This Day in History
Today: November 28, 2025
587
Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram of Burgundy recognizes Childebert II as his heir.[1]
936
Shi Jingtang is enthroned as the first emperor of the Later Jin by Emperor Taizong of Liao, following a revolt against Emperor Fei of Later Tang.[2]
1443
Skanderbeg and his forces liberate Kruja in central Albania and raise the Albanian flag.[3]
1470
Champa–Đại Việt War: Emperor Lê Thánh Tông of Đại Việt formally launches his attack against Champa.[4]
1520
After 38 days, an expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan completes the first passage through the Strait of Magellan and enters the Pacific Ocean.[5]
1582
In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a <span about="#mwt43" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"GBP","href":"./Template:GBP"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"40"},"2":{"wt":"1582"},"long":{"wt":"no"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwQg" style="white-space: nowrap" typeof="mw:Transclus...
1627
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy has its greatest and last naval victory in the Battle of Oliwa.
1660
At Gresham College, twelve men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society.
1666
At least 3,000 men of the Royal Scots Army led by Tam Dalyell of the Binns defeat about 900 Covenanter insurgents led by James Wallace of Auchens in the Battle of Rullion Green.
1785
The first Treaty of Hopewell is signed, by which the United States acknowledges Cherokee lands in what is now East Tennessee.
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