Birthdays occurring on November, 28

1628

John Bunyan was born on November 28, 1628 English minister and author. 1628-1688 Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer More quotations from John Bunyan

1757

William Blake was born on November 28, 1757 English visionary mystic, poet, painter and engraver. 1757-1827 When I tell any truth it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those who do. More quotations from William Blake

1792

Victor Cousin was born on November 28, 1792 French educatioanl reformer, philosopher and historian. 1792-1867 All men have an equal right to the free development of their faculties; they have an equal right to the impartial protection of the state; but it is not true, it is against all the laws of reason and equity, it is against the eternal nature of things More quotations from Victor Cousin

1820

Friedrich Engels was born on November 28, 1820 German Socialist philosopher, collaborator of Karl Marx, 1820-1895 An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. More quotations from Friedrich Engels

1864

James Allen was born on November 28, 1864 English writer and philosopher, 1864-1912 You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. More quotations from James Allen

Deaths occurring on November, 28

1859

Washington Irving died on November 28, 1859 American writer called the first American man of letters. Best known for the short stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. 1783-1859 There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief...and unspeakable love. More quotations from Washington Irving

1954

Enrico Fermi died on November 28, 1954 Italian born American physicist. Nobel Prize for Physics in 1938. 1901-1954 There's two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery. More quotations from Enrico Fermi

1960

Richard Wright died on November 28, 1960 Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread. More quotations from Richard Wright

1976

Rosalind Russell died on November 28, 1976 Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly. More quotations from Rosalind Russell

1985

Fernand Braudel died on November 28, 1985 Everything must be recaptured and relocated in the general framework of history, so that despite the difficulties, the fundamental paradoxes and contradictions, we may respect the unity of history which is also the unity of life More quotations from Fernand Braudel