Famous Personalities Born In November - 28
Friday, 26 December 2025
1118 On this day in history birth of manuel I Komnenos, Greek Byzantine Emperor (d. 1180) 

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 this day in history. 

1607 Pietro Sforza, Italian theologist: Istoria del Concilio di Trento was born on this day in history. 

1628 On November - 28 birth of john Bunyan, England, cleric/author (Pilgrim's Progress) 

1640 On this day in history 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 Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British Governor of New York and New Jersey (d. 1723) was born on November - 28. 

1681 On this day in history birth of jean Cavalier, French Protestant rebel leader (d. 1740) 

1700 Nathaniel Bliss, Astronomer Royal (d. 1764) was born on November - 28. 

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 November - 28. 

1757 William Blake, English poet/painter (Songs of Innocence & Experience) was born on this day in history. 

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 this day in history. 

1772 On this day in history birth of luke Howard, British meteorologist (d. 1864) 

1777 Georg A Kestner, German art collector/diplomat was born on November - 28. 

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 Adolf Bernhard Marx, composer was born on this day in history. 

1805 On November - 28 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 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 Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on November - 28. 

1829 On November - 28 birth of anton Rubinstein, Vykhvatinetz Podolia, composer (Omitri Doskoy) [NS] 

1837 John Wesley Hyatt, inventor (celluloid) was born on November - 28. 

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

1843 On this day in history birth of manuel Gregorio Tavarez, composer 

1853 Helen Magill White, first American woman to earn a Ph.D. (d. 1944) was born on November - 28. 

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