Deaths on November 28

Ludger Duvernay

Died on November 28, 1852

Ludger Duvernay, French journalist and politician (b. 1799)

Ludger Duvernay (January 22, 1799 – November 28, 1852), born in Verchères, Quebec, was a printer by profession and published a number of newspapers including the Gazette des Trois-Rivières, the first newspaper in Lower Canada outside of Quebec City and Montreal, and also La Minerve, which supported the Parti patriote and Louis-Joseph Papineau in the years leading up to the Lower Canada Rebellion.

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Events on 1852

20 Mar

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published.
3 Aug

Harvard-Yale Regatta
Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event
21 Aug

Fort Selkirk
Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
24 Sep

Henri Giffard
The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes.
16 Nov

22 Kalliope
The English astronomer John Russell Hind discovers the asteroid 22 Kalliope.

Deaths on November 28

Ludger Duvernay

Died on November 28, 1852

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Events on 1852

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Harvard-Yale Regatta

Fort Selkirk

Henri Giffard

22 Kalliope