera, composer, dies at 43 on November - 28.  

1912  On this day in history heinz Galinski, chairman (Central Council for Jews in Germany), dies  

1915  Luigi Capuana, Sicilian author/critic (C'era una Volta), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1916  On November - 28 marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902), dies at 59  

1918  Alexis Contant, composer, dies at 60 on November - 28.  

1921  On this day in history death of `Abdu'l-Bahá, Persian leader of the Bahá'í Faith (b. 1844)  

1927  On this day in history arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (New-Guinea), dies  

1935  Death of Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist (b. 1877) on November - 28.  

1939  On this day in history james A Naismith, creator of basketball, dies at 78  

1940  Death of Nicolae Iorga, author/president of Romania, murdered by fascist on November - 28.  

1944  On November - 28 death of bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn  

1945  On November - 28 dwight Davis, donator of tennis' Davis cup, dies  

1947  Jacques-Philippe Leclerc, WW II hero (liberator of Paris), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1954  On November - 28 enrico Fermi, Italian/US physicist (Nobel 1938), dies at 53  

1959  Lester Vail, actor (Dance Fools Dance), dies on 59th birthday on November - 28.  

1960  Richard N Wright, US author (Native son), dies at 52 in Paris France on November - 28.  

1962  On November - 28 wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948), dies at 82  

1963  Fred Uttal, TV host (QED), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1964  On November - 28 charles Meredith, actor (Court of Last Resort), dies at 70  

1966  On November - 28 vittorio Giannini, composer, dies at 63  

1967  Leon Mba, 1st president of Gabon (1960-67), dies on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history enid Mary Blyton, author (Before I Go To Sleep), dies at 70  

1969  Roy Barcroft, actor (Eyes of Texas, Son of Zorro), dies at 67 on November - 28.  

1970  On this day in history fritz v Unruh, writer, dies at 85  

1971  Death of Wasfi Tal, Jordan's PM, assassinated by Black Sept in Cairo on this day in history.  

1972  On November - 28 gustave Frederic Soderlund, composer, dies at 91  

1973  On this day in history death of marthe Bibesco, Romanian writer (b. 1886)  

1976  Robert Fleming, composer, dies at 55 on November - 28.  

1977  Trevor Bardette, actor (Clanton-Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1978  On November - 28 andre Morell, actor (Hound of the Baskervilles), dies at 69  

1983  On November - 28 christopher George, actor (Chisum, Heist), dies of heart attack at 54  

1984  On November - 28 hans Speidel, German gen/NATO-supreme commander (1957-64), dies at 87  

1985  Fernand Braudel, French historian, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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1118  Manuel I Komnenos, Greek Byzantine Emperor (d. 1180) was born on November - 28.  

1489  On this day in history birth of margaret Tudor, wife of James IV of Scotland (d. 1541)  

1570  On November - 28 birth of james Whitelocke, English judge (d. 1632)  

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 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 this day in history.  

1650  On this day in history birth of john Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps) [or Nov 25]