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October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 28, 2003 October 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 64 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. Events By Place Roman Empire July 25 — Constantine I is proclaimed Emperor by his troops Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius (c 278 - 28 October 312) was Western Roman Emperor from 306 to 312 The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC
• 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman Emperor. Events By Place Roman Empire October 28 — Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine I defeats Maxentius and The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place on October 28, 312, between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus (27 February ca. 272 &ndash 22 May 337 commonly known as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, or Saint Constantine Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius (c 278 - 28 October 312) was Western Roman Emperor from 306 to 312
• 1061 - Empress Agnes, acting as Regent for her son, brings about the election of Bishop Cadalus, the antipope Honorius II
• 1516 - Battle of Yaunis Khan: Turkish forces under the Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha defeat the Mameluks near Gaza. Agnes of Poitou, Agnes of Aquitaine or Empress Agnes (c 1025 &ndash December 14, 1077) was regent of the Holy Roman Empire Antipope Honorius II should not be confused with Pope Honorius II. An antipope ( Latin: antipapa) is a person who makes a widely accepted claim to be the lawful Pope, in opposition to the pope recognised by the Roman See also Antipope Honorius II, otherwise known as Peter Cadalus The Battle of Yaunis Khan was fought on October 28, 1516, between the Ottoman Empire and the Mamelukes. The military of the Ottoman Empire was divided in three organizational structures the Army Navy and Air Force Sinan Pasha ( 1506 - April 3, 1596) was an Albanian born Ottoman military commander ( Pasha) and statesman Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories.
• 1531 - Battle of Amba Sel: Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi again defeats the army of Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia. The Battle of Amba Sel was fought on October 28, 1531 between the Ethiopians under their Emperor Dawit II, and the forces of Imam Ahmad Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi (c 1506 - February 21, 1543) ("the Conqueror" was an Imam and General of Adal Dawit II ( Ge'ez ዳዊት dāwīt) enthroned as Emperor Anbasa Segad ( Ge'ez አንበሳ ሰገድ anbassā sagad, Amh The Emperor ( Ge'ez: ንጉሠ ነገሥት nəgusä nägäst " King of Kings " of Ethiopia was the hereditary The southern part of Ethiopia falls under Imam Ahmad's control.
• 1538 - The first university in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia. The Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo —or Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (also known as UASD) is a Public university in Santo
• 1628 - The Siege of La Rochelle, which had been ongoing for 14 months, ends with Huguenot surrender
• 1636 - A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes the first college in what would become the United States, today known as Harvard University. The Siege of La Rochelle was a result of a war between the French royal forces of Louis XIII of France and the Huguenots of La Rochelle in 1627-1628 The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled The General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Massachusetts Bay Colony (sometimes called the Massachusetts Bay Company, for the institution that founded it was an English settlement on the east coast of North America College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1664 - The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established. For the nursery rhyme see The Grand Old Duke of York. The title Duke of York is a title of Nobility in the British Peerage The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy
• 1775 - American Revolutionary War A British proclamation forbids residents from leaving Boston. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots"
• 1776 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of White Plains - British Army forces arrive at White Plains, attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Americans. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Prelude At the end of September 1776 Washington's army held only a small position on the northern tip of Manhattan Island The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The City of White Plains is the County seat of Westchester County New York. The American Continental Army was an Army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America
• 1834 - The Battle of Pinjarra occurs in the Swan River Colony in present-day Pinjarra, Western Australia. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Battle of Pinjarra was a conflict that occurred in Pinjarra Western Australia, between a group of 60 to 80 Australian Aborigines and a detachment of 25 soldiers Swan River Colony was a British settlement established at the Swan River on the west coast of Australia in 1829 Pinjarra is a town in the Peel region of Western Australia along the South Western Highway, from the state capital Perth and south-east Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Between 14 and 40 Aborigines are killed by British colonists.
