Birthdays occurring on November, 28

1881

Stefan Zweig was born on November 28, 1881 Austrian writer, 1881-1942 Every wave, regardless of how high and forceful it crests, must eventually collapse within itself. More quotations from Stefan Zweig

1894

Brooks Atkinson was born on November 28, 1894 American journalist and critic, 1894-1984 It seems not to have been written. It is the quintessence of life. It is the basic truth. More quotations from Brooks Atkinson

1904

Nancy Mitford was born on November 28, 1904 English writer sister Jessica Mitford, 1904-1973 To fall in love you have to be in the state of mind for it to take, like a disease. More quotations from Nancy Mitford

1907

Alberto Moravia was born on November 28, 1907 Italian journalist and novelist, 1907-1990 There are many reasons for keeping a diary: to make a note of facts that one considers important; to open one's heart, to give vent to one's feelings, to make confessions; from the instinct of economy which sometimes encourages a writer to make good use of even the smallest crumbs of his life, so that he may have one more book to publish; or again from vanity and self-satisfaction. More quotations from Alberto Moravia

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