So you want to have a drink but you aren't sure why? Here are some GREAT reasons to call your friends over and have a party.

November 28th


- Ascension of `Abdu'l-Bahá (Bahá'í Faith)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Feast of the Holy Sovereigns in honor of King Kamehama IV and Queen Emma, the founders of the Anglican Church of Hawaii (Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii)
- Independence Day / National Day / Flag Day, celebrates the independence of Albania from Turkey in 1912, the first Albanian flag raise by Skanderbeg in 1443, and for the new parliamentary constitution in 1998.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Mauritania from France in 1960.

November 28th


- 1994 - In Portage, Wisconsin, convicted serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is clubbed to death by an inmate in the Columbia Correctional Institution gymnasium.
- 1991 - South Ossetia declares independence from Georgia.
- 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.
- 1987 - South African Airways flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on-board.
- 1984 - Over 250 years after their deaths, William Penn and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn are made Honorary Citizens of the United States.
- 1979 - Air New Zealand Flight 901, a DC-10 operated sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashes into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board.
- 1975 - East Timor declares its independence from Portugal.
- 1975 - As the World Turns and The Edge of Night, the final two American soap operas that had resisted going to pre-taped broadcasts, air their last live episodes.
- 1972 - Last executions in Paris, of the Clairvaux Mutineers, Roger Bontems and Claude Buffet, guillotined at La Sante Prison. (Bontems had been found innocent of murder by the court, but as Buffet's accomplice is condemned to death anyway.) The chief executioner is Andre Obrecht.
- 1965 - Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam, Philippines President Elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam.
- 1964 - Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars.
- 1964 - 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.
- 1960 - Mauritania becomes independent of France.
- 1958 - Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.
- 1943 - World War II: Tehran Conference – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin meet in Tehran, Iran to discuss war strategy.
- 1942 - In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 491 people.
- 1929 - Ernie Nevers of the then Chicago Cardinals scores all of the Cardinals' points in this game as the Cardinals defeat the Chicago Bears 40-6.
- 1920 - Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush - The Irish Republican Army ambush a convoy of British Auxiliaries and kill seventeen.
- 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 Markiewicz, the first to be elected, refused to sit.)
- 1918 - Bucovina voted for the union with the Kingdom of Romania.
- 1914 - World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.
- 1912 - Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
- 1910 - Eleftherios Venizelos, leader of the Liberal Party, wins the Greek elections again.
- 1907 - In Haverhill, Massachusetts, scrap-metal dealer Louis B. Mayer opens his first movie theater.
- 1905 - Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a political party with the main aim of establishing a dual monarchy in Ireland.
- 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.
- 1893 - Women vote in a national election for the first time: the New Zealand general election.
- 1862 - American Civil War: In the Battle of Cane Hill, Union troops under General John Blunt defeat General John Marmaduke's Confederates.
- 1843 - Ka L? Hui: Hawaiian Independence Day – The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.
- 1821 - Panama Independence Day: Panama separates from Spain and joins Gran Colombia.
- 1814 - The Times in London is for the first time printed by automatic, steam powered presses built by the German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer, signaling the beginning of the availability of newspapers to a mass audience.
- 1811 - Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, was premiered at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
- 1785 - The Treaty of Hopewell is signed.
- 1729 - Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.
- 1660 - At Gresham College, 12 men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society.
- 1582 - In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a Ł40 bond for their marriage license.
- 1520 - After navigating through the South American strait, three ships under the command of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan reach the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first Europeans to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific.
- 1443 - Skanderbeg and his forces liberate Kruja in Middle Albania and raise the Albanian flag.
- 1095 - On the last day of the Council of Clermont, Pope Urban II appoints Bishop Adhemar of Le Puy and Count Raymond IV of Toulouse to lead the First Crusade to the Holy Land.

