On This Day: 28 November

28 November in Indian history

• 1987South 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.India
• 1729Natchez Indians revolted against French colonists near modern-day Natchez, Mississippi, killing approximately 230 people.India

28 November in world history

• 2016LaMia Flight 2933 crashed near Medellín, Colombia, killing 71 people, many of whom were players from Chapecoense Football Club.
• 1989Cold War: Velvet Revolution: In the face of protests, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announces it will give up its monopoly on political power.
• 1983Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-9, the first mission to carry the European Space Agency's Spacelab module.
• 1980Iran–Iraq War: Operation Morvarid: The bulk of the Iraqi Navy is destroyed by the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf. (Commemorated in Iran as Navy Day.)
• 1967The first pulsar (PSR B1919+21, in the constellation of Vulpecula) is discovered by two astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish.
• 1964Vietnam War: National Security Council members agree to recommend that U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson adopt a plan for a two-stage escalation of bombing in North Vietnam.
• 1958Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.
• 1943World War II: Tehran Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin meet in Tehran, Iran, to discuss war strategy.
• 1925Grand Ole Opry, the longest-running radio broadcast in the United States, first aired on WSM in Nashville, Tennessee.
• 1918The Soviet Forces move against Estonia when the 6th Red Rifle Division strikes the border town of Narva, marking the beginning of the Estonian War of Independence.
• 1914World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.
• 1912At the All-Albanian Congress, the Assembly of Vlorë was constituted, which declared the independence of the Albanian Vilayet from the Ottoman Empire.
• 1903SS Petriana struck a reef near Point Nepean, leading to Australia's first major oil spill and a debate over the White Australia policy.
• 1862American Civil War: In the Battle of Cane Hill, Union troops under General James G. Blunt defeat General John Marmaduke's Confederates.
• 1660Robert 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.
• 1470Đại Việt emperor Lê Thánh Tông launched a military expedition against Champa, beginning the Champa–Đại Việt War.

Born on 28 November

• 1984Trey Songz, American R&B singer-songwriter and actor
• 1964Michael Bennet, Indian-American lawyer and politicianIndia
• 1957Peeter Järvelaid, Estonian historian and scholar
• 1896Dawn Powell, American author and playwright (died 1965)
• 1661Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, English soldier and politician, 14th Colonial Governor of New York (died 1723)
• 1489Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, wife of James IV of Scotland, daughter of Henry VII of England (died 1541)

Died on 28 November

• 2008Sandeep Unnikrishnan, Indian soldier (born 1977)India
• 1976Rosalind Russell, American actress and singer (born 1907)
• 1962K. C. Dey, Indian singer-songwriter and actor (born 1893)India
• 1954Enrico Fermi, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1901)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 28 November in history?

2016: LaMia Flight 2933 crashed near Medellín, Colombia, killing 71 people, many of whom were players from Chapecoense Football Club. 1989: Cold War: Velvet Revolution: In the face of protests, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announces it will give up its monopoly on political power. 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. 1983: Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-9, the first mission to carry the European Space Agency's Spacelab module.

What happened on 28 November in Indian history?

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. 1729: Natchez Indians revolted against French colonists near modern-day Natchez, Mississippi, killing approximately 230 people.

Which famous people were born on 28 November?

Trey Songz, American R&B singer-songwriter and actor (1984); Michael Bennet, Indian-American lawyer and politician (1964); Peeter Järvelaid, Estonian historian and scholar (1957); Dawn Powell, American author and playwright (died 1965) (1896).

Which day is observed on 28 November?

Independence Day, celebrating the independence of Albania from Turkey in 1912, the first Albanian flag raise by Skanderbeg in 1443, and for ; Bedfordshire day is celebrated in the county of Bedfordshire to celebrate the birth of John Bunyan; Bukovina Day (Romania); Heroes' Day (Sri Lanka); Hōonkō (Japan).