On November 28, *Red Planet Day* is observed in remembrance of the 1964 NASA launch of Mariner 4, the first spacecraft to land on Mars. The spacecraft finally made a fly-by of the red planet on July 14, 1965, after travelling there for nearly eight months.
1821- *Panama separates* from Spain and joins Gran Colombia.
1912- *Albania* declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
1975- *East Timor* declares its independence from Portugal.
1990- British Prime Minister *Margaret Thatcher* resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, as Prime Minister.
Famous people who had responded *birthdays* on this day:
1867- *Chandra Kumar Agarwala* was an eminent writer, poet, journalist from Assam.
1945- *Amar Goswami* was a senior journalist and one of the prominent fiction writers of Hindi literature.
1955- *Laljibhai Patel* is an Indian diamantaire, philanthropic and social activist.
1985- *Esha Gupta* is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Femina Miss India International 2007.
Famous people who have *death anniversaries* on this day:
1932- *Surendranath Ghosh or Dani Babu* was an actor a creator, who contributed immensely to the betterment of Bengali theatre. He is known for Bhrantri (1928) and Shasti Ki Shanti (1928).
1962- *Krishna Chandra Dey* was an Indian music director, singer, composer and renowned music teacher.
1963- *Tryambak Shankar Shejwalkar* was an award-winning historian and essayist.
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