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On November 28, 587: Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram of Burgundy recognizes Childebert II as his heir.

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Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram of Burgundy recognizes Childebert II as his heir.

The Treaty of Andelot was signed at Andelot-Blancheville in 587 between King Guntram of Burgundy and Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia. Based on the terms of the accord, Brunhilda agreed that Guntram adopt her son Childebert II as his successor and ally himself with Childebert against the revolted leudes. Gregory of Tours wrote in his Historia Francorum that in the thirteenth year of Childebert, he went on an embassy for the king from Metz to Chalon to meet Guntram, who alleged that prior promises were being broken, especially concerning the division of Senlis.

People

Born on November 28

Jackson Yee 2000– Chinese actor and singer (born 2000)
Trey Jemison 1999– American basketball player (born 1999)
Mostafa Mohamed 1997– Egyptian footballer (born 1997)
Chase Elliott 1995– American racing driver (born 1995)
Nao Hibino 1994– Japanese tennis player (born 1994)
Bryshere Y. Gray 1993– American actor and rapper
David Nofoaluma 1993– Samoa & Serbia international rugby league footballer
Adam Hicks 1992– American actor (born 1992)
Jarvis Landry 1992– American football player (born 1992)
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Jake Miller 1992– American singer (born 1992)
Dedryck Boyata 1990– Belgian footballer (born 1990)
Bradley Smith 1990– British motorcycle racer (born 1990)
Laura Alleway 1989– Australian soccer player (born 1989)
Jamie Buhrer 1989– Australian rugby league footballer
Jesús Montero 1989– Venezuelan baseball player (1989–2025)
Joe Cole 1988– English actor (born 1988)
Scarlett Pomers 1988– American actress and singer (born 1988)
Karen Gillan 1987– Scottish actress and filmmaker (born 1987)

People

Died on November 28

Prince Johnson Liberian politician (1952–2024)
Ananda Krishnan Malaysian entrepreneur (1938–2024)
Silvia Pinal Mexican actress (1931–2024)
Kioumars Pourhashemi Iranian brigadier general (died 2024)
Charlie Munger American businessman (1924–2023)
Virgil Abloh American fashion designer and entrepreneur (1980–2021)
Frank Williams British businessman and motorsport executive (1942–2021)
David Prowse English actor, bodybuilder and weightlifter (1935–2020)
Harry Leslie Smith British writer, political commentator, and World War II veteran (1923–2018)
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Wayne Bickerton British songwriter and record producer (1941–2015)
Luc Bondy Swiss theatre and film director (1948–2015)
Gerry Byrne English footballer (1938-2015)
Marjorie Lord American actress (1918–2015)
Olene Walker American politician (1930–2015)
Chespirito Mexican actor, comedian, filmmaker (1929–2014)
Said Akl Lebanese poet and language reformer (1911–2014)
Dale Armstrong Canadian drag racer and crew chief
Jack Matthews American novelist (1925–2013)

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Every November 28 on record

  1. 587 Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram of Burgundy recognizes Childebert II as his heir.

    587 treaty between Burgundy and Austrasia

    The Treaty of Andelot was signed at Andelot-Blancheville in 587 between King Guntram of Burgundy and Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia. Based on the terms of the accord, Brunhilda agreed that Guntram adopt her son Childebert II as his successor and ally himself with Childebert against the revolted leudes. Gregory of Tours wrote in his Historia Francorum that in the thirteenth year of Childebert, he went on an embassy for the king from Metz to Chalon to meet Guntram, who alleged that prior promises were being broken, especially concerning the division of Senlis.

  2. 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.

    Emperor of Later Jin from 936 to 942

    Shi Jingtang, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Gaozu of Later Jin (後晉高祖), was the founding emperor of the Later Jin dynasty of China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, reigning from 936 until his death.

  3. 1443 Skanderbeg and his forces liberate Kruja in central Albania and raise the Albanian flag.

    Albanian warlord and military commander (1405–1468)

    Gjergj Kastrioti was an Albanian nobleman and military leader who led the League of Lezhë in the Ottoman-Albanian Wars until his death. Skanderbeg is considered to be a major figure of medieval Albanian history and today is the national hero of Albania.

  4. 1470 Champa–Đại Việt War: Emperor Lê Thánh Tông of Đại Việt formally launches his attack against Champa.

    Invasion of the Kingdom of Champa

    The Cham–Đại Việt War of 1471 or Vietnamese invasion of Champa was a military expedition launched by Emperor Lê Thánh Tông of Đại Việt under the Lê dynasty and is widely regarded as the event that marked the downfall of Champa. In retaliation for Cham raids, Vietnamese forces attacked and sacked the kingdom's largest city-state, Vijaya, and defeated the Cham army, bringing the kingdom of Champa to an end. After this war, the border between Đại Việt and Champa was moved from Hải Vân Pass to Cù Mông Pass from 1471 till 1611 when Nguyễn lords launched another invasion into Phú Yên in the south and annexed it in 1611.

  5. 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.

    Portuguese explorer (1480–1521)

    Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer best known for planning and leading the 1519–1522 Spanish expedition to the East Indies. During this expedition, he became the first European to encounter the Strait of Magellan, performed the first European crossing of the Pacific Ocean, and made the first known European contact with the Philippines. Magellan himself was killed in battle in the Philippines in 1521, but his crew, commanded by Spanish navigator Juan Sebastián Elcano, completed the return trip to Spain in 1522, achieving the first circumnavigation of Earth in history.

  6. 1582 In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a £40 (equivalent to £13,818 in 2025) bond in lieu of posting wedding banns, which enables them to marry immediately.
  7. 1627 The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy has its greatest and last naval victory in the Battle of Oliwa.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 1785 The first Treaty of Hopewell is signed, by which the United States acknowledges Cherokee lands in what is now East Tennessee.
  11. 1798 Trade between the United States and modern-day Uruguay begins when John Leamy's frigate John arrives in Montevideo.
  12. 1811 Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
  13. 1814 The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to be produced on a steam-powered printing press, built by the German team of Koenig & Bauer.
  14. 1821 Panama Independence Day: Panama separates from Spain and joins Gran Colombia.
  15. 1843 Ka Lā Hui (Hawaiian Independence Day): The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.
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  1. 1861 American Civil War: The Confederate States of America accept a rival state government's pronouncement that declares Missouri to be the 12th state of the Confederacy.
  2. 1862 American Civil War: In the Battle of Cane Hill, Union troops under General James G. Blunt defeat General John Marmaduke's Confederates.
  3. 1862 Notts County F.C. is founded in Nottingham, England, making it the oldest professional Association football club in the world.
  4. 1885 Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.
  5. 1893 Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the 1893 New Zealand general election.
  6. 1895 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.
  7. 1899 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.
  8. 1905 Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a political party with the main aim of establishing a dual monarchy in Ireland.
  9. 1908 A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.
  10. 1912 Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
  11. 1914 World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.
  12. 1917 The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
  13. 1918 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.
  14. 1919 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.)
  15. 1920 FIDAC (The Interallied Federation of War Veterans Organisations), the first international organization of war veterans is established in Paris, France.

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