November 28th


- 1997 - Thor Salden, Belgian singer
- 1994 - Lola Sanchez, American actress
- 1992 - Adam Hicks, American actor
- 1992 - Kianna Underwood, American actress
- 1990 - Dedryck Boyata, Belgian football player
- 1988 - Scarlett Pomers, American actress
- 1988 - Christopher Stringini, American singer
- 1987 - Karen Gillan, Scottish actress
- 1987 - Dai Lin, Chinese footballer
- 1986 - Benjamin Angoua, Ivorian footballer
- 1985 - Caitlin McClatchey, Scottish swimmer
- 1984 - Moray Low, Scottish rugby player
- 1984 - Trey Songz, American recording artist
- 1984 - Mary Elizabeth Winstead, American actress
- 1984 - Andrew Bogut, Australian basketball player
- 1984 - Marc-Andre Fleury, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1984 - Joross Gamboa, Filipino actor
- 1983 - Nelson Haedo Valdez, Paraguayan footballer
- 1983 - Edouard Roger-Vasselin, French tennis player
- 1982 - Leandro Barbosa, Brazilian basketball player
- 1982 - Chris Harris, British speedway rider
- 1982 - Alan Ritchson, American actor and model
- 1981 - Maria-Elena Laas, Puerto Rican model and actress
- 1980 - Lisa Middelhauve, German singer (Xandria)
- 1980 - Stuart Taylor, British footballer
- 1979 - Chamillionaire, American rapper
- 1979 - Fabian Gerber, German footballer
- 1979 - Daniel Henney, Korean-American model-actor
- 1979 - Ji?í Kaufman, Czech footballer
- 1979 - Joel Maximo, American professional wrestler
- 1978 - Brent Albright, American professional wrestler
- 1978 - Aimee Garcia, American actress
- 1978 - Freddie Mitchell, American football player
- 1978 - Mehdi Nafti, Tunisian footballer
- 1978 - Haytham Tambal, Sudanese footballer
- 1977 - Marlon Broomes, English footballer
- 1977 - Alun D Pughe, Welsh film and music video director
- 1977 - Fabio Grosso, Italian footballer
- 1977 - Gavin Rae, Scottish footballer
- 1977 - Greg Somerville, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- 1977 - DeMya Walker, American basketball player
- 1976 - Mickaël Dogbé, Togolese footballer
- 1976 - Anand Jon, American serial rapist
- 1976 - Ryan Kwanten, Australian actor
- 1975 - Takashi Shimoda, Japanese footballer
- 1975 - Sigurd Wongraven, Norwegian musician (Satyricon)
- 1975 - Eka Kurniawan, Indonesian writer
- 1975 - Sunny Mabrey, American actress
- 1974 - Pat McShane, Northern Irish footballer
- 1974 - Styles P, American rapper
- 1974 - Kristian Schmid, Australian actor
- 1974 - András Tölcséres, Hungarian footballer
- 1973 - Charlie Oatway, English footballer
- 1973 - Jade Puget, American musician (AFI)
- 1972 - Paulo Figueiredo, Angolan footballer
- 1972 - Anastasia Kelesidou, Greek discus thrower
- 1972 - Jesper Strömblad, Swedish guitarist (In Flames)
- 1971 - Rob Conway, American professional wrestler
- 1971 - Akaki Devadze, Georgian footballer
- 1971 - Fenriz, Norwegian musician (Darkthrone)
- 1970 - Álex López Morón, Spanish tennis player
- 1969 - Robb Nen, American baseball player
- 1969 - Lexington Steele, American adult film actor
- 1968 - Dawn Robinson, American singer (En Vogue)
- 1967 - Anna Nicole Smith, American television personality (d. 2007)
- 1967 - Stephnie Weir, American comedian
- 1966 - Sam Seder, American comedian
- 1965 - Peter Beagrie, English footballer
- 1965 - Erwin Mortier, Belgian author
- 1965 - Matt Williams, American baseball player
- 1964 - Michael Bennet, American politician
- 1964 - Roy Tarpley, American basketball player
- 1963 - Jesus Ledesma Aguilar, Mexican convicted killer (d. 2006)
- 1963 - Cornelia Guest, American debutante
- 1963 - Johnny Newman, American basketball player
- 1963 - Walt Weiss, American baseball player
- 1962 - Davey Boy Smith, English professional wrestler (d. 2002)
- 1962 - Jon Stewart, American comedian
- 1962 - Matt Cameron, American drummer (Soundgarden, Pearl Jam)
- 1962 - Paul Dinello, American comedian and actor
- 1961 - Martin Clunes, British actor
- 1961 - Alfonso Cuarón, Mexican film director
- 1961 - Jane Sibbett, American actress
- 1960 - John Galliano, British fashion designer
- 1960 - Andy Ritchie, English footballer
- 1960 - Kenny Wharton, English footballer and football coach
- 1959 - Judd Nelson, American actor
- 1959 - Stephen Roche, Irish cyclist
- 1958 - Kriss Akabusi, British athlete and television presenter
- 1958 - Dave Righetti, American baseball player
- 1957 - David Van Day, British singer (Dollar)
- 1956 - Fiona Armstrong, British television presenter
- 1955 - Alessandro Altobelli, Italian footballer
