On This Day — November 28

🕰️ Notable Events on November 28

• 2016 — A chartered Avro RJ85 plane carrying at least 81 people, including the Chapecoense football team, crashes near Medellín, Colombia. Wikipedia ↗
• 2014 — Gunmen set off three bombs at the central mosque in the northern city of Kano killing at least 120 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — Suicide bombers blow up an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya; their colleagues fail in their attempt to bring down Arkia Israel Airlines Flight 582 with surface-to-air missiles. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — South Ossetia declares independence from Georgia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and the prime ministry, and is succeeded as both by John Major. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Cold War: Velvet Revolution: In the face of protests, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announces it will give up its monopoly on political power. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on board. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Iran-Iraq War: Operation Morvarid: The bulk of the Iraqi Navy is destroyed by the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf. (Commemorated in Iran as Navy Day.) Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Air New Zealand Flight 901, a DC-10 sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashes into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — East Timor declares its independence from Portugal. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Last executions in Paris: Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems are guillotined at La Santé Prison. Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Fred Quilt, a leader of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation suffers severe abdominal injuries allegedly caused by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers; he dies two days later. Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Wasfi al-Tal, Prime Minister of Jordan, is assassinated by the Black September unit of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — The first pulsar known as PSR B1919+21 in the constellation of Vulpecula was discovered by two astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam, Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Vietnam War: National Security Council members agree to recommend that U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson adopt a plan for a two-stage escalation of bombing in North Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Mauritania becomes independent of France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: Tehran Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin meet in Tehran, Iran, to discuss war strategy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee, as the WSM Barn Dance. Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush: The Irish Republican Army ambush a convoy of British Auxiliaries and kill seventeen. Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Lady Astor is elected as a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. She is the first woman to sit in the House of Commons. (Countess Markievicz, the first to be elected, refused to sit.) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading. Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor. Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a political party with the main aim of establishing a dual monarchy in Ireland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties. Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours. Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the New Zealand general election, 1893. Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — American Civil War: In the Battle of Cane Hill, Union troops under General James G. Blunt defeat General John Marmaduke's Confederates. Wikipedia ↗
• 1843 — Ka Lā Hui (Hawaiian Independence Day): The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1821 — Panama Independence Day: Panama separates from Spain and joins Gran Colombia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1814 — The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to be produced on a steam-powered printing press, built by the German team of Koenig & Bauer. Wikipedia ↗
• 1811 — Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. Wikipedia ↗
• 1785 — The first Treaty of Hopewell is signed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1666 — At least 3,000 men of the Royal Scots Army led by Tam Dalyell of the Binns defeat about 900 Covenanter rebels in the Battle of Rullion Green. Wikipedia ↗
• 1660 — At Gresham College, twelve men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society. Wikipedia ↗
• 1627 — The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy has its greatest and last victory in the Battle of Oliwa. Wikipedia ↗
• 1582 — In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a £40 bond for their marriage licence. Wikipedia ↗
• 1520 — An expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan passes through the Strait of Magellan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1470 — Champa-Đại Việt War: Emperor Lê Thánh Tông of Đại Việt formally launches his attack against Champa. Wikipedia ↗
• 1443 — Skanderbeg and his forces liberate Kruja in central Albania and raise the Albanian flag. Wikipedia ↗
• 936 — Shi Jingtang is enthroned as the first emperor of the Later Jin by Emperor Taizong of Liao, following a revolt against Emperor Fei of Later Tang. Wikipedia ↗
• 587 — Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram of Burgundy recognizes Childebert II as his heir. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on November 28

