A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
November 28: Day of the Week
November 28, 2024 is the 333rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 33 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.
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Here’s the November calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
November 28 Historical Event(s)
1095
On the last day of the Council of Clermont, Pope Urban II appoints Bishop Adhemar of Le Puy and Count Raymond IV of Toulouse to lead the First Crusade to the Holy Land.
1785
The Treaty of Hopewell is signed.
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.
1893
Women vote in a national election for the first time: the New Zealand general election.
1917
The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
1965
Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson’s call for “more flags” in Vietnam, Philippines President Elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam.
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.
1987
South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on-board.
2002
Suicide bombers blow up an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya; their colleagues fail in their attempt to bring down Arkia Israel Airlines Flight 582 with surface-to-air-missiles.
Who were born on November 28?
1598
Hans Nansen, Danish statesman (d. 1667)
1853
Helen Magill White, first American woman to earn a PhD (d. 1944)
1904
Nancy Mitford, British essayist (d. 1973)
1948
Beeb Birtles, Dutch-Australian musician (Little River Band)
1950
Ed Harris, American actor
1955
Alessandro Altobelli, Italian footballer
1969
Robb Nen, American baseball player
1983
Nelson Haedo Valdez, Paraguayan footballer
1984
Trey Songz, American recording artist
1986
Mouhamadou Dabo, French footballer
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