What are the important events that happened on November 28? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

November 28: Facts & Myths About This Day

November 28 is the 333^rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 33 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 15, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 481,320 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectatriacontatrigon’ day.

Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 62 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,360 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

November 28 Historical Events

• 1443 –
  Skanderbeg and his forces liberate Kruja in Middle Albania and raise the Albanian flag.
• 1666 –
  At least 3000 men of the Scottish Royal Army led by Tam Dalyell of the Binns defeat about 900 Covenanter rebels in the Battle of Rullion Green.
• 1814 –
  The Times in London is for the first time printed by automatic, steam powered presses built by the German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer, signaling the beginning of the availability of newspapers to a mass audience.
• 1843 –
  Ka Lā Hui: Hawaiian Independence Day – The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.
• 1862 –
  American Civil War: In the Battle of Cane Hill, Union troops under General James G. Blunt defeat General John Marmaduke’s Confederates.
• 1895 –
  The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago’s Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.
• 1942 –
  In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 491 people.
• 1964 –
  Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars.
• 1971 –
  Fred Quilt, a leader of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation is severely beaten by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers; he dies two days later.
• 1991 –
  South Ossetia declares independence from Georgia.

Who were born on November 28?

• 1837 –
  John Wesley Hyatt, American inventor (d. 1920)
• 1904 –
  Nancy Mitford, British essayist (d. 1973)
• 1923 –
  James Karen, American actor
• 1944 –
  Timothy Krajcir, American serial killer
• 1972 –
  Jesper Strömblad, Swedish guitarist (In Flames)
• 1974 –
  Kristian Schmid, Australian actor
• 1977 –
  DeMya Walker, American basketball player
• 1978 –
  Aimee Garcia, American actress
• 1978 –
  Haytham Tambal, Sudanese footballer
• 1979 –
  Chamillionaire, American rapper

Who died on November 28?

• 1695 –
  Giovanni Paolo Colonna, Italian composer (b. c. 1637)
• 1852 –
  Emmanuil Xanthos, figure of the Greek War of Independence, co-founder of Filiki Eteria (b. 1772)
• 1852 –
  Ludger Duvernay, French printer and newspaper publisher (b. 1799)
• 1921 –
  `Abdu'l-Bahá, Persian leader of the Bahá'í Faith (b. 1844)
• 1935 –
  Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist (b. 1877)
• 1968 –
  Enid Blyton, British children’s author (b. 1897)
• 1993 –
  Jerry Edmonton, Canadian drummer (Steppenwolf) (b. 1946)
• 1994 –
  Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (b. 1960)
• 2009 –
  Takeo Kajiwara, Japanese Go player (b. 1923)
• 2011 –
  Patrice O'Neal, American stand-up comedian (b. 1969)