November 28
November 28 is the 333rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 33 days remain until the year's end. It falls in autumn (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Sagittarius.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On November 28 the Sun's declination is approximately -21.8°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a November 28.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Independence Day, celebrating the independence of Albania from Turkey in 1912, the first Albanian flag raise by Skanderbeg in 1443, and for the new parliamentary constitution in 1998.
- Bedfordshire day is celebrated in the county of Bedfordshire to celebrate the birth of John Bunyan
- Bukovina Day (Romania)
- Christian feast day: Acacius, Hirenarchus, and companions, of Sebaste
- Christian feast day: Catherine Labouré
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2020 — Over seven hundred civilians are massacred by the Ethiopian National Defense Force and Eritrean Army in Aksum, Ethiopia. ↗(6 years ago)more
The Ethiopian National Defense Force is the combined military force of Ethiopia. ENDF is consisted of 8 command forces which is controlled by Defense Commanders council chaired by Chief of General Staff.
2016 — LaMia Flight 2933 crashes near Medellín, Colombia, killing 71 of 77 people on board, including members of the Brazilian football club Chapecoense ↗(10 years ago)more
LaMia Flight 2933 was a charter flight of an Avro RJ85, operated by LaMia, that on 28 November 2016 crashed near Medellín, Colombia, killing 71 of the 77 people on board. The aircraft was transporting the first-team squad of Brazilian football club Chapecoense and their entourage from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, to Medellín, where the team was sched...
2014 — Gunmen set off three bombs at the central mosque in the northern Nigerian city of Kano killing at least 120 people. ↗(12 years ago)more
The 2014 Kano bombing was a terrorist attack on November 28, 2014, at the Central Mosque in Kano, the biggest city in the mainly Muslim Northern Nigeria during the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. The mosque is next to the palace of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, Nigeria's second most senior Muslim cleric, who had urged the civilians to protect th...
- 2002 — Suicide bombers blow up an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya; their colleagues fail in their attempt to bring down Arkia Israel Airlines Flight 582 with surface-to-air missiles. ↗(24 years ago)
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The 2002 Mombasa attacks were two coordinated terrorist attacks on 28 November 2002 in Mombasa, Kenya, against an Israeli-owned hotel and a plane belonging to Arkia Airlines. An all-terrain vehicle crashed through a barrier outside the Paradise Hotel and blew up, killing 13 and injuring 80.
1991 — South Ossetia declares independence from Georgia. ↗(35 years ago)more
South Ossetia, formally known as the State of Alania since 2017, or originally the Republic of South Ossetia is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated population of just over 56,500 people (2022), who live in an area of 3,900 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi), with 33,000 living in the capital city, Tskhinvali.
1990 — British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, as Prime Minister. She is succeeded in both positions by John Major. ↗(36 years ago)more
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet, and selects its ministers.
1989 — Cold War: Velvet Revolution: In the face of protests, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announces it will give up its monopoly on political power. ↗(37 years ago)more
The Cold War was a period of international geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc. It began in the aftermath of the Second World War and ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
1987 — South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on board. ↗(39 years ago)more
South African Airways Flight 295 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, Taipei, Taiwan, to Jan Smuts International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa, with a stopover in Plaisance Airport, Plaine Magnien, Mauritius.
1983 — Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-9, the first mission to carry the European Space Agency's Spacelab module. ↗(43 years ago)more
Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA. Named after the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe, and the female personification of the United States, Columbia was the first of five Space Shuttle orbiters to fly in space, debuting the Space Shuttle launch vehicle on it...
1980 — Iran–Iraq War: Operation Morvarid: The bulk of the Iraqi Navy is destroyed by the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf. (Commemorated in Iran as Navy Day.) ↗(46 years ago)more
The Iran–Iraq War began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran in September 1980. After eight years of conflict, both countries accepted a ceasefire deal brokered by the United Nations, which became effective in August 1988. The war caused around 500,000 deaths, making it the deadliest conventional war ever fought between regular armies of developing countries.
1979 — Air New Zealand Flight 901, a DC-10 sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashes into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board. ↗(47 years ago)more
The Mount Erebus disaster occurred on 28 November 1979 when Air New Zealand Flight 901 (TE901) flew into Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica, killing all 237 passengers and 20 crew on board. Air New Zealand had been operating scheduled Antarctic sightseeing flights since 1977.
1975 — Timor-Leste declares its independence from Portugal. ↗(51 years ago)more
Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and the islands of Atauro and Jaco, for a total land area of 14,950 square kilometres (5,770 sq mi).
Notable births
2000 — Jackson Yee, Chinese singer, dancer and actor ↗(26 years ago)more
Yi Yangqianxi, also known as Jackson Yee, is a Chinese actor, singer, and member of boy group TFBoys. Following his boy-band success in the 2010s, he established himself as an actor with his breakthrough role in Better Days (2019), earning multiple Best New Actor awards, including at the Hong Kong Film Awards, the Hundred Flowers Awards, and the Asian Fil...
1999 — Trey Jemison, American basketball player ↗(27 years ago)more
Richard Lee "Trey" Jemison III is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. In January 2025, he signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
1997 — Mostafa Mohamed, Egyptian footballer ↗(29 years ago)more
Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Nantes and the Egypt national team.
1995 — Chase Elliott, American race car driver ↗(31 years ago)more
William Clyde "Chase" Elliott II is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet Camaro SS for JR Motorsports.
1994 — Nao Hibino, Japanese tennis player ↗(32 years ago)more
Nao Hibino is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 56 in singles and No. 43 in doubles by the WTA. Hibino has won three singles titles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She has also won nine singles and eleven doubles tournaments on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour.
1993 — Bryshere Y. Gray, American actor and rapper ↗(33 years ago)more
Bryshere Yazuan Gray, professionally known by the stage name Yazz the Greatest is an American actor and rapper, best known for his role as Hakeem Lyon in the Fox primetime musical drama television series Empire. He is also known for his portrayal as Michael Bivins in the 2017 BET miniseries The New Edition Story.
Notable deaths
2024 — Prince Johnson, Liberian politician (born 1952) ↗(2 years ago)more
Prince Yormie Johnson was a Liberian warlord and politician, who served as a senator for Nimba County from 2006 to 2024. Once a rebel leader, Johnson played a prominent role in the First Liberian Civil War.
2024 — Ananda Krishnan, Malaysian businessman (born 1938) ↗(2 years ago)more
Tatparanandam Ananda Krishnan, also known by the initialism A. K., was a Malaysian entrepreneur who was a founder and chairperson of Usaha Tegas and founder of Yu Cai Foundation (YCF).
2024 — Silvia Pinal, Mexican actress (born 1931) ↗(2 years ago)more
Silvia Pinal Hidalgo was a Mexican actress. She began her career in theatre before venturing into cinema in 1949. She became one of the greatest female stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and, with her performance in Shark! (1969), part of the Golden Age of Hollywood.
- 2024 — Kioumars Pourhashemi, Iranian military general ↗(2 years ago)
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Kioumars Pourhashemi, also known by his nom de guerre Haji Hashem, was an Iranian military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He served as an IRGC military advisor to the Syrian Arab Army during the Syrian civil war, and was killed in action shortly before the Battle of Aleppo of 2024.
2023 — Charlie Munger, American businessman and vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (born 1924) ↗(3 years ago)more
Charles Thomas Munger was an American businessman, investor, attorney and philanthropist. He was the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate controlled by Warren Buffett, from 1978 until his death in 2023.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (333) | 3^2 × 37 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (33) | 3 × 11 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 28112026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -21.82° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 22 days |