• 1848 - The first railroad in Spain - between Barcelona and Mataró - is opened. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Mataró (Iluro is the capital and largest city of the comarca of the Maresme, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia Autonomous
• 1864 - American Civil War: Second Battle of Fair Oaks ends - Union Army forces under General Ulysses S. Grant withdraw from Fair Oaks, Virginia, after failing to breach the Confederate defenses around Richmond, Virginia. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States Fair Oaks is an unincorporated community located in Henrico County Virginia. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• 1886 - In New York Harbor, President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common New York Harbor, a geographic term refers collectively to the rivers bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. Liberty Enlightening the World (La liberté éclairant le monde commonly known as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté was presented
• 1891 - The Mino-Owari Earthquake, the largest earthquake in Japan's history, strikes Gifu Prefecture. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The was a large earthquake that struck the former provinces of Mino and Owari in the Nōbi Plain area during the Meiji period in Japan For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan.
• 1893 - Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique, premiered in St. Petersburg, only nine days before the composer's death. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Symphony No 6 in B minor, Pathétique, Op 74 is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 's final Symphony, written between February Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River
• 1918 - World War I: Czechoslovakia is granted its independence from Austria-Hungary. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Beginning of independent czechoslovak state, after 300 years.
• 1918 - The German fleet is immobilized when sailors mutiny en masse and disobey an order to leave port five times; 1,000 would ultimately be arrested.
• 1918 - New Polish government in Western Galicia (Central Europe) is established. Galicia (Галичина ( Halychyna) Galicja is a historical region in East Central Europe, currently divided between Poland and Ukraine,
• 1919 - The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Volstead Act, which reinforced the Prohibition of alcohol in the United States of America, was popularly named after Andrew Volstead, Chairman of the Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, also known as Noble Experiment, refers to a Sumptuary law which prohibits Alcohol Events in January Holidays New Year's Day - January 1 Coptic Christmas - January 7
• 1922 - March on Rome: Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The March on Rome ( Marcia su Roma) was a Coup d'état by which Mussolini 's National Fascist Party ( Partito Nazionale Fascista Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2
• 1936 - US President Franklin D. Roosevelt rededicates the Statue of Liberty on its 50th anniversary. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Liberty Enlightening the World (La liberté éclairant le monde commonly known as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté was presented
• 1940 - World War II: Italy invades Greece through Albania. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. This was the selected anniversary of Greece's entry into World War II. It is celebrated in Greece as Okhi Day (Όχι=No) Day. Celebrated throughout Greece, Cyprus and the Greek communities around the world on October 28 each year Okhi Day (also spelled Ohi Day,
• 1941 - Holocaust in Kaunas, Lithuania: German SS forces arrange the massacre of more than 9,000 Jews of the Kaunas ghetto. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Kaunas ( ˈkoʊnəs is the second largest City in Lithuania and a former temporary capital. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Kaunas ( ˈkoʊnəs is the second largest City in Lithuania and a former temporary capital. A ghetto is described as a "portion of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social legal or economic pressure After the victims assembled on the Demokratu square at 6 am to be shot they are buried in gigantic ditches.
• 1942 - The Alaska Highway (Alcan Highway) is completed through Canada to Fairbanks, Alaska. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Alaska Highway (also known as the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, or ALCAN Highway) was constructed during World War II and connects Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Fairbanks (ˈfɛrbæŋks is a Home Rule City in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States.
