1554
Politics
Papal legate Reginald Pole addresses Parliament
Pole addressed Parliament, facilitating legislation to restore papal authority.
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28November
20 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1853
Science
Birth in Providence, Rhode Island
Helen Magill was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Quaker educators Edward Hicks Magill and Sarah Warner Magill.
View details1881
Arts
Birth of Pauline Brunius in Stockholm
Pauline Brunius was born on 28 November 1881 in Stockholm, Sweden, later becoming one of Sweden's leading actresses, directors and theatre executives.
View details1887
Science
Paralysis while working on Grape Vines of North America
Gray suffered paralysis on November 28, 1887 while working on Grape Vines of North America, ending his active scientific career.
View details1893
Science
Patent granted for railway-car heater
Wilcox received U.S. Patent No. 509,415 for a railway-car heater, widely regarded as one of the earliest car-heating systems.
View details1893
Science
Car-heater patent image dated
Later reproductions of Wilcox’s car-heater patent image confirm the November 28, 1893 grant date.
View details1896
Literature
Birth of Dawn Powell
Dawn Powell was born on November 28, 1896, in Mount Gilead, Ohio.
View details1910
Science
Birth of Elsie Quarterman
Elsie Quarterman was born on November 28, 1910, in Valdosta, Georgia.
View details1919
Politics
Elected MP for Plymouth Sutton; first woman elected to sit in the Commons
Nancy Astor was elected Conservative MP for Plymouth Sutton, becoming the first woman elected to take her seat in Commons.
View details1938
Politics
Marriage to Mao Zedong
Jiang Qing married Mao Zedong on November 28, 1938, in Yan’an.
View details1967
Science
Discovery of the first radio pulsar (PSR B1919+21)
Observed the first regular pulses from CP 1919, recognizing it as the first radio pulsar.
View details1968
Literature
Death of Enid Blyton
Enid Blyton passed away on November 28, 1968, in Hampstead, London.
View details1973
Science
Opening of "The World of Balenciaga" at the Met
Vreeland's first major exhibition as Costume Institute consultant, 'The World of Balenciaga,' opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
View details1973
Literature
Death of Marthe Bibesco in Paris
Marthe Bibesco died in Paris on 28 November 1973, at the age of 87, after a long literary and diplomatic career.
View details1981
Science
Elected to New Zealand Parliament for Mount Albert
Clark was elected MP for Mount Albert in the general election of 28 November 1981, one of only eight women in the 40th Parliament.
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2008
Literature
Premiere of "Rechnitz (Der Würgeengel)"
Her play *Rechnitz (Der Würgeengel)* premiered at the Munich Kammerspiele.
View details2018
Science
Gives birth to daughter Camryn amid life-threatening preeclampsia
Felix gave birth to her daughter Camryn via emergency C-section at 32 weeks after being diagnosed with severe preeclampsia.
View details2019
Politics
Centenary statue unveiled in Plymouth honouring Nancy Astor
A statue of Nancy Astor was unveiled on the centenary of her election, commemorating her legacy as the first woman MP.
View details2020
Sports
First woman to play in an SEC and Power Five football game
Fuller became the first woman to play in an SEC and Power Five football game, kicking off for Vanderbilt against Missouri.
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