November 28, 1900 (Wednesday)
- Anton Chekhov's play The Wedding was given its first performance, making its debut at the Moscow Hunt Club.
- Died: Halcyon Skinner, eulogized as "the man who revolutionized the carpet making industry", was killed when he accidentally stepped in front of a train near his home. In 1849, Skinner had invented various looms that lowered the costs for manufacturing carpeting.
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