Famous Personalities Born In November - 28
Sunday, 26 October 2025
1118 Manuel I Komnenos, Greek Byzantine Emperor (d. 1180) was born on November - 28. 

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 Hans Nansen, Danish statesman (d. 1667) was born on November - 28. 

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 On November - 28 birth of willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (c. 1648) 

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 On November - 28 birth of jean Cavalier, French Protestant rebel leader (d. 1740) 

1700 Nathaniel Bliss, Astronomer Royal (d. 1764) was born on this day in history. 

1700 On November - 28 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 this day in history. 

1757 On November - 28 birth of william Blake, English poet/painter (Songs of Innocence & Experience) 

1763 On this day in history birth of matthaus Fischer, composer 

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

1772 Luke Howard, British meteorologist (d. 1864) was born on November - 28. 

1777 Georg A Kestner, German art collector/diplomat was born on this day in history. 

1784 Ferdinand Reis, composer was born on this day in history. 

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

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 John Stephens, US archaeologist; founded study of Central America was born on November - 28. 

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 Friedrich Engels, Germany, social philosopher; Marx's collaborator was born on November - 28. 

1820 On this day in history birth of lawrence O'Bryan Branch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 

1829 Anton Rubinstein, Vykhvatinetz Podolia, composer (Omitri Doskoy) [NS] was born on this day in history. 

1837 On this day in history birth of john Wesley Hyatt, inventor (celluloid) 

1841 E M Grace, cricketer (brother of W G) was born on November - 28. 

1843 On this day in history 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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