Famous Birthdays on November 28

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• 1118 Manuel I Komnenos, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire (1143-80) (d. 1180)
• 1489 Margaret Tudor, Queen consort of Scots as wife of James IV of Scotland (1503-13), born in Westminster Palace, London (d. 1541)
• 1570 James Whitelocke, English judge and politician (House of Common 1610-22) (d. 1632)

• 1598 Hans Nansen, Danish statesman, born in Flensburg (d. 1667)
• 1607 Francesco Sforza Pallavicino, Italian theologist and historian (Istoria del Concilio di Trento), born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1667)

• 1632 Jean-Baptiste Lully, Italian-born French composer (Miserere Suites de Symphonies et Trios), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1687)
• 1640 Willem de Vlamingh, Dutch sea captain who explored the then "New Holland", the central west coast of Australia, born in Oost-Vlieland, Dutch Republic (d. c. 1698)
• 1650 Jan Palfijn, Flemish physician and inventor (obstetrical forceps), born in Kortrijk, Flanders (d. 1730)
• 1661 Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British Governor of New York and New Jersey (d. 1723)
• 1681 Jean Cavalier, French Huguenot chief of the Camisards, born in Ribaute, France (d. 1740)
• 1700 Nathaniel Bliss, English 4th Astronomer Royal (1762-64), born in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England (d. 1764)
• 1700 Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway (1730-46), born in Castle Schonberg, Bavaria (d. 1770)
• 1704 Jacob Mossel, Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1750-61), born in Enkhuizen, Dutch Republic (d. 1761)

• 1763 Matthäus Fischer, German organist and composer, born in Ried, Swabia (d. 1840)
• 1770 Princess Louise of Orange-Nassau, daughter of Stadtholder William V Prince of Orange and Wilhelmina of Prussia, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1819)
• 1772 Luke Howard, British manufacturing chemist and meteorologist (nomenclature system for clouds), born in London (d. 1864)
• 1777 Augsut Kestner, German art collector and diplomat, born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1853)
• 1784 Ferdinand Ries, German pianist, composer, and Beethoven's secretary and copyist, baptized in Bonn, Electorate of Cologne, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1838)
• 1785 Victor de Broglie, 3rd Duke of Broglie, 14th Prime Minister of France (1835-36), born in Paris (d. 1870)
• 1792 Victor Cousin, French philosopher and educational reformer, born in Paris (d. 1867)
• 1793 Carl Jonas Love Almquist, Swedish composer (Tornrosens Buck), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1866)
• 1805 John Stephens, American explorer and archaeologist (pivotal figure in the rediscovery of Maya civilization throughout Middle America), born in Shrewsbury, New Jersey (d. 1852)
• 1810 William Froude, English engineer and naval architect, born in Devon, England (d. 1879)
• 1811 Maximilian II of Bavaria, King of Bavaria (1848-64), born in Munich (d. 1864)
• 1812 Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, Norwegian organist, composer, musical folklorist, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1887)

• 1820 Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Enfield, North Carolina (d. 1862)

• 1841 E. M. Grace, English cricket all-rounder (1 Test, HS 36; Gloucestershire CCC), born in Bristol, England (d. 1911)
• 1853 Helen Magill White, American educator and 1st woman to earn a Ph.D. in the U.S., born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1944)
• 1854 Gottlieb Haberlandt, Austrian botanist, born in Mosonmagyaróvár (d. 1945)
• 1856 Alexander Kastalsky, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1926)
• 1857 Alfonso XII, King of Spain (1874-85), born in Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid (d. 1885)
• 1858 William Stanley, American inventor of the induction coil (electricity transformer), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1916) [1]
• 1864 Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, Dutch lithographer and wood carver, born in Amsterdam (d. 1945)
• 1864 James Allen, English writer (As a Man Thinketh), born in Leicester, England (d. 1912)
• 1864 Lindley M. Garrison, American lawyer and 46th U.S. Secretary of War (1913-16), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 1932)
• 1866 Dick Lilley, English cricket wicket-keeper (35 Tests from 1896 to 1909), born in Holloway Head, Warwickshire, England (d. 1929)