• 1942 - Holocaust: 2,000 Jewish children and 6,000 Jewish adults from Cracow are deported by Germans to Belzec death camp. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as Belzec (Bełżec approximate Polish pronunciation bew-zhets) was the first of the Nazi German Extermination camps created for implementing
• 1942 - Holocaust: SS directive orders all Jewish children's mittens and stockings to be sent from the death camps to the SS families. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the
• 1948 - Swiss chemist Paul Müller is awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Paul Hermann Müller also known as Pauly Mueller ( January 12, 1899 &ndash October 12, 1965) was a Swiss Chemist and Nobel The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. DDT (from its trivial name D ichloro- D iphenyl- T richloroethane is one of the best known synthetic Pesticides It is a chemical with a long
• 1954 - The modern Kingdom of the Netherlands is re-founded as a federal monarchy. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The Netherlands and The Kingdom of the Netherlands are two distinct geographical and administrative entities A federation ( Latin: foedus, covenant is a union comprising a number of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central ("federal" A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or
• 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis: Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that he had ordered the removal of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba during the Cold War. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (April 17 1894 – September 11 1971 served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 following A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la
• 1964 - Vietnam War: U. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia S. officials deny any involvement in bombing North Vietnam. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam
• 1965 - Nostra Aetate, the "Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions" of the Second Vatican Council, is promulgated by Pope Paul VI; it absolves the Jews of the alleged killing of Jesus, reversing Innocent III's declaration from 760 years ago. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Nostra Aetate is the Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions of the Second Vatican Council. The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, was the twentieth century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Pope Innocent III ( February 22, 1161 &ndash June 16, 1216) born Lotario de' Conti di Segni, was Pope from January In short, Pope Paul VI announces that the ecumenical council has decided that Jews are not collectively responsible for the killing of Christ. Pope This is a general introduction to ecumenical councils For the Roman Catholic councils, see Catholic Ecumenical Councils. Christ is the English term for the Greek ( Khristós) meaning "the anointed "
• 1970 - The land speed record set by Gary Gabelich in a rocket-powered automobile called the Blue Flame, fueled with natural gas. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Gabelich ( August 29, 1940 – January 1984 was a Croatian American who set the Land
• 1971 - Britain launches its first (and as of 2007, only) satellite, Prospero, into low Earth orbit atop a Black Arrow carrier rocket. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. The Prospero X-3 Satellite (official designation 05580 / 71093A is the only satellite to be launched by a British Rocket. A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Black Arrow was a British Satellite Carrier rocket. Black Arrow originated from studies by the Royal Aircraft Establishment for satellite In Spaceflight, a launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a Rocket used to carry a payload from the Earth's surface into Outer space.
• 1982 - Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) wins elections, leading to first Socialist government in Spain after death of Franco. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, commonly abbreviated by its Spanish initials PSOE ( P artido S ocialista O brero E spañol is Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid Felipe Gonzalez becomes Prime Minister-elect. Felipe González Márquez (born 5 March 1942 is a Spanish socialist politician
• 1985 - Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician A Political party described as a communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of Communism through a communist form of The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1985 - Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and makes peace overtures to the United States; American policy continues to support the Contras in their revolt against the Nicaraguan government. The Sandinista National Liberation Front ( Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional) is a socialist Nicaraguan Political party. José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (xoˈse ðanjεl ɔrteγa saˈβeðra(born 11 November 1945 is the current President of Nicaragua. Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America The Contras is a label given to the various rebel groups opposing Nicaragua 's FSLN (Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional Sandinista Junta of National
• 1986 - The centennial of the Statue of Liberty's dedication is re-celebrated in New York Harbor. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Liberty Enlightening the World (La liberté éclairant le monde commonly known as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté was presented New York Harbor, a geographic term refers collectively to the rivers bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City
• 1998 - An Air China (Mainland China) jetliner is hijacked by disgruntled pilot Yuan Bin and flown to Taiwan. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Not to be confused with China Airlines, the national airline of the Republic of China (Taiwan. Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term synonymous with the area that is under the jurisdiction Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.
• 2005 - Plame affair: Lewis Libby, Vice-president Dick Cheney's chief of staff, is indicted in the Valerie Plame case. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The phrase Plame Affair (also known as the CIA leak scandal, the CIA leak case, the CIA leak grand jury investigation, and Plamegate) refers Irve Lewis "Scooter" Libby (born August 22 1950) is a former Assistant to the President of the United States, George W Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. Valerie Elise Plame Wilson (born 19 April 1963) known as Valerie Plame, Valerie E Libby resigns later that day.
