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28 November 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2016 - LaMia Flight 2933 crashed near Medellín, Colombia, killing 71 people, many of whom were players from Chapecoense Football Club.2016 aviation accident, in Colombia
Anniversary
1987 - South African Airways Flight 295 suffered a catastrophic in-flight fire and crashed into the Indian Ocean east of Mauritius, killing all 159 people on board.1987 aviation accident in the Indian Ocean
Anniversary
1979 - Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashed into Antarctica's Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board.1979 aircraft accident in Antarctica
Anniversary
1967 - Jocelyn Bell Burnell noticed a "bit of scruff" in data from a radio telescope, which turned out to be from PSR B1919+21, the first discovered pulsar.Northern Irish physicist (born 1943)
Anniversary
1966 - In a military coup, Michel Micombero abolished the Burundian monarchy and declared the country a republic with himself as president.First president of Burundi (1966–1976)
Historical events
History
2020 - Over seven hundred civilians are massacred by the Ethiopian National Defense Force and Eritrean Army in Aksum, Ethiopia.Combined military force of Ethiopia
History
2016 - LaMia Flight 2933 crashes near Medellín, Colombia, killing 71 of 77 people on board, including members of the Brazilian football club Chapecoense2016 aviation accident, in Colombia
History
2014 - Gunmen set off three bombs at the central mosque in the northern Nigerian city of Kano killing at least 120 people.2014 Boko Haram terror attack in Northern Nigeria, Nigeria
History
2002 - Suicide bombers blow up an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya; their colleagues fail in their attempt to bring down Arkia Israel Airlines Flight 582 with surface-to-air missiles.Terrorist attacks in Kenya
History
1991 - South Ossetia declares independence from Georgia.Partially recognised state in the South Caucasus
History
1990 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, as Prime Minister. She is succeeded in both positions by John Major.Head of government
History
1989 - Cold War: Velvet Revolution: In the face of protests, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announces it will give up its monopoly on political power.1947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between US and USSR
History
1987 - South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on board.1987 aviation accident in the Indian Ocean
History
1983 - Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-9, the first mission to carry the European Space Agency's Spacelab module.Space Shuttle orbiter (1981–2003)
History
1980 - Iran–Iraq War: Operation Morvarid: The bulk of the Iraqi Navy is destroyed by the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf. (Commemorated in Iran as Navy Day.)1980–1988 armed conflict in West Asia
Notable births
Born
2000 - Jackson Yee, Chinese singer, dancer and actorChinese actor and singer (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Trey Jemison, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1999)
Born
1995 - Chase Elliott, American race car driverAmerican racing driver (born 1995)
Born
1993 - David Nofoaluma, Australian-Samoan rugby league playerSamoa & Serbia international rugby league footballer
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Prince Johnson, Liberian politician (born 1952)Liberian politician (1952–2024)
Died
2024 - Ananda Krishnan, Malaysian businessman (born 1938)Malaysian entrepreneur (1938–2024)
Died
2024 - Kioumars Pourhashemi, Iranian military generalIranian brigadier general (died 2024)
Died
2023 - Charlie Munger, American businessman and vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (born 1924)American businessman (1924–2023)
Died
2021 - Virgil Abloh, American fashion designer and entrepreneur (born 1980)American fashion designer and entrepreneur (1980–2021)
Died
2021 - Frank Williams, British founder of Williams Grand Prix Engineering (born 1942)British businessman and motorsport executive (1942–2021)
Died
2020 - David Prowse, English weight-lifting champion, actor and Green Cross Man (born 1935)English actor, bodybuilder and weightlifter (1935–2020)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
36.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 23.5 days
Sun zodiac
Sagittarius
6.47 degrees
Constellation: Scorpius
Moon zodiac
Virgo
18.28 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.