- 1955 - Jeffrey Byron, American actor
- 1955 - Adem Jashari, Albanian freedom fighter
- 1953 - Sixto Lezcano, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1952 - S. Epatha Merkerson, American actress
- 1950 - Ed Harris, American actor
- 1950 - Russell Alan Hulse, American physicist, Nobel laureate
- 1949 - Alexander Godunov, Russian ballet dancer (d. 1995)
- 1949 - Paul Shaffer, Canadian orchestra leader
- 1948 - Beeb Birtles, Dutch-Australian musician (Little River Band)
- 1948 - Dick Morris, American political figure, author
- 1947 - Michel Berger, French songwriter (d. 1992)
- 1947 - Maria Farantouri, Greek singer
- 1946 - Joe Dante, American film director and producer
- 1944 - R.B. Greaves, Guyanan singer
- 1944 - Timothy Krajcir, American serial killer
- 1943 - Randy Newman, American composer
- 1942 - Paul Warfield, American football player
- 1941 - Laura Antonelli, Italian actress
- 1940 - Bruce Channel, American singer
- 1936 - Gary Hart, American politician
- 1936 - Celin Romero, Spanish guitarist
- 1935 - Prince Hitachi, Japanese royalty
- 1935 - Randolph Stow, Australian author
- 1933 - Joe Knollenberg, American politician
- 1933 - Hope Lange, American actress (d. 2003)
- 1932 - Ray Perkins, Canadian singer (The Crew-Cuts)
- 1931 - Dervla Murphy, Irish cyclist and author
- 1931 - Tomi Ungerer, French graphic artist
- 1929 - Berry Gordy Jr., American record company owner
- 1928 - John Coleman, Australian rules footballer (d. 1973)
- 1928 - Arthur Melvin Okun, American economist (d. 1980)
- 1927 - Chuck Mitchell, American actor (d. 1992)
- 1925 - József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer (d. 1978)
- 1924 - Dennis Brutus, South African poet
- 1923 - Gloria Grahame, American actress (d. 1981)
- 1916 - Mary Lilian Baels, Princess of Rethy, Belgium (d. 2002)
- 1915 - Evald Okas, Estonian painter
- 1915 - Yves Thériault, Canadian author (d. 1983)
- 1912 - Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962)
- 1911 - Václav Ren?, Czech poet (d. 1973)
- 1908 - Claude Lévi-Strauss, French anthropologist (d. 2009)
- 1907 - Rose Bampton, American opera singer (d. 2007)
- 1907 - Alberto Moravia, Italian writer (d. 1990)
- 1904 - James Eastland, American politician (d. 1986)
- 1904 - Nancy Mitford, British essayist (d. 1973)
- 1896 - Dawn Powell, American writer (d. 1965)
- 1896 - Lilia Skala, Austrian actress (d. 1994)
- 1895 - José Iturbi, Spanish pianist (d. 1980)
- 1894 - Henry Hazlitt, Libertarian philosopher, economist (d. 1993)
- 1891 - Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (d. 1949)
- 1887 - Ernst Röhm, Nazi official (d. 1934)
- 1881 - Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (d. 1942)
- 1880 - Alexander Blok, Russian poet (d. 1921)
- 1876 - Bert Vogler, South African cricketer, Wisden COY 1908, (d. 1946)
- 1866 - Henry Bacon, American architect (d. 1924)
- 1864 - James Allen English writer (d. 1912)
- 1864 - Lindley M. Garrison, American Secretary of War (d. 1932)
- 1857 - King Alfonso XII of Spain (d. 1885)
- 1853 - Helen Magill White, first American woman to earn a Ph.D. (d. 1944)
- 1837 - John Wesley Hyatt, American inventor (d. 1920)
- 1829 - Anton Rubinstein, Russian composer (d. 1894)
- 1820 - Friedrich Engels, German philosopher (d. 1895)
- 1810 - William Froude, British naval architect (d. 1879)
- 1805 - John Stephens, American archeologist (d. 1852)
- 1793 - Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, Swedish romantic poet (d. 1866)
- 1792 - Victor Cousin, French philosopher (d. 1867)
- 1785 - Achille Charles Léon Victor, duc de Broglie, Prime Minister of France (d. 1870)
- 1772 - Luke Howard, British meteorologist (d. 1864)
- 1757 - William Blake, British poet (d. 1827)
- 1700 - Nathaniel Bliss, Astronomer Royal (d. 1764)
- 1700 - Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1770)
- 1681 - Jean Cavalier, French Protestant rebel leader (d. 1740)
- 1661 - Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British Governor of New York and New Jersey (d. 1723)
- 1640 - Willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain
- 1632 - Jean-Baptiste Lully, French composer (d. 1687)
- 1628 - John Bunyan, English cleric and author (d. 1688)
- 1598 - Hans Nansen, Danish statesman (d. 1667)
- 1570 - James Whitelocke, English judge (d. 1632)
- 1489 - Margaret Tudor, wife of James IV of Scotland (d. 1541)
- 1118 - Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1180)