• 2006 - Funeral service for the peace of the executed at Bykivnia forest, outside of Kiev, Ukraine, with reburial of 817 Ukrainian civilians (out of some 100,000) executed by Bolsheviks at Bykivnia in 1930s – early 1940s. Bykivnia (Биківня Быковня Bykownia is a former small village on the outskirts of Kiev, Ukraine, that was incorporated into the city in 1923 Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction Bykivnia (Биківня Быковня Bykownia is a former small village on the outskirts of Kiev, Ukraine, that was incorporated into the city in 1923

Births

• 1510 - Francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. Saint Francis Borgia (San Francisco de Borja ( October 28 1510, Gandia, Valencia, Kingdom of Spain - September 30 1572)
• 1585 - Cornelius Jansen, Dutch bishop (d. Corneille Janssens, commonly known by the Latinized version of his name Cornelius Jansen or Jansenius, or most commonly in English simply as Jansen 1638)
• 1667 - Maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. Maria Anna of Neuburg (Mariana de Neoburgo Maria Anna von der Pfalz-Neuburg ( 28 October, 1667 &ndash 16 July, 1740) was Queen consort 1740)
• 1691 - Peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Peter Jansen Wessel (alt spelling Peder) better known as Tordenskjold (lit 1720)
• 1697 - Canaletto, Italian artist (d. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting This is about the first and better known artist "Canaletto" for his nephew and pupil sometimes also called "Canaletto" especially in Poland and Germany see 1768)
• 1703 - Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician (d. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Antoine Deparcieux ( October 28, 1703 &ndash September 2, 1768) was a French Mathematician. 1768)
• 1718 - Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian Jesuit missionary (d. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ignacije Szentmartony ( October 28, 1718 &ndash April 15, 1793) was a Croatian Jesuit priest born in Kotoriba 1793)
• 1767 - Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Marie Sophie Frederikke (Marie Sophie Friederike von Hessen-Kassel 28 October 1767 &ndash 22 March 1852) was Queen Consort of 1852)
• 1793 - Eliphalet Remington, American firearms manufacturer (d. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eliphalet Remington ( October 28 1793 &ndash August 12 1861) designed the Remington rifle. 1861)
• 1804 - Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician (d. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pierre François Verhulst ( October 28, 1804, Brussels, Belgium &ndash February 15, 1849, Brussels, Belgium 1849)
• 1818 - Ivan Turgenev, Russian writer (d. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev ( ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈgʲeɪvʲɪtɕ turˈgʲenʲɪf ( &ndash) was a Russian novelist and playwright 1883)
• 1845 - Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski ( October 28, 1845 – April 16, 1888) was a Polish chemist and physicist 1888)
• 1846 - Georges Auguste Escoffier, French chef (d. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Georges Auguste Escoffier (28 October 1846&ndash12 February 1935 was a French Chef, Restaurateur and culinary writer who popularized and updated 1935)
• 1864 - Adolfo Camarillo, prominent land owner, horse breeder, and rancher (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Don Adolfo Camarillo ( October 28, 1864 - December 10, 1958) was a prominent Land owner, Horse breeder, Rancher 1958
• 1875 - Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, American geographer and editor (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor ( October 28, 1875 – February 4, 1966) the father of photojournalism was the first full-time editor 1966)
• 1877 - Joe Adams, American baseball player (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Edward "Wagon Tongue" Adams ( October 28, 1877 &ndash October 8, 1952) was a Major League Baseball player 1952)
• 1879 - Channing H. Cox, 49^th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Channing Harris Cox ( October 28, 1879 August 20, 1968) was a Massachusetts Republican politician and Governor The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1968)
• 1881 - Bruno Söderström, Swedish athlete (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bruno Söderström ( October 28, 1881 – January 1, 1969) was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the Javelin throw free 1969)
• 1885 - Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Velimir Khlebnikov (Russian Велими́р Хле́бников first name also spelled Velemir last name also spelled Chlebnikov Hlebnikov Xlebnikov pseudonym of Viktor 1922)
• 1889 - Juliette Béliveau, Quebec comedian (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Juliette Béliveau ( October 28, 1889 – August 26, 1975) was a French Canadian Actress and Singer, who 1975)
