On this day: 28 November

Selected events and births on 28 November, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 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). Read more: Robert Boyle John Wilkins Christopher Wren
• 1811 – Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 premiered at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. Read more: Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 (Beethoven) Gewandhaus
• 1895 – The Chicago Times-Herald race, the first automobile race in the U.S., was held in Chicago. Read more: Chicago Times-Herald race Auto racing
• 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. Read more: SS Petriana Point Nepean Oil spill
• 1912 – At the All-Albanian Congress, the Assembly of Vlorë was constituted, which declared the independence of the Albanian Vilayet from the Ottoman Empire. Read more: All-Albanian Congress Assembly of Vlorë Albanian Declaration of Independence
• 1925 – Grand Ole Opry, the longest-running radio broadcast in the United States, first aired on WSM in Nashville, Tennessee. Read more: Grand Ole Opry WSM (AM) Nashville, Tennessee

Born on this day

• 1936 – Gary Hart, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Read more: Gary Hart United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland
• 1945 – Franklin Drilon, Filipino lawyer and politician, 22nd President of the Senate of the Philippines Read more: Franklin Drilon President of the Senate of the Philippines
• 1950 – Russell Alan Hulse, American physicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Russell Alan Hulse Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1992 – Adam Hicks, American actor Read more: Adam Hicks
• 1992 – Jarvis Landry, American football player Read more: Jarvis Landry
• 1993 – Bryshere Y. Gray, American actor and rapper Read more: Yazz the Greatest
• 1993 – David Nofoaluma, Australian-Samoan rugby league player Read more: David Nofoaluma
• 1994 – Nao Hibino, Japanese tennis player Read more: Nao Hibino
• 1995 – Chase Elliott, American race car driver Read more: Chase Elliott
• 1997 – Mostafa Mohamed, Egyptian footballer Read more: Mostafa Mohamed (footballer)
• 1999 – Trey Jemison, American basketball player Read more: Trey Jemison
• 2000 – Jackson Yee, Chinese singer, dancer and actor Read more: Jackson Yee

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