The 332nd day of the year, the 333rd in a leap year
Born on 28 November
Every 28 November birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Sagittarius, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- SagittariusFire, mutable, ruled by Jupiter.
- Birthstone
- Topaz, CitrineThe 1912 list gave Topaz.
- Birth flower
- ChrysanthemumUsually taken today to mean loyalty.
- Most common weekdays
- Monday and Saturday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 28 November in any year.
Which weekday 28 November falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 28 November falls on every day of the week: Monday 16, Saturday 16, Sunday 15, Tuesday 15, Wednesday 15, Friday 15, Thursday 15.
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How common a birthday 28 November is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,786 babies were born on 28 November in each year of the twenty, making it the 253rd most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 28 November
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Friedrich Engels | 1820–1895 | German philosopher, sociologist and economist |
| William Blake | 1757–1827 | English poet and artist |
| Stefan Zweig | 1881–1942 | Austrian writer |
| Alexander Blok | 1880–1921 | Russian poet |
| Claude Lévi-Strauss | 1908–2009 | French anthropologist and ethnologist |
| Alberto Moravia | 1907–1990 | Italian writer and journalist |
| John Bunyan | 1628–1688 | English Christian writer and preacher |
| Ed Harris | 1950– | American actor and director |
| Manuel I Komnenos | 1118–1180 | Byzantine Emperor |
| Alfonso Cuarón | 1961– | Mexican filmmaker |
| Jean-Baptiste Lully | 1632–1687 | Italian-born French composer |
| Anna Nicole Smith | 1967–2007 | American actress and television personality |
| Ernst Röhm | 1887–1934 | German Nazi politician, military officer and leader of the Sturmabteilung |
| Russell Alan Hulse | 1950– | American astronomer |
| Karen Gillan | 1987– | Scottish actress and filmmaker |
| Alfonso XII | 1857–1885 | king of Spain from 1874 to 1885 |
| Jon Stewart | 1962– | American comedian, writer, producer, activist, and television host |
| Mary Elizabeth Winstead | 1984– | American actress |
Died on 28 November
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Matsuo Bashō | 1644–1694 | Japanese poet |
| Enrico Fermi | 1901–1954 | Italian–American physicist |
| Washington Irving | 1783–1859 | American writer, historian and diplomat |
| Enid Blyton | 1897–1968 | English author |
| Pope Gregory III | died 741 | Pope from 731 to 741 |
| Gian Lorenzo Bernini | 1598–1680 | Italian sculptor and architect |
| Wilhelmina of the Netherlands | 1880–1962 | Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948 |
| Leslie Nielsen | 1926–2010 | Canadian-American actor and comedian |
| Jeffrey Dahmer | 1960–1994 | American serial killer |
| James Naismith | 1861–1939 | Canadian-American coach; inventor of basketball |
| Frédéric Bazille | 1841–1870 | French painter |
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