• 1891 - Ormer Locklear, American movie stunt pilot (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ormer 'Lock' Locklear ( October 28 1891 &ndash August 2 1920) was a daredevil stunt flyer during and immediately after World War I 1920)
• 1892 - Dink Johnson, American musician (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ollie "Dink" Johnson ( October 28 1892 &ndash November 29 1954) was a Dixieland Jazz Pianist, 1954)
• 1896 - Howard Hanson, American composer (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Howard Harold Hanson ( October 28, 1896 &ndash February 26, 1981) was an American Composer, conductor, educator 1981)
• 1897 - Edith Head, American costume designer (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Edith Head ( October 28, 1897 &ndash October 24, 1981) was an American Costume designer who had a long career in Hollywood 1981)
• 1901 - Eileen Shanahan, Irish Poet (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Eileen Shanahan ( October 28, 1901 – January 28, 1979) was one of the small number of Irish women poets 1979)
• 1902 - Elsa Lanchester, British-born actress (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (born October 28, 1902 - December 26, 1986) was an Oscar -nominated English character 1986)
• 1903 - Evelyn Waugh, English writer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Arthur Evelyn St John Waugh (ˈiːvlɪn ˈwɔː (28 October 1903 &ndash 10 April 1966 was an English Writer, best known for such darkly humorous and 1966)
• 1907 - John Harold Hewitt, Northern Irish poet (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Harold Hewitt ( 28 October 1907 - 22 June 1987) who was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was the most significant 1987)
• 1908 - Arturo Frondizi, President of Argentina (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Arturo Frondizi Ercoli ( October 28, 1908 - April 18, 1995) was the President of Argentina between 1 May For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. 1995)
• 1909 - Francis Bacon, Anglo-Irish painter (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Francis Bacon' (28 October 1909 – 28 April 1992 was an Irish-born British figurative painter. 1992)
• 1912 - Richard Doll, English epidemiologist (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Sir William Richard Shaboe Doll CH OBE FRS ( 28 October 1912 &ndash 24 July 2005) was a British 2005)
• 1914 - Jonas Salk, American medical scientist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jonas Edward Salk ( October 28 1914 &ndash June 23, 1995) was an American Biologist and Physician best 1995)
• 1914 - Richard Laurence Millington Synge, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Richard Laurence Millington Synge (born Liverpool, October 28 1914, died Norwich, August 18 1994) was a British The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1994)
• 1914 - Glenn Robert Davis, U. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Glenn Robert Davis ( October 28, 1914 &ndash August 21, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for S. Congressman (d. 1988)
• 1917 - Jack Soo, American actor (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jack Soo (born October 28, 1917 &ndash January 11, 1979) was a Japanese American Actor. 1979)
• 1922 - Gershon Kingsley, German composer
• 1922 - Butch van Breda Kolff, American basketball coach (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Gershon Kingsley, (born October 28, 1922) is a contemporary German -born American composer most famous for composing the early electronic pop 2007)
• 1922 - Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwe politician (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Simon Vengai Muzenda ( October 28 1922 &ndash September 20 2003) was a Shona from the Karanga group a Zimbabwean 2003)
• 1924 - Antonio Creus, Spanish racecar driver (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antonio Creus (born in Madrid, October 28, 1924 - died in Madrid, February 19, 1996) was a Racing driver from 1996)
• 1925 - Ian Hamilton Finlay, Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ian Hamilton Finlay, CBE, ( 28 October, 1925 - 27 March, 2006) was a Scottish Poet, Writer, Artist 2006)
• 1926 - Bowie Kuhn, American Commissioner of Baseball (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bowie Kent Kuhn (October 28 1926 &ndash March 15 2007 was an American Lawyer and sports administrator who served as the 5th commissioner of Major League Baseball 2007)
• 1927 - Dame Cleo Laine, British singer
• 1928 - Ion Mihai Pacepa, Romanian general
• 1929 - Joan Plowright, British actress