• 1866 Johan Bakker Sr, Dutch actor and husband of Truus Soete, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1928)
• 1868 František Drdla, Czech composer, born in Žďár nad Sázavou, Czech Republic (d. 1944)
• 1868 William H. Lewis, American College football center and coach (first African-American selected as an All-American; Harvard), born in Berkley, Virginia (d. 1949)
• 1876 Bert Vogler, South African cricket all-rounder (15 Tests, 64 wickets, BB 7/94, 2 x 50; Natal, Transvaal; MCC), born in Swartwater, South Africa (d. 1946)
• 1878 Jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit and literary (Hadewych), born in Turnhout, Belgium (d. 1958)
• 1880 Alexander Block, Russian poet (Dvenatsat), born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1921)
• 1880 Marinus van Meel, Dutch aviator and aircraft manufacturer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1958)
• 1881 Stefan Zweig, Austrian poet, essayist and dramatist (Beware of Pity), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1942)
• 1883 Paul Hastings Allen, American composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1952)
• 1887 Bobby Watson, American comedian (Hitler Gang, Boys Town), born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 1965)
• 1887 Ernst Röhm, German army officer and chief organizer of Adolf Hitler’s Storm Troopers (Sturmabteilung, or SA; Brownshirts), born in Munich (d. 1934)
• 1887 Jacobo Palm, Dutch Antillean classical organist, violist, pianist, and composer, born in Curaçao, Dutch Antilles (d. 1982)
• 1891 Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist (48th Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court) and politician, born in Mandurriao, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines (d. 1949)
• 1892 Thomas Wood, English composer, born in Chorley, Lancashire, England (d. 1950)

• 1895 José Iturbi, Spanish concert pianist and conductor who appeared in nearly a dozen 1940s MGM musicals, born in Valencia, Spain (d. 1980)
• 1896 Dawn Powell, American writer (Turn, Magic Wheel), born in Mount Gilead, Ohio (d. 1965)
• 1896 Lilia Skala, Austrian actress (House of Games, Flashdance, Charly), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1994)
• 1897 Uno Chiyo, Japanese writer (Confessions of Love), born in Iwakuni (d. 1996)
• 1904 James Eastland, American politician (Sen-D-Miss 1943-68), born in Doddsville, Mississippi (d. 1986)
• 1904 Nancy Mitford, English author (Love in a Cold Climate), one of the Mitford sisters, born in London (d. 1973)
• 1906 Henry Picard, American golfer (Masters 1938, PGA 1939), born in Plymouth, Massachusetts (d. 1997)
• 1907 Alberto Moravia [Pincherle], Italian author (the Indifferent Ones), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1990)
• 1908 Arturo Frondizi, 35th President Argentina (1958-62), born in Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina (d. 1995)
• 1908 Claude Lévi-Strauss, French social anthropologist and ethnologist (structuralism), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2009)
• 1908 Roberto Lupi, Italian composer, born in Milan, Italy (d. 1971)
• 1909 Aleksandar Ranković, Yugoslavic partisan and 1st Vice President of Yugoslavia (1963-66), born in Draževac, Serbia (d. 1983)
• 1909 David Miller, American film director (Billy the Kid), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 1992)
• 1909 Lotta Hitschmanova, Canadian humanitarian (founder of the Unitarian Service Committee of Canada), born in Prague, Bohemia (d. 1990) [1]
• 1911 Václav Renč, Czech poet, dramatist and translator, born in Vodochody, Czech Republic (d. 1973)
• 1912 Heinz Galinski, President (Central council for Jews in Germany), born in Marienburg, West Prussia, Germany (d. 1992)
• 1912 Morris Louis, American painter (post painterly abstraction), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1962)
• 1913 Hugo Pos, Surinamese-Dutch poet and writer, born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 2000)
• 1914 Gertrude Jeannette, African American taxi driver, playwright and film and stage actress (Shaft, Cotton Comes to Harlem), born in Urbana, Arkansas (d. 2018)
• 1915 Evald Okas, Estonian painter, born in Talinn, Estonia (d. 2011)
• 1915 Pamela Harrison, English pianist and composer, born in Orpington, England (d. 1990)
• 1916 Lilian Baels, Princess of Réthy, 2nd wife of Belgian King Leopold III, born in London, England (d. 2002)
• 1917 Kees Schilperoort, Dutch radio and TV host, born in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands (d. 1999)

