Page 3: Historical Events In November - 28

1853  Olympia forms as capital of Washington Territory on this day in history.   

1854  On November - 28 dutch army stops Chinese uprising in Borneo   

1854  Gottlieb J Haberlandt, Hungarians/German botanist on this day in history.   

1856  On November - 28 alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky, composer   

1857  Alfonso XII, king of Spain (1874-85) on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history washington Irving, US author (Geoffrey Crayon, gent), dies   

1860  On November - 28 heinrich FL Rellstab, German music theorist, dies   

1861  On this day in history confederate congress officially admits Missouri to the CSA   

1861  On November - 28 confederate congress officially admits Missouri to Confederate Army   

1861  Robert Fuhrer, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history battle at Cane Hill, Arkansas (475 casualties)   

1864  On November - 28 3rd day of Battles at Waynesboro/Jones's Plantation, Georgia   

1864  On this day in history carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver   

1866  On November - 28 arthur Frederick Augustus "Dick" Lilley, cricket keeper (England)   

1868  Frantisek Alois Drdla, composer on November - 28.   

1871  On this day in history ku Klux Klan trials began in Federal District Court in SC   

1875  Verney Cameroon reaches East Africa on November - 28.   

1876  Bert Vogler, cricketer (early South African googly bowler) on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist, dies at 84   

1878  On this day in history jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych)   

1878  On this day in history marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78   

1879  On November - 28 battle at Lydenburg S Africa: Gen Wolseley beats Sekhukhenes Pedi-Zulu   

1880  On this day in history alexander A Block, Russian poet (Dvenatsat) [OS=11/16]   

1881  On November - 28 stefan Zweig, Vienna Austria, poet/essayist/dramatist (Beware of Pity)   

1883  Paul Hastings Allen, composer on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history bobby Watson, [Knucher], Springfield IL, comedian   

1892  On this day in history thomas Wood, composer   

1893  On this day in history women vote in a national election for the first time: the New Zealand general election.   

1894  Brooks Atkinson, drama critic (Broadway theater namesake) on November - 28.   

1895  On this day in history america's first auto race starts; 6 cars, 55 miles, winner averages 7 MPH   

1895  On this day in history america's 1st auto race starts; 6 cars, 55 miles, winner avg 7 MPH   

1896  Lilia Skala, Vienna, actress (House of Games, Flashdance, Charly) on this day in history.   

1897  Uno Choyo, writer on this day in history.   

1898  Yuri N Libedinski, Ukrainian writer (Birth of Hero) [OS] on this day in history.   

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1118  On this day in history birth of manuel I Komnenos, Greek Byzantine Emperor (d. 1180)   

1489  On November - 28 birth of margaret Tudor, wife of James IV of Scotland (d. 1541)   

1570  James Whitelocke, English judge (d. 1632) was born on November - 28.   

1598  On November - 28 birth of hans Nansen, Danish statesman (d. 1667)   

1607  Pietro Sforza, Italian theologist: Istoria del Concilio di Trento was born on November - 28.   

1628  John Bunyan, England, cleric/author (Pilgrim's Progress) was born on this day in history.   

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]   

0741  On November - 28 gregory III, Syrian Pope, dies   

1058  On November - 28 kazimierz I Restaurator, duke of Poland (1034-58), dies   

1170  On this day in history death of owain Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd (c. 1100)   

1262  Shinran, founder of Japan's True Pure Land Buddhist sect, dies on November - 28.   

1290  On November - 28 death of eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I of England (b. 1241)   

1499  Death of Edward Plantagenet, 18th Count of Warwick, beheaded on November - 28.   

1514  Hartmann Skull, German physician/historian (Skull's Liederbuch), dies on November - 28.   

1545  On November - 28 death of jacob van Liesveld, printer/"heretic" (Refeyen), beheaded