• 1929 - Marcel Bozzuffi, French actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dame Cleo Laine DBE, (born Clementina Dinah Campbell on 28 October 1927 in Southall, Middlesex, England) is a Jazz Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ion Mihai Pacepa (born 28 October 1928 in Bucharest, Romania) is the highest-ranking intelligence official ever to have defected Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joan Ann Olivier Baroness Olivier, DBE (born 28 October 1929) better known as Dame Joan Plowright, is an English actress Marcel Bozzuffi ( 28 October, 1928 - 2 February, 1988) was a French film actor perhaps best remembered for his role as a brutal hitman 1988)
• 1929 - John Hollander, American poet
• 1930 - Bernie Ecclestone, English motorsports impresario (F1)
• 1932 - Suzy Parker, American actress (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) John Hollander (born October 28, 1929 in New York City) is an American Poet and literary Critic. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bernard Charles "Bernie" Ecclestone (born 28 October 1930 near Bungay Suffolk, England) is the president and CEO of Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Impresario, from the Italian impresa an enterprise or undertaking is a traditional term still very much in use in the Entertainment industry for Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Suzy Parker ( October 28, 1932 - May 3, 2003) was an American actress and model. 2003)
• 1933 - Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manuel Francisco dos Santos (October 28 1933 &ndash January 20 1983 known by the nickname "Garrincha" ("little bird" was a Brazilian 1983)
• 1935 - Alan Clarke, British film director
• 1936 - Charlie Daniels, American musician
• 1936 - Carl Davis, American-born musical conductor and composer
• 1937 - Lenny Wilkens, American basketball player and coach
• 1938 - David Dimbleby, English television commentator
• 1938 - Anne Perry, English-born novelist
• 1939 - Jane Alexander, American actress
• 1939 - Miroslav Cerar, Yugoslav gymnast
• 1940 - Susan Harris, American television writer and producer
• 1941 - John Hallam, Irish actor
• 1941 - Hank Marvin, English guitarist
• 1941 - Curtis Lee, American singer
• 1942 - Kees Verkerk, Dutch speed skater
• 1943 - Conny Froboess, German singer
• 1943 - Charo López, Spanish actress
• 1944 - Dennis Franz, American actor
• 1944 - Anton Schlecker, German billionaire
• 1944 - Coluche, French comedian and actor (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan Clarke ( 28 October 1935 – 24 July 1990) was a television and Film director, producer and writer born Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charlie Daniels (born October 28, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American musician famous for his contributions to Carl Davis CBE (born October 28, 1936, New York City, United States is an American conductor and Composer who has Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leonard Randolph "Lenny" Wilkens (born October 28 1937 in Brooklyn, New York U Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Dimbleby (born October 28 1938 Surrey) is a long standing BBC TV Commentator, a presenter of current affairs and Anne Perry (born Juliet Marion Hulme in Blackheath, London on 28 October 1938 is an English Author of historical Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Anglican Bishop see Jane Alexander (Bishop Jane Alexander (born October 28 1939) is an American award-winning Miroslav Cerar (born October 28 1939 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, then Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian gymnast who competed in the Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Susan Harris (born Susan Spivak on October 28, 1940 in Mount Vernon New York) is a Television Comedy Writer Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Hallam ( 28 October 1941 &ndash 14 November 2006) was a Northern Irish actor Brian Robson Rankin (born 28 October 1941) Newcastle upon Tyne, known by the Stage name Hank B Curtis Lee (born 28 October 1941, Yuma, Arizona, US) is an American Singer of the early 1960s and twice over Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cornelis Arie Verkerk (born 28 October 1942 in Puttershoek, Zuid-Holland) better known as Kees Verkerk, is a former speed Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cornelia Froboess (born October 28, 1943) is a German actress and a Teen idol of the 1950s and early '60s María del Rosario López Piñuelas is the complete name of Charo López, a Spanish actress Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dennis Franz (born October 28, 1944) is an Emmy - Screen Actors Guild - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Actor Anton Schlecker (born October 28, 1944 in Ehingen) is a German Billionaire, founder and owner of the Schlecker drug store Michel Colucci ( October 28, 1944 – June 19, 1986) better known as Coluche, was a French Comedian and actor 1986)