• 1920 Cecilia Colledge, British figure skater (World C'ship gold ladies singles 1937; Olympic silver 1936; first female to land a two rotation jump), born in London, England (d. 2008)
• 1922 Helen Copley, American newspaper publisher (The San Diego Union-Tribune), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (d. 2004)
• 1923 Gloria Grahame [Hallward], American actress (Crossfire; Sudden Fear; Rich Man, Poor Man), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1981)
• 1923 Helen Delich Bentley, American politician (Rep-R-MD, 1985-95), born in Ruth, Nevada (d. 2016)
• 1923 Lorna Beal (née Larter), Australian cricket wicket-keeper (7 Tests; 16 dismissals), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2020)
• 1923 Phyllis Jenkins, American literary & theatrical agent community activist, born in New York (d. 2004)
• 1924 (Gerrit Cornelis) "Kees" Otten, Dutch flautist and recorder player, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (d. 2008)
• 1925 Aurelio de la Vega, Cuban-American composer (Adiós; Variación del Recuerdo), educator (California State University, 1959-92), and poet, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2022)
• 1925 József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer (Budapest Honvéd), born in Kispest, Hungary (d. 1978)
• 1925 Virginia Hewitt, American actress (Carol-Space Patrol), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 1986)
• 1927 Chuck Mitchell, American actor (General Hospital, Porky's, Better Off Dead), born in Connecticut, United States (d. 1992)
• 1928 Arthur Melvin Okun, American economist (Misery Index), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1980)
• 1928 Edward LeBone Molotlegi, Kgosi (king) of the Bafokeng (1956-95), born in Otsetswe, Botswana (d. 1995)
• 1928 Jan Fotek, Polish composer (Musica Cromatica), born in Czerwińsk on the Vistula, Poland (d. 2015)

