Died On November 28th

Discover the most famous people who died on November 28. The list includes people like Jeffrey Dahmer, Leslie Nielsen, Washington Irving, Enrico Fermi, James Naismith. Famous personalities featured on this list, include soldiers, composers, actors and artists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Italy and many more countries.
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Leslie Nielsen
(Actor and Comedian Known for His Films: ‘Forbidden Planet’, ‘The Poseidon Adventure’ and ‘Airplane!’)
Leslie Nielsen
12
Birthdate: February 11, 1926
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Regina, Canada
Died: 2010
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 2 
James Naismith
(The Inventor of the Game of 'Basketball')
James Naismith
8
Birthdate: November 6, 1861
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Canada
Died: 1939
 3 
Enid Blyton
(Best Selling Children's Writer of the 20th Century Known for Her Works 'Malory Towers' & 'The Famous Five')
Enid Blyton
10
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 11, 1897
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: East Dulwich, London, England
Died: 1968
 4 
Enrico Fermi
(Italian Physicist, Nobel Laureate and Creator of the World's First Nuclear Reactor)
Enrico Fermi
8
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 29, 1901
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 1954
 5 
Washington Irving
(Author, Historian, Diplomat)
Washington Irving
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 3, 1783
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: 1859
 6 
Rosalind Russell
(Best Known for Her Roles in Films: ‘His Girl Friday’,’ Gypsy’ and ‘Auntie Mame')
Rosalind Russell
2
Birthdate: June 4, 1907
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1976
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 7 
Chespirito
(One of the Greatest Comedians of All Time)
Chespirito
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Birthdate: February 21, 1929
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico
Died: 2014
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 8 
Zig Ziglar
(Writer)
Zig Ziglar
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Coffee County, Alabama, United States
Died: 2012
 9 
Richard Wright
(Novelist)
Richard Wright
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 4, 1908
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Roxie, Mississippi, United States
Died: 1960
 10 
Christopher George
(Actor)
Christopher George
4
Birthdate: February 25, 1931
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
Died: 1983
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 11 
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
(Queen of the Netherlands (1890 - 1948))
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
2
Birthdate: August 31, 1880
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Died: 1962
 12 
Basho
(The Most Famous Poet of the Edo Period in Japan)
Basho
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1644 AD
Birthplace: Iga Province
Died: 1694
 13 
Jyotiba Phule
(Social Reformer)
Jyotiba Phule
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 11, 1827
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Satara, Maharashtra, India
Died: 1890
 14 
Sandeep Unnikrishnan
Sandeep Unnikrishnan
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 15, 1977
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kozhikode
Died: 2008
 15 
Grant Tinker
(Television producer and executive)
Grant Tinker
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 11, 1926
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Died: 2016
 16 
Kenneth Connor
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Birthdate: June 6, 1918
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Islington, London, England
Died: 1993
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 17 
Mary Somerville
(Mathematician, Linguist, Translator, Astronomer, Scientist)
Mary Somerville
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 26, 1780
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Jedburgh
Died: 1872
 18 
Edmund the Martyr
(King)
Edmund the Martyr
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 0841 AD
Birthplace: Nuremberg, Germany
Died: 0869
 19 
Cesare Beccaria
(One of the Greatest Thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment Known for His Treatise 'On Crimes and Punishments')
Cesare Beccaria
0
Birthdate: March 15, 1738
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: 1794
 20 
Frédéric Bazille
(French Painter)
Frédéric Bazille
0
Birthdate: December 6, 1841
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Montpellier, France
Died: 1870
 21 
Helen of Greece and Denmark
(Queen Mother of Romania During the Reign of Her Son King Michael I (1940–1947).)