• 1945 - Elton Dean, English musician (Soft Machine) (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Elton Dean ( October 28 1945 &ndash February 8 2006) was a Jazz musician who performed on alto Saxophone, Saxello Soft Machine was an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S 2006)
• 1945 - Wayne Fontana, British singer (The Mindbenders)
• 1946 - Wim Jansen, Dutch footballer and coach
• 1946 - John Hewson, Australian politician
• 1948 - Telma Hopkins, American singer and actress (Tony Orlando and Dawn)
• 1949 - Bruce Jenner, American athlete
• 1949 - Tracy Reed, American actress
• 1950 - Sihem Bensedrine, Tunisian human rights activist
• 1952 - Annie Potts, American actress
• 1953 - Pierre Boivin, Canadian businessman and hockey executive
• 1955 - Bill Gates, American software executive
• 1956 - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran
• 1956 - Dave Wyndorf, American singer (Monster Magnet)
• 1957 - Stephen Morris, British musician (Joy Division and New Order)
• 1960 - Landon Curt Noll, Astronomer, Cryptographer and Mathematician: youngest to hold the world record for the largest known prime 3 times
• 1958 - William Reid, Scottish musician (The Jesus and Mary Chain)
• 1962 - Daphne Zuniga, American actress
• 1962 - Scotty Nguyen, professional poker player
• 1962 - Erik Thorstvedt, Norwegian footballer
• 1963 - Lauren Holly, American actress
• 1963 - James Miller, the "Fan Man" (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This page is about the musician for the Pennsylvania politician, see Wayne Fontana (Pennsylvania politician. The Mindbenders (originally the backing group for Wayne Fontana) was a 1960s Beat group from Manchester, England. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilhelmus Marinus Anthonius Jansen (born October 28, 1946 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch football player and manager For the English soldier and regicide see John Hewson (regicide. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Telma Hopkins (born Telma Louise Hopkins, 28 October 1948 Louisville, Kentucky, U Tony Orlando and Dawn (originally known as Dawn, and later as Dawn featuring Tony Orlando) is a Pop music group that was popular in the 1970s Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Bruce Jenner (born October 28, 1949, in Mount Kisco New York) is a U Tracy Reed (born October 28, 1949) also T C Reed, is an African-American actress from Fort Benning, Georgia, United Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sihem Bensedrine (born October 28, 1950) is a Tunisian journalist and Human rights activist Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Annie Potts (born October 28 1952 is an American television and film actress. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Boivin (born October 28, 1953) is a French Canadian Businessman and current President of the Montreal Canadiens Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) If you would like to experiment with Wikipedia please copy Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran The President of Iran is the highest elected official in the Islamic Republic of Iran, second only to the Supreme Leader. David "Dave" Albert Wyndorf (born October 28, 1956) is the lead vocalist guitarist and songwriter for the American Stoner rock group Monster Magnet is an American Hard rock band Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf (vocals Stephen Paul David Morris (born 28 October 1957 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) is a Musician in the Manchester Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Landon Curt Noll (born October 28, 1960 Walnut Creek California, United States) is the discoverer of two Mersenne primes which he Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena Cryptography (or cryptology; from Greek grc κρυπτός kryptos, "hidden secret" and grc γράφω gráphō, "I write" A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of Mathematics. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Reid (born 28 October 1958, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Guitarist, Composer and at times Singer for the The Jesus and Mary Chain are an Alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Scotland in 1984 Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daphne Eurydice Zuniga (born October 28, 1962) is an American Actress. Thuan "Scotty" Nguyễn (born October 28, 1962 in Nha Trang, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese American professional Poker Erik Thorstvedt (born October 28 1962 in Stavanger) is a former Norwegian professional football Goalkeeper. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lauren Michael Holly (born October 28 1963 is an American actress. James Jarrett Miller also known as Fan Man ( October 28, 1963 &ndashSeptember 2002 was a parachutist and 2002)
• 1963 - Eros Ramazzotti, Italian singer
• 1965 - Jami Gertz, American actress
• 1965 - Luigi Miraglia, Italian Latinist
• 1966 - Steve Atwater, American football player
