What happened on November 28

57 documented historical events happened on November 28, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: 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. On the same day, in another year: Đại Việt emperor Lê Thánh Tông launched a military expedition against Champa, beginning the Champa–Đại Việt War. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 28, including Lawrence Turman, Abdul Halim of Kedah, Arthur Melvin Okun. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

117 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 28, including Pope Gregory III, Owain Gwynedd, Eleanor of Castile. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

22 observances are celebrated on November 28 around the world: 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). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.