• 1995 — Chase Elliott, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — David Nofoaluma, Australian-Samoan rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Jake Miller, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Adam Hicks, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Dedryck Boyata, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Bradley Smith, English motorcycle racer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Laura Alleway, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Jamie Buhrer, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Karen Gillan, Scottish actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Craig Kieswetter, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Mouhamadou Dabo, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Hannah Fry, British mathematician Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Mike Kostka, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Álvaro Pereira, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Andrew Bogut, Australian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Marc-André Fleury, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Trey Songz, American R&B singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Mary Elizabeth Winstead, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Naoko Yamada, Japanese anime director Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Tyler Glenn, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Summer Rae, American football player, wrestler, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Édouard Roger-Vasselin, French tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Nelson Haedo Valdez, Paraguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Leandro Barbosa, Brazilian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Chris Harris, English motorcycle racer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Raido Villers, Estonian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Brian Tevreden, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Lisa Middelhauve, German singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Stuart Taylor, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Chamillionaire, American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Katarzyna Strączy, Polish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Brent Albright, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Darryl Flahavan, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Freddie Mitchell, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Mehdi Nafti, Tunisian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Michael Simpkins, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Haytham Tambal, Sudanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Marlon Broomes, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Fabio Grosso, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Acer Nethercott, English rower (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Gavin Rae, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Greg Somerville, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — DeMya Walker, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Ryan Kwanten, Australian actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Bakarhythm, Japanese comedian, actor, playwright, and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Eka Kurniawan, Indonesian journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Park Sung-bae, South Korean footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Takashi Shimoda, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Sigurd Wongraven, Norwegian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — apl.de.ap, Filipino-American singer and rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — András Tölcséres, Hungarian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Jade Puget, American guitarist and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Paulo Figueiredo, Angolan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Anastasia Kelesidou, German-Greek discus thrower Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Jesper Strömblad, Swedish guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Álex López Morón, Spanish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Richard Osman, English television host, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Nick Knight, English cricketer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Robb Nen, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Valeri Nikitin, Estonian wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Sonia O'Sullivan, Irish athlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Darren Bett, English journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Chris Heaton-Harris, English businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Anna Nicole Smith, American model, actress, and television personality (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — José del Solar, Peruvian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Stephnie Weir, American actress and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Erwin Mortier, Belgian author and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Matt Williams, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Michael Bennet, Indian-American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — John Burkett, American baseball player and bowler Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Roy Tarpley, American basketball player (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Sian Williams, English-Welsh journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Armando Iannucci, Scottish comedian, actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Andrew Jones, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Johnny Newman, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Walt Weiss, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Matt Cameron, American drummer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Juan Carlos Rosero, Ecuadorian cyclist (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Jon Stewart, American comedian, actor, and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Martin Clunes, English actor, singer, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Alfonso Cuarón, Mexican director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Jorge Domecq, Spanish lawyer and diplomat Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — John Galliano, Gibraltar-born British fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Andy Ritchie, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Kenny Wharton, English footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Nancy Charest, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Judd Nelson, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Stephen Roche, Irish cyclist and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Kriss Akabusi, English sprinter and hurdler Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Dave Righetti, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Peeter Järvelaid, Estonian historian and scholar Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Fiona Armstrong, English-Scottish journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Alessandro Altobelli, Italian footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Adem Jashari, Kosovo commander (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Necip Hablemitoğlu, Turkish historian and academic (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Alistair Darling, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Helen De Michiel, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Sixto Lezcano, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Gordon Marsden, English journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — S. Epatha Merkerson, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Barbara Morgan, American educator and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Ed Harris, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Russell Alan Hulse, American physicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Alexander Godunov, Russian-American actor and dancer (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Paul Shaffer, Canadian-American singer, keyboard player, and bandleader (CBS Orchestra) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Beeb Birtles, Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Mick Channon, English footballer and horse trainer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Alan Lightman, American physicist, novelist, and academician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Dick Morris, American political consultant, journalist, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Michel Berger, French singer-songwriter (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Maria Farantouri, Greek singer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Joe Dante, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Franklin Drilon, Filipino lawyer and politician, 22nd President of the Senate of the Philippines Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Rita Mae Brown, American novelist, poet, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — R. B. Greaves, Guyanese-American singer-songwriter (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Randy Newman, American singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Paul Warfield, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Laura Antonelli, Croatian-Italian actress (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Bruce Channel, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Gary Hart, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Frik du Preez, South African rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Randolph Stow, Australian-English author and poet (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Joe Knollenberg, American soldier and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Hope Lange, American actress (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Gato Barbieri, Argentinian saxophonist and composer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Terence Frisby, English author and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Berry Gordy, Jr., American songwriter and producer, founded Motown Records Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Arthur Melvin Okun, American economist and academic (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Piet Steenbergen, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Gigi Gryce, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Dennis Brutus, South African journalist, poet, and academic (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Johanna Döbereiner, Czech-Brazilian agronomist and academic (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Helen Delich Bentley, American politician (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Gloria Grahame, American actress (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Keith Miller, Australian cricketer, footballer, and pilot (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Lilian, Princess of Réthy (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Evald Okas, Estonian painter and academic (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Yves Thériault, Canadian author (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Cliff Addison, English chemist and academic (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Václav Renč, Czech poet and playwright (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Elsie Quarterman, American ecologist and academic (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Michael Adekunle Ajasin, Nigerian educator and politician, 3rd Governor of Ondo State (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Claude Lévi-Strauss, Belgian-French anthropologist and ethnologist (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Rose Bampton, American soprano and educator (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Alberto Moravia, Italian journalist and author (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Henry Picard, American golfer (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — James Eastland, American planter and politician (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Nancy Mitford, English journalist and author (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on November 28 (Calendar.cx)