Tukuk-OS📅 November 28
14 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on November 28? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2016 — LaMia Flight 2933 crashed near Medellín, Colombia, killing 71 people, many of whom were players from Chapecoense Football Club.
- 1987 — South African Airways Flight 295 suffered a catastrophic in-flight fire and crashed into the Indian Ocean east of Mauritius, killing all 159 people on board.
- 1979 — Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashed into Antarctica's Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board.
- 1967 — Jocelyn Bell Burnell noticed a "bit of scruff" in data from a radio telescope, which turned out to be from PSR B1919+21, the first discovered pulsar.
- 1966 — In a military coup, Michel Micombero abolished the Burundian monarchy and declared the country a republic with himself as president.
- 1925 — Grand Ole Opry, the longest-running radio broadcast in the United States, first aired on WSM in Nashville, Tennessee.
- 1912 — At the All-Albanian Congress, the Assembly of Vlorë was constituted, which declared the independence of the Albanian Vilayet from the Ottoman Empire.
All-Albanian CongressAssembly of VlorëAlbanian Declaration of Independence
- 1903 — SS Petriana struck a reef near Point Nepean, leading to Australia's first major oil spill and a debate over the White Australia policy.
- 1895 — The Chicago Times-Herald race, the first automobile race in the U.S., was held in Chicago.
- 1811 — Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 premiered at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 5 (Beethoven)Gewandhaus
- 1729 — Natchez Indians revolted against French colonists near modern-day Natchez, Mississippi, killing approximately 230 people.
Natchez peopleNatchez revoltFrench colonization of the Americas
- 1660 — Robert 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 (coat of arms pictured).
- 1470 — Đại Việt emperor Lê Thánh Tông launched a military expedition against Champa, beginning the Champa–Đại Việt War.
- 1443 — Having deserted the Ottoman army, Skanderbeg (pictured) arrived in the Albanian city of Krujë and, using a forged letter from Sultan Murad II to the governor of Krujë, became lord of the city.
Births
- 2000 — Jackson Yee, Chinese singer, dancer and actor
- 1999 — Trey Jemison, American basketball player
- 1997 — Mostafa Mohamed, Egyptian footballer
- 1995 — Chase Elliott, American race car driver
- 1994 — Nao Hibino, Japanese tennis player
- 1993 — Bryshere Y. Gray, American actor and rapper
- 1993 — David Nofoaluma, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
- 1992 — Adam Hicks, American actor
- 1992 — Jarvis Landry, American football player
- 1992 — Jake Miller, American singer-songwriter
- 1990 — Dedryck Boyata, Belgian footballer
- 1990 — Bradley Smith, English motorcycle racer
Deaths
- 2024 — Prince Johnson, Liberian politician (born 1952)
- 2024 — Ananda Krishnan, Malaysian businessman (born 1938)
- 2024 — Silvia Pinal, Mexican actress (born 1931)
- 2024 — Kioumars Pourhashemi, Iranian military general
- 2023 — Charlie Munger, American businessman and vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (born 1924)
- 2021 — Virgil Abloh, American fashion designer and entrepreneur (born 1980)
- 2021 — Frank Williams, British founder of Williams Grand Prix Engineering (born 1942)
- 2020 — David Prowse, English weight-lifting champion, actor and Green Cross Man (born 1935)
- 2018 — Harry Leslie Smith, British writer and political commentator (born 1923)
- 2015 — Wayne Bickerton, Welsh songwriter and producer (born 1941)
- 2015 — Luc Bondy, Swiss director and producer (born 1948)
- 2015 — Gerry Byrne, English-Welsh footballer (born 1938)
Observances & holidays
- Independence Day, celebrating the independence of Albania from Turkey in 1912, the first Albanian flag raise by Skanderbeg in 1443, and for the new parliamentary constitution in 1998.
- Bedfordshire day is celebrated in the county of Bedfordshire to celebrate the birth of John Bunyan
- Bukovina Day (Romania)
- Christian feast day: Acacius, Hirenarchus, and companions, of Sebaste
- Christian feast day: Catherine Labouré
- Christian feast day: Feast of the Holy Sovereigns (Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii)
- Christian feast day: Herman of Alaska, the anniversary of his actual death. Eastern Orthodox
- Christian feast day: James of the Marches
- Christian feast day:
Kamehameha and Emma (Episcopal Church (USA))
Kamehameha IVQueen Emma of HawaiiEpiscopal Church (United States)
- Christian feast day: Our Lady of Kibeho
- Christian feast day: Pope Gregory III
- Christian feast day: Rufus (no. 8)
- Christian feast day: Stephen the Younger
- Christian feast day: November 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- 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.
- Navy Day (Iran)
- Proclamation of Independence Day (Timor-Leste), celebrating the declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of East Timor from Portugal in 1975.
Proclamation of Independence Day (Timor-Leste)Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975)
- Republic Day (Burundi)
- Republic Day (Chad)
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