Helen of Greece and Denmark
3
Birthdate: May 2, 1896
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Died: 1982
 22 
Bob Keane
(Musician)
Bob Keane
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 5, 1922
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Manhattan Beach, California, United States
Died: 2009
 23 
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
(German Military Officer Who Served as a Major General of the Continental Army During the American Revolutionary War)
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
8
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 17, 1730
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Magdeburg, Germany
Died: 1794
 24 
Luis Estevez
(Fashion Designer, Costumer Designer)
Luis Estevez
0
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: December 5, 1930
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Died: 2014
 25 
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(Princess)
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 18, 1908
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Schloss Friedenstein Gotha, Gotha, Germany
Died: 1972
 26 
Jerry Rubin
(Entrepreneur, Businessperson)
Jerry Rubin
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Listed In:
Birthdate: July 14, 1938
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cincinnati
Died: 1994
 27 
Sidney Nolan
(One of Australia’s Leading Artists of the 20th Century)
Sidney Nolan
0
Birthdate: April 22, 1917
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Died: 1992
 28 
Athanasius Kircher
(German Jesuit Scholar and Polymath Known for His Work in the Fields of Comparative Religion, Geology, and Medicine)
Athanasius Kircher
1
Birthdate: May 2, 1602
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Geisa, Germany
Died: 1680
 29 
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
(Military Personnel)
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 22, 1902
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Belloy-Saint-Leonard, Somme, France
Died: 1947
 30 
Karl Ernst von Baer
(Baltic German Explorer and Scientist Who is Regarded as the Founding Father of Embryology)
Karl Ernst von Baer
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 28, 1792
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Estonia
Died: 1876
 31 
Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings
(Governor-Genera)
Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 9, 1754
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: County Down, Ireland
Died: 1826
 32 
Stanisław Wyspiański
(Polish Playwright, Painter and Poet)
Stanisław Wyspiański
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 15, 1869
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kraków, Poland
Died: 1907
 33 
Hans Speidel
(Career soldier, Military personnel)
Hans Speidel
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 28, 1897
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Metzingen
Died: 1984
 34 
Ante Marković
(The Last Prime Minister of Yugoslavia)
Ante Marković
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 25, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Died: 2011
 35 
Bob Meusel
(Baseball player)
Bob Meusel
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 19, 1896
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San Jose, California, United States
Died: 1977
 36 
Thekra
(Singer)
Thekra
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 16, 1966
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Oued Ellil, Tunisia
Died: 2003
 37 
Marthe Bibesco
(Writer)
Marthe Bibesco
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 28, 1886
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
Died: 1973
 38 
Martinus Theunis Steyn
(Former 6th State President of the Orange Free State (1896 - 1902))
Martinus Theunis Steyn
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: October 2, 1857
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Winburg, South Africa
Died: 1916
 39 
Elbert Frank Cox
(American mathematician)
Elbert Frank Cox
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 5, 1895
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Evansville, Indiana, United States
Died: 1969
 40 
Samuel T. Cohen
(Physicist)
Samuel T. Cohen
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 25, 1921
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2010
 41 
Eleanor of Castile
(Queen)
Eleanor of Castile
0
Birthdate: 1241 AD
Birthplace: Burgos, Castile, Spain
Died: 1290
 42 
Isabelle Romee
(Joan of Arc's Mother)
Isabelle Romee
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1377 AD
Birthplace: Meuse, France
Died: 1458
 43 
Mark Taimanov
(Russian Chess player)
Mark Taimanov
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 7, 1926
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Died: 2016
 44 
Duchess Amelia of Württemberg
(Princess)
Duchess Amelia of Württemberg
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 28, 1799
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wolany, Poland
Died: 1848
 45 
Konstantin Melnikov
(Architect)
Konstantin Melnikov
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: August 3, 1890
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 1974
 46 
Thomas J.J. Altizer
(Theologian)
Thomas J.J. Altizer
0
Birthdate: September 28, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Died: 2018
 47 
Bunta Sugawara
(Actor)
Bunta Sugawara
0
Birthdate: August 16, 1933
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sendai, Japan
Died: 2014
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 48 
Havergal Brian
(Composer)
Havergal Brian
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 29, 1876
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent,England
Died: 1972
 49 
Elly Beinhorn
(Pilot)
Elly Beinhorn
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 30, 1907
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: 2007
 50 
Pope Gregory III
(Bishop of Rome)
Pope Gregory III
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 0690 AD
Birthplace: Syria
Died: 0741