Daily Calendar for Friday, November 28, 2025
Born
- William Blake (poet) –
- Friedrich Engels (philosopher) –
- Earl Grey (Canadian Governor General 1904 - 1911) –
- James Connolly (first champion of modern Olympics) –
- Henry Bacon (architect) –
- Alberto Moravia (writer) –
- Berry Gordy, Jr. (founder of Motown Records) –
- Gary Hart (politician) –
- Paul Warfield (football player) –
- Randy Newman (singer & songwriter) –
- Alexander Godunov (composer, ballet dancer, & actor) –
- Paul Shaffer (musician & composer) –
- Ed Harris (actor) –
- Dave Righetti (baseball player) –
- Judd Nelson (actor) –
- Jon Stewart (actor) –
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead (actress) –
- Scarlett N. Pomers (actress) –
Died
- Washington Irving (writer) –
- James Naismith (invented game of basketball) –
- Dwight Davis (tennis player) –
- Garry Moore (comedian) –
- Leslie Nielsen (actor) –
- Dale Armstrong (drag racer) –
Events
- Navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific, emerging from what is now known as the Strait of Magellan –
- Banff Hot Springs Reserve (later renamed Banff National Park) established –
- North Pacific Canning Company formed, British Columbia –
- First recorded automobile race in America. Six cars left Chicago’s Jackson Park for a 54 mile race to Evanston, Illinois, and back through the snow –
- Grand Ole Opry made its radio debut –
- In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove night club killed 492 people –
- John Lennon made a concert appearance at NYC’s Madison Square Garden –
- U.S. bill signed allowing states to set their own speed limits –
Weather
- Thomas Jefferson recorded in his journal: “It is so cold that the freezing of the ink on the point of my pen renders it difficult to write.” –
- A storm on Lake Superior damaged 29 ships –
- A Lake Superior storm caused waves 20 to 40 feet high –
Explore Other Dates on the Calendar
