Today in History for 28th November 2016:
Historical Events
1520 – Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan begins crossing the Pacific Ocean
1904 – Germany defeats Hottentotten in Warmbad SW-Africa
1953 – “Wish You Were Here” closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 597 performances
1960 – Mauritania gains independence from France (National Day)
1974 – John Lennon’s last concert appearance (Elton John concert in Madison Square Garden NYC)
1983 – 9th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 6-is launched
Famous Birthdays
1704 – Jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies)
1784 – Ferdinand Reis, composer
1792 – Victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education
1925 – Aurelio de la Vega, composer
1958 – Kriss Akabusi, Great Britain, 4X400 runner (Olympic-silver-1984)
1978 – Ryan Leslie, American producer
Famous Deaths
1499 – Edward Plantagenet, 18th Count of Warwick, beheaded
1880 – Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos, (Portuguese) Archbishop of Goa (b. 1837)
1940 – Nicolae Iorga, author/president of Romania, murdered by fascist
1954 – Enrico Fermi, Italian/US nuclear physicist (Nobel 1938), dies of stomach cancer at 53
1970 – Fritz von Unruh, German writer, dies at 85
1992 – Ronald Smeenk, Dutch cabaret performer, dies