On This Day for November 28 - Opening of Tehrān Conference , Berry Gordy, Jr. is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, [click here to view](. November 28 [Berry Gordy, Jr.]( FEATURED BIOGRAPHY 1929 Berry Gordy, Jr. Born this day in 1929, [Berry Gordy, Jr.]( founded the [Motown]( Record Corporation in [Detroit]( in 1959, through which he developed many great [rhythm-and-blues]( performers, including [Diana Ross]( [Marvin Gaye]( and [Michael Jackson](. [SEE ALL BORN ON THIS DAY]( [(Left to right) Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the Tehrān Conference, December 1943.]( FEATURED EVENT 1943 Opening of Tehrān Conference The [Tehrān Conference]( attended by U.S. President [Franklin D. Roosevelt]( British Prime Minister [Winston Churchill]( and Soviet Premier [Joseph Stalin]( at which Stalin pressed for an [invasion of France]( opened this day in 1943. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( Advertisement Advertisement MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY [Netherlands] 2000: The parliament of the [Netherlands]( passed a bill permitting [euthanasia]( under specified conditions. [Stewart, Jon] 1962: American comedian and actor [Jon Stewart]( who hosted the satiric television news program [The Daily Show]( was born. [Albania] 1912: Albanian national delegates, led by Ismail Qemal, issued the [Vlorë proclamation]( which declared [Albania]( independence. [Claude Lévi-Strauss.] 1908: French social anthropologist [Claude Lévi-Strauss]( a leading exponent of [structuralism]( was born in Belgium. [William Blake, oil on canvas by Thomas Phillips, 1807; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.] 1757: English engraver, artist, poet, and visionary [William Blake]( whose notable works included the poetry collections [Songs of Innocence]( (1789) and Songs of Experience (1794), was born. 1961: [Gridiron football]( player [Ernie Davis]( of [Syracuse University]( became the first African American to win the prestigious [Heisman Trophy](. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1962 Jon Stewart American comedian 1757 William Blake British writer and artist 1950 Ed Harris American actor 1961 Alfonso Cuarón Mexican director and screenwriter 1943 Randy Newman American musician [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( Advertisement FOLLOW: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, [click here](. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2018 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. [Privacy Policy]( • [Help](