• 1929 Clarence Fountain, American Grammy Award-winning gospel singer (The Blind Boys of Alabama), born in Tyler, Alabama (d. 2018)
• 1931 Dervla Murphy, Irish travel author (Full Tilt, In Ethiopia with a Mule), born in Lismore, Ireland
• 1931 Rinus Ferdinandusse, Dutch editor, journalist, and author (Nude on Fence), born in Goes, Netherlands (d. 2022)
• 1931 Thomas Enders, German business executive and diplomat, born in Bruchertseifen, Germany
• 1932 Ethel Ennis, American jazz singer (If Women Ruled The World), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2019)
• 1932 Gato Barbieri, Latin jazz musician (Last Tango in Paris), born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 2016)
• 1932 Terence Frisby, English actor and playwright (There's a Girl in My Soup), born in London, England (d. 2020)
• 1933 Hope Lange, American actress (Peyton Place, The Ghost & Mrs Muir), born in Redding, Connecticut (d. 2003)
• 1933 Joe Knollenberg, American politician (Rep-R-Michigan 1993-2009), born in Mattoon, Illinois (d. 2018)
• 1934 Carlos Fariñas, Cuban avant-garde composer, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba (d. 2002)
• 1935 Prince Hitachi, Japanese royalty (sixth born child of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun), born in Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo
• 1935 Randolph Stow, Australian author and poet (Suburbs of Hell), born in Geraldton, Western Australia (d. 2010)
• 1936 Gary Hart, American politician (Sen-D-Co, 1975-86), born in Ottawa, Kansas
• 1936 Roy McCurdy, American jazz drummer (Sonny Rollins; Cannonball Adderly; Chuck Mangione), born in Rochester, New York
• 1936 Trisutji Kamal, Indonesian classical pianist and composer (Prayer of Redemption), born in Jakarta, Indonesia (d. 2021)
• 1937 Richie Roberts, American criminal defense attorney portrayed in "American Gangster" and convicted thief, born in the Bronx, New York
• 1939 Gary Troxel, American rocker (The Fleetwoods), born in Centralia, Washington
• 1940 Bruce Channel [McMeans], American singer ("Hey! Baby"), born in Jacksonville, Texas
• 1940 Clem Curtis, Trinidadian-British singer (The Foundations - " "Baby Now That I've Found You", "Build Me Up Buttercup"), born in Trinidad, British West Indies
• 1941 Jessie Smith, American session and touring vocalist (Ike & Tina Turner Revue; The Mirettes; Dr. John), born in Clarksdale, Mississippi (d. 2021)
• 1941 Laura Antonelli, Italian actress (Wifemistress, Divine Nymph), born in Pola, Italy (d. 2015)
• 1942 Manolo Blahnik, Santa Cruz de La Palma Spain, shoe designer
• 1942 Paul Warfield, American NFL/WFL wide receiver, 1964-77, 8X Pro-Bowl (Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, Memphis Southmen), born in Warren, Ohio
• 1943 (Johan) "Hans" Rosenberg, Dutch astrophysicist, politician (Alderman of Utrecht, 1974-82), and administrator (University of Utrecht, 1984-91), born in Mierlo-Hout, Netherlands (d. 1992)
• 1943 George T. Miller, Scottish-Australian film and television director (The Man from Snowy River; Zeus and Roxanne), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2023)
• 1943 Randy Newman, American singer-songwriter ("Short People"; "You've Got a Friend in Me"; "Louisiana 1927") and film score composer (The Natural; Seabiscuit; Pixar films), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1944 Rita Mae Brown, American poet, novelist (Rubyfruit Jungle), screenwriter (Long Hot Summer), and mystery writer (Mrs. Murphy), born in Hanover, Pennsylvania
• 1944 Ronald Bertram "R.B." Greaves, American pop singer ("Take A Letter Maria"), born in Georgetown, Guyana (d. 2012)
• 1944 Timothy Krajcir, American serial killer, born in West Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania
• 1945 Georg Volkert, German soccer striker (12 caps, FRG; 1. FC Nürnberg, Hamburger SV, VfB Stuttgart), born in Ansbach, Germany (d. 2020)
• 1946 Joe Dante, American film director (Matinee; Twilight Zone:The Movie; Police Squad; Gremlins), born in Morristown, New Jersey
• 1946 Susan Spencer, American correspondent (48 Hours) [1946 approx], born in Memphis Tennessee
• 1947 Maria Farantouri, Greek folk and jazz singer, born in Athens, Greece
• 1947 Michel Berger [Hamburger], French pop singer and songwriter, and record producer, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1992)
• 1948 Agnieszka Holland, Polish actress and director (Europa Europa), born in Warsaw, Poland
• 1948 Beeb Birtles [Gerard Birtlekamp], Dutch-Australian rock guitarist (Little River Band - Diamantina Cocktail), born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 1949 Alexander Godunov, Russian-American ballet dancer (Bolshoi Ballet, 1971-79), and actor (Witness; Die Hard), born in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin, USSR (d. 1995)
• 1949 Hugh McKenna, British rock keyboardist (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band), born in Coatsbridge, England (d. 2019)
• 1949 Paul Shaffer, Canadian keyboardist (SNL, 1975-80), orchestra leader (David Letterman, 1982-2015; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), and songwriter ("It's Raining Men"), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario
• 1949 Victor Ostrovsky, Canadian/Israel, Mossad agent (By Way of Deception)

• 1950 Russell Alan Hulse, American astrophysicist (1993 Nobel Prize for Physics for the discovery of a new type of pulsar), born in New York City
• 1952 Jeff Fahey, actor (Darkman III, Crossover, Serpent's Lair)
• 1952 S Epatha Merkerson, Saginaw Michigan, American actress (Jacob's Ladder, Terminator 2)
• 1953 Nadezhda Olizarenko, USSR, 800m/1500m runner (Olympic gold 1980)
• 1953 Sixto Lezcano, MLB baseball outfielder, 1974-85 (Milwaukee Brewers and 4 other teams), born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico
• 1955 Adem Jashari, Albanian freedom fighter
• 1955 Alessandro Altobelli, Italian soccer striker (61 caps; Internazionale 317 games), born in Sonnino, Italy
• 1955 Jeffrey Byron, American actor
• 1956 David Van Day [David Paul Day], British pop singer (Dollar - "Loves Gotta Hold On Me"), born in Brighton, Sussex, England
• 1956 Kristine Arnold, American country singer (Sweethearts of Rodeo - "Midnight Girl"), born in Torrance, California
• 1956 Lucy Gutteridge, actress (Top Secret, Trouble With Spies)

• 1958 Georges Rutaganda, Rwandan war criminal
• 1958 Kriss Akabusi, Great Britain, 4X400 runner (Olympic silver 1984)
• 1958 Tim Mullens, Dutch punk rock singer and guitarist (Ivy Green), born in the Netherlands
• 1959 Judd Nelson, American actor (Breakfast Club, Jack-Suddenly Susan), born in Portland, Maine
• 1959 R Glynn Holt, Plainveiw Texas, PhD/astronaut (STS 73 alt)
• 1959 Stephen Roche, bicylist
• 1960 Deneice Lewis, model, born in Lynchburg, Virginia
• 1960 John Galliano, British fashion designer, born in Gibraltar
• 1960 Ken Howell, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2018)

