Birthday November 28, 1628 John Bunyan, English cleric, author (Pilgrim's Progress)
Birthday November 28, 1632 Jean Baptiste Lully, French composer, musician
Birthday November 28, 1757 William Blake, poet (Songs of Innocence and Experience)
Birthday November 28, 1820 Friedrich Engels, Marx's collaborator
Birthday November 28, 1881 Stefan Zweig, Austrian poet, essayist, dramatist, translator
Birthday November 28, 1908 Claude Levi-Strauss, Belgian social anthropologist
Birthday November 28, 1929 Gloria Grahame
Birthday November 28, 1933 Hope Lange, in London
Birthday November 28, 1937 Gary Hart, (D-Sen-Colo)
Birthday November 28, 1942 Paul Warfield, NFL, WFL wide receiver (Cleveland, Miami, Memphis)
Birthday November 28, 1943 Randy Newman, singer (Raindrops)
Birthday November 28, 1949 Alexander Godunov, composer
Birthday November 28, 1962 Talk-show host and comedian Jon Stewart born
History November 28, 1520 Magellan begins crossing Pacific Ocean
History November 28, 1582 William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway
History November 28, 1777 John Adams replaces Silas Deane
History November 28, 1853 Olympia established as capital of Washington Territory
History November 28, 1862 Battle of Cane Hill, Arkansas
History November 28, 1895 America's auto race starts; 6 cars 55 miles winner avg 7 MPH
History November 28, 1895 Frank Duryea wins first U.S. horseless-carriage race
History November 28, 1895 Duryea Motor Wagon wins first car race in U.S.
History November 28, 1912 Albania declares independence from Turkey
History November 28, 1914 New York Stock Exchange resumes bond trading
History November 28, 1919 Lady Astor becomes MP
History November 28, 1925 The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting
History November 28, 1929 Adm RE Byrd makes 1st South Pole flight
History November 28, 1929 Ernie Nevers scores 40 points for Cardinals vs Bears (NFL record)
History November 28, 1943 FDR attends Tehran Conference
History November 28, 1943 Roosevelt Churchill & Stalin met at Tehran
History November 28, 1954 Enrico Fermi, architect of the nuclear age, dies
History November 28, 1960 Mauritania gains independence from France (Natl Day)
History November 28, 1964 Johnson advised to bomb North Vietnam
History November 28, 1964 Mariner 4 launched; 1st probe to fly by Mars
History November 28, 1964 The Shangri-Las score a #1 hit with Leader Of The Pack
History November 28, 1965 The Philippines agrees to send troops to South Vietnam
History November 28, 1974 Bowie Kuhn suspends George Steinbrenner for 2 years
History November 28, 1976 Rosalind Russell dies at age 68
History November 28, 1979 Plane crashes over Antarctica
History November 28, 1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 6 is launched
History November 28, 1986 Reagan adm exceeds SALT II arms limitations for 1st time
History November 28, 1987 A media controversy ignites over the case of Tawana Brawley
History November 28, 1989 Czechoslovakian Communist Party gives up monopoly on political power
History November 28, 1994 Jeffrey Dahmer murdered in prison
November 28, 1628 John Bunyan, English cleric, author (Pilgrim's Progress)
November 28, 1632 Jean Baptiste Lully, French composer, musician
November 28, 1757 William Blake, poet (Songs of Innocence and Experience)
November 28, 1820 Friedrich Engels, Marx's collaborator
November 28, 1881 Stefan Zweig, Austrian poet, essayist, dramatist, translator
November 28, 1908 Claude Levi-Strauss, Belgian social anthropologist
November 28, 1929 Gloria Grahame
November 28, 1933 Hope Lange, in London
November 28, 1937 Gary Hart, (D-Sen-Colo)
November 28, 1942 Paul Warfield, NFL, WFL wide receiver (Cleveland, Miami, Memphis)
November 28, 1943 Randy Newman, singer (Raindrops)
November 28, 1949 Alexander Godunov, composer
November 28, 1962 Talk-show host and comedian Jon Stewart born
November 28, 1520 Magellan begins crossing Pacific Ocean
November 28, 1582 William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway
November 28, 1777 John Adams replaces Silas Deane
November 28, 1853 Olympia established as capital of Washington Territory
November 28, 1862 Battle of Cane Hill, Arkansas
November 28, 1895 America's auto race starts; 6 cars 55 miles winner avg 7 MPH
November 28, 1895 Frank Duryea wins first U.S. horseless-carriage race
November 28, 1895 Duryea Motor Wagon wins first car race in U.S.
November 28, 1912 Albania declares independence from Turkey
November 28, 1914 New York Stock Exchange resumes bond trading
November 28, 1919 Lady Astor becomes MP
November 28, 1925 The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting
November 28, 1929 Adm RE Byrd makes 1st South Pole flight
November 28, 1929 Ernie Nevers scores 40 points for Cardinals vs Bears (NFL record)
November 28, 1943 FDR attends Tehran Conference
November 28, 1943 Roosevelt Churchill & Stalin met at Tehran
November 28, 1954 Enrico Fermi, architect of the nuclear age, dies
November 28, 1960 Mauritania gains independence from France (Natl Day)
November 28, 1964 Johnson advised to bomb North Vietnam
November 28, 1964 Mariner 4 launched; 1st probe to fly by Mars
November 28, 1964 The Shangri-Las score a #1 hit with Leader Of The Pack
November 28, 1965 The Philippines agrees to send troops to South Vietnam
November 28, 1974 Bowie Kuhn suspends George Steinbrenner for 2 years
November 28, 1976 Rosalind Russell dies at age 68
November 28, 1979 Plane crashes over Antarctica
November 28, 1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 6 is launched
November 28, 1986 Reagan adm exceeds SALT II arms limitations for 1st time
November 28, 1987 A media controversy ignites over the case of Tawana Brawley
November 28, 1989 Czechoslovakian Communist Party gives up monopoly on political power
November 28, 1994 Jeffrey Dahmer murdered in prison