November 28 birthdays & history

Famous people born on November 28

• 1820Friedrich Engels, German-English philosopher, economist, and journalist
• 1757William Blake, English poet and painter
• 1881Stefan Zweig, Austrian author, playwright, and journalist
• 1880Alexander Blok, Russian poet and playwright
• 1908Claude Lévi-Strauss, Belgian-French anthropologist and ethnologist
• 1907Alberto Moravia, Italian journalist and author
• 1628John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author
• 1950Ed Harris, American actor and producer
• 1961Alfonso Cuarón, Mexican director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1967Anna Nicole Smith, American model, actress, and television personality

What happened on November 28

• 1660Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, Christopher Wren and other leading scientists met at Gresham College in London to found a learned society, now known as the Royal Society.
• 1811Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 premiered at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
• 1821Panama Independence Day: Panama separates from Spain and joins Gran Colombia.
• 1843Ka Lā Hui (Hawaiian Independence Day): The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.
• 1862Notts County F.C. is founded in Nottingham, England, making it the oldest professional Association football club in the world.
• 1893Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the 1893 New Zealand general election.
• 1895The Chicago Times-Herald race, the first automobile race in the U.S., was held in Chicago.
• 1905Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a political party with the main aim of establishing a dual monarchy in Ireland.
• 1912At the All-Albanian Congress, the Assembly of Vlorë was constituted, which declared the independence of the Albanian Vilayet from the Ottoman Empire.
• 1912Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
• 1917The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
• 1925Grand Ole Opry, the longest-running radio broadcast in the United States, first aired on WSM in Nashville, Tennessee.

Also observed on November 28

• Bedfordshire day is celebrated in the county of Bedfordshire to celebrate the birth of John Bunyan
• Bukovina Day (Romania)
• Heroes' Day (Sri Lanka)
• Hōonkō (Japan)
• Independence Day (Mauritania), celebrate the independence of Mauritania from France in 1960.
• Independence Day (Panama), celebrate the independence of Panama from Spain in 1821.