Famous people born on November 28 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is November 28, you share it with Berry Gordy, Ed Harris, Jon Stewart — and you were born under Sagittarius, the sign of the adventurous, optimistic, and always planning the next trip.
Birthday basics for November 28
Sagittarius ♐
Zodiac sign
Topaz
Birthstone
Chrysanthemum
Birth flower
332nd
Day of the year
November 28 is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years), with 33 days still to come.
Famous people born on November 28
Berry Gordy — American record executive who founded Motown (born 1929).
Jon Stewart — American comedian and longtime host of The Daily Show (born 1962).
Also sharing the day:
William Blake (b. 1757) — visionary English poet and artist who wrote "The Tyger."
Randy Newman (b. 1943) — songwriter and composer behind "You've Got a Friend in Me" from Toy Story.
Judd Nelson (b. 1959) — actor best known as rebel John Bender in The Breakfast Club.
November 28 in history
1520 — Ferdinand Magellan's expedition sailed through a strait at South America's tip into the ocean he named the Pacific.
1895 — America's first automobile race was held, from Chicago to Evanston and back at about seven miles per hour.
1964 — NASA launched Mariner 4, the first spacecraft to send close-up photos of Mars.
1893 — Women in New Zealand voted in a national election, a world first.
1925 — The Grand Ole Opry began broadcasting from Nashville as the WSM Barn Dance.
1967 — Cambridge graduate student Jocelyn Bell Burnell detected the first pulsar, a discovery that transformed astronomy.
November 28 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is November 28?
Anyone born on November 28 is a Sagittarius — adventurous, optimistic, and always planning the next trip.
What is the birthstone for November 28?
The birthstone for a November 28 birthday is Topaz, and the birth flower is the Chrysanthemum.
Who is the most famous person born on November 28?
Berry Gordy is among the best known — American record executive who founded Motown (born 1929).
What happened on November 28?
In 1520, Ferdinand Magellan's expedition sailed through a strait at South America's tip into the ocean he named the Pacific.
What day of the year is November 28?
November 28 is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years), with 33 days still to come.
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