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Nov
28

On This Day

49 events  ·  104 deaths  ·  199 births

Events on 28 November 49

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Year 587

Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram of Burgundy recognizes Childebert II as his heir.

Year 936

Shi Jingtang is enthroned as the first emperor of the Later Jin by Emperor Taizong of Liao, following a revolt against Emperor Fei of Later Tang.

Year 1443

Skanderbeg and his forces liberate Kruja in central Albania and raise the Albanian flag.

Year 1470

Champa-Đại Việt War: Emperor Lê Thánh Tông of Đại Việt formally launches his attack against Champa.

Year 1520

An expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan passes through the Strait of Magellan.

Year 1582

In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a £40 bond for their marriage licence.

Year 1627

The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy has its greatest and last victory in the Battle of Oliwa.

Year 1660

At Gresham College, twelve men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society.

Year 1666

At least 3,000 men of the Royal Scots Army led by Tam Dalyell of the Binns defeat about 900 Covenanter rebels in the Battle of Rullion Green.

Year 1785

The first Treaty of Hopewell is signed.

Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 6

Birthdays on 28 November 199

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Manuel I Komnenos
b. 1118 – d. 1180
Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1180)
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Yesün Temür (Yuan dynasty)
b. 1293 – d. 1328
Yesün Temür, Chinese emperor (d. 1328)
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Wen Zhengming
b. 1470 – d. 1559
Wen Zhengming, artist during the Ming dynasty (d. 1559)
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Anne Shelton (courtier)
b. 1475 – d. 1555
Anne Shelton, elder sister of Thomas Boleyn (d. 1555)
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Margaret Tudor
b. 1489 – d. 1541
Margaret Tudor, Queen of James IV of Scotland, daughter of Henry VII of England (d. 1541)
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James Whitelocke
b. 1570 – d. 1632
James Whitelocke, English judge and politician, Chief Justice of Chester (d. 1632)
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Hong Taiji
b. 1592 – d. 1643
Hong Taiji, Emperor of China (d. 1643)
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Hans Nansen
b. 1598 – d. 1667
Hans Nansen, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1667)
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John Bunyan
b. 1628 – d. 1688
John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (d. 1688)
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Abraham Brueghel
b. 1631 – d. 1690
Abraham Brueghel, Flemish Baroque painter (d. 1690)
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Jean-Baptiste Lully
b. 1632 – d. 1687
Jean-Baptiste Lully, Italian-French composer and manager (d. 1687)
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Willem de Vlamingh
b. 1640 – d. 1698
Willem de Vlamingh, Flemish captain and explorer (d. 1698)

Deaths on 28 November 104

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Pope Gregory III
d. 741
Pope Gregory III
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Lady Ma (Qian Yuanguan's wife)
d. 939 (b. 890)
Lady Ma, Chinese noblewoman (b. 890)
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Ottokar II of Styria
d. 1122
Margrave Ottokar II of Styria
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Owain Gwynedd
d. 1170 (b. 1080)
Owain Gwynedd, Welsh king (b. 1080)
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Eleanor of Castile
d. 1290 (b. 1241)
Eleanor of Castile (b. 1241)
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Yishan Yining
d. 1317 (b. 1247)
Yishan Yining, Zen monk and writer from China who taught in Japan (b. 1247)
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James of the Marches
d. 1476
James of the Marches, Franciscan friar
Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick
Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick
d. 1499 (b. 1475)
Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick (b. 1475)
Georg Major
Georg Major
d. 1574 (b. 1502)
Georg Major, German theologian and educator (b. 1502)
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Hernando Franco
d. 1585 (b. 1532)
Hernando Franco, Spanish composer (b. 1532)
Jean de Thévenot
Jean de Thévenot
d. 1667 (b. 1633)
Jean de Thévenot, French linguist and botanist (b. 1633)
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Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh
d. 1675 (b. 1608)
Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh, English soldier and politician (b. 1608)