November 28 in history — What Happened Today in History

Last executions in Paris: Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems are guillotined at La Santé Prison.

Fred Quilt, a leader of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation suffers severe abdominal injuries allegedly caused by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers; he dies two days later.

Wasfi al-Tal, Prime Minister of Jordan, is assassinated by the Black September unit of the Palestine Liberation Organization.

The first pulsar (PSR B1919+21, in the constellation of Vulpecula) is discovered by two astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish.

Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president.

Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam, Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam.

Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars.

Vietnam War: National Security Council members agree to recommend that U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson adopt a plan for a two-stage escalation of bombing in North Vietnam.

Mauritania becomes independent of France.

Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.

First successful flight of SM-65 Atlas; the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), developed by the United States and the first member of the Atlas rocket family.

World War II: Tehran Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin meet in Tehran, Iran, to discuss war strategy.

In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people.

The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee, as the WSM Barn Dance.

FIDAC (The Interallied Federation of War Veterans Organisations), the first international organization of war veterans is established in Paris, France.

Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush: The Irish Republican Army ambush a convoy of British Auxiliaries and kill seventeen.

Lady Astor is elected as a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. She is the first woman to sit in the House of Commons. (Countess Markievicz, the first to be elected, refused to sit.)

The Soviet Forces move against Estonia when the 6th Red Rifle Division strikes the border town of Narva, marking the beginning of the Estonian War of Independence.

The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.

World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.

Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.

A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.

Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a political party with the main aim of establishing a dual monarchy in Ireland.

The Second Boer War: A British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.

The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.

Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the 1893 New Zealand general election.

Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.

American Civil War: In the Battle of Cane Hill, Union troops under General James G. Blunt defeat General John Marmaduke's Confederates.

Laura Alleway, Australian footballer

Jamie Buhrer, Australian rugby league player

Jesús Montero, Venezuelan baseball player (died 2025)

Joe Cole, English actor

Scarlett Pomers, American actress and singer-songwriter

Karen Gillan, Scottish actress

Craig Kieswetter, South African-English cricketer and golfer

Mouhamadou Dabo, French footballer

Taurean Green, American-Georgian basketball player

Mike Kostka, Canadian ice hockey player

Álvaro Pereira, Uruguayan footballer

Andrew Bogut, Australian basketball player

Marc-André Fleury, Canadian ice hockey player

Marjorie Lord, American actress (born 1918)

Olene Walker, American lawyer and politician, 15th Governor of Utah (born 1930)

Chespirito, Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1929)

Said Akl, Lebanese poet, playwright, and linguist (born 1912)

Dale Armstrong, Canadian race car driver (born 1941)

Jack Matthews, American author, playwright, and academic (born 1925)

Mitja Ribičič, Italian-Slovenian soldier and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (born 1919)

Jean-Louis Roux, Canadian actor and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1923)

Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, Austrian-American poet and songwriter (born 1920)

Knut Ahnlund, Swedish historian, author, and academic (born 1923)

Spain Rodriguez, American illustrator (born 1940)

Franco Ventriglia, American opera singer (born 1922)

Zig Ziglar, American soldier and author (born 1926)