• 1961 Jane Sibbett, actress (Teddy Z, Heddy Newman-Herman's Head)
• 1961 Martin Clunes, British actor (Doc Martin), born in Wimbledon, England
• 1961 Patty Zomer, Dutch pop singer (Dolly Dots - "Windsurfing"), born in Haarlem, The Netherlands

• 1962 Matt Cameron, American drummer (Soundgarden; Pearl Jam), born in San Diego, California
• 1962 Paul Dinello, American comedian and actor, born in Oak Park, Illinois
• 1963 Armando Iannucci, comedian and radio producer, born in Glasgow, Scotland
• 1963 Johnny Newman, NBA guard/forward (Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks)
• 1963 Walt Weiss, American baseball shortstop (AL Rookie of the Year 1988; World Series 1989; MLB All Star 1998; Oakland A's, Colorado Rockies) and manager (Colorado Rockies 2013-16), born in Tuxedo, New York
• 1964 Cornelia Guest, debutante (Debutante's Guide to Life)
• 1964 Jesse Cook, French Canadian jazz-flamenco guitarist (Free Fall), born in Paris, France
• 1964 John Burkett, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star, NL wins leader 1993 SF Giants; All Star 2001 Atlanta Braves), born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania
• 1964 Michael Bennet, American politician (Senator-D-Colorado 2009-), born in New Delhi, India
• 1965 Erwin Mortier, Belgian author
• 1965 Matt Williams, American baseball infielder (5 x MLB All Star; NL home run leader 1994; NL RBI leader 1990; SF Giants) and manager (Washington Nationals), born in Bishop, California
• 1966 Sam Seder, American comedian

• 1967 José del Solar, Peruvian footballer
• 1967 Stephnie Weir, American comedian
• 1968 Jonathan Brown, American rower (Olympic 5th 1996), born in New York City
• 1969 Colman Domingo, American actor (Rustin), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1969 Dale Carter, American football cornerback (Pro Bowl 1994, 95, 96, 97; NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1992; KC Chiefs), born in Covington, Georgia
• 1969 Marc Spindler, American NFL player (NY Jets, Detroit Lions), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
• 1969 Nick Knight, English cricket batsman (17 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 113; Essex CCC, Warwickshire CCC) and broadcaster (Sky Sports), born in Watford, England
• 1969 Pedro Astacio, Dominican pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Hato Mayor del Ray, Dominican Republic
• 1969 Pio Sagapolutele, American NFL defensive tackle (New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns), born in American Samoa (d. 2009)
• 1969 Robb Nen, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1998, 99, 2002; NL saves leader 2001 SF Giants; World Series 1997 Florida Marlins), born in San Pedro, California
• 1969 Sonia O'Sullivan, Irish 5k runner (Olympic 4th 1992, 96)
• 1970 Julie Mehretu, Ethiopian-American artist whose "Untitled" broke auction record for an African artist in 2023, born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• 1970 Richard Osman, English TV presenter (Pointless), comedian and writer (Thursday Murder Club), born in Billericay, England
• 1971 Fenriz [Leif Nagell], Norwegian heavy metal musician (Darkthrone), born in Kolbotn, Norway
• 1971 William Simas Jr, pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Hanford, California
• 1972 Paulo Figueiredo, Angolan footballer
• 1973 Jade Puget, American rock guitarist (AFI), born in Santa Rosa, California
• 1974 András Tölcséres, Hungarian footballer
• 1974 apl.de.ap [Allan Pineda Lindo], Filipino-American rapper and producer (Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling"), born in Angeles City, Philippines
• 1974 Jason Ferguson, defensive tackle (NY Jets)
• 1974 Kristian Schmid, Australian actor
• 1975 Eka Kurniawan, Indonesian writer
• 1975 Satyr [Sigurd Wongraven], Norwegian heavy metal musician (Satyricon), born in Oslo, Norway
• 1977 Angela Stanford, American golfer (Evian C'ship 2018), born in Fort Worth, Texas

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