• 1966 - Andy Richter, American comedian and actor
• 1966 - Aris Spiliotopoulos, Greek politician
• 1967 - Julia Roberts, American actress
• 1967 - John Romero, American video game designer
• 1967 - Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
• 1967 - Kevin Macdonald, Scottish film director
• 1968 - Marc Lièvremont, French rugby union footballer and coach
• 1969 - Ben Harper, American musician
• 1969 - Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Puerto Rican screenwriter and producer
• 1972 - Terrell Davis, American football player
• 1972 - Brad Paisley, American musician
• 1973 - Alvin Burke, Jr., American professional wrestler
• 1974 - Joaquin Phoenix, Puerto Rican-born actor
• 1974 - Vicente Moreno, Spanish footballer
• 1974 - Braden Looper, American baseball player
• 1974 - Dejan Stefanović, Serbian footballer
• 1974 - Dayanara Torres, Puerto Rican actress and beauty queen
• 1976 - Karl Tremblay, Canadian singer (Les Cowboys Fringants)
• 1978 - Marta Etura, Spanish actress
• 1978 - Justin Guarini, American singer
• 1979 - Aki Hakala, Finnish drummer (The Rasmus)
• 1979 - Martin Škoula, Czech ice hockey player
• 1980 - Alan Smith, English footballer
• 1980 - Christy Hemme, American professional wrestler
• 1980 - Kanzi, Most Literate Non-Human
• 1980 - Dimitri Liakopoulos, Greek actor
• 1981 - Milan Baroš, Czech footballer
• 1981 - Solomon Andargachew, Ethiopian footballer
• 1982 - Jeremy Bonderman, American baseball player
• 1982 - Mai Kuraki, Japanese singer
• 1982 - Anthony Lerew, American baseball player
• 1983 - Jarrett Jack, American basketball player
• 1984 - Obafemi Martins, Nigerian footballer
• 1984 - Amanda Paige, American model
• 1985 - Richard Smith, American entrepreneur
• 1996 - Naelee Rae, American actress
• 1996 - Jasmine Jessica Anthony, American actress

Deaths

• 312 - Maxentius, Roman emperor (b. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Eros Luciano Walter Ramazzotti (born on October 28, 1963) known simply as Eros Ramazzotti, is an Italian Singer and Songwriter Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Jami Beth Gertz (born October 28 1965 is an American actress Gertz is known for her early roles in the film The Lost Boys, Quicksilver, Luigi (or Gigiotto Miraglia (born in Naples on October 28, 1965) is a very well-known Italian latinist and Pedagogue. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Stephen Dennis "Assassin" Atwater (born October 28, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football player who Paul Andrew "Andy" Richter (born October 28 1966 is an American Comedian and actor Aris Spiliotopoulos (Άρης Σπηλιωτόπουλος (born 28 October 1966) is a Greek politician of the New Democracy party and the current Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28 1967 is an American - Academy Award winning Film actress and former Fashion model. Alfonso John Romero (born October 28 1967 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is a Game designer, programmer, and Education From 1978 to 1980 Princess Sophie attended the Girls' Home Primary School of the English Lady in Heiligenstadt. Kevin Macdonald (born October 28, 1967) is a Scottish Jewish two-time BAFTA winning director most famous for his films Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marc Lièvremont (born October 28 1968 in Dakar, Senegal) is a former Rugby union footballer who is currently head coach of the Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American Musician. Javier "Javi" Grillo-Marxuach ( born October 28, 1969 in San Juan Puerto Rico, is a Television Screenwriter and Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terrell Lamar Davis (born October 28, 1972 in San Diego, California) is a former American football Running back who played Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is a Grammy Award -winning American Country music Singer-songwriter and guitarist Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Alvin Burke Jr (born October 28 1973 also known as Hassan Hamin Assad Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (waˈkeen ˈfee-nɪks born October 28, 1974) formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix is an award-winning American and Puerto Rican Vicente Moreno Peris, Moreno (born 28 October 1974 in Massanassa, Valencia) is a Spanish Football (soccer Braden LaVern Looper (born on October 28, 1974, in Weatherford, Oklahoma) is a Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Dejan Stefanović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Стефановић (born October 28, 1974 in Niš, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia Dayanara Tórres Delgado popularly known as "Yari" in the Philippines (born on October 28, 1974 in San Juan Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Les Cowboys Fringants ( English: The Frisky Cowboys) are a popular band and Cult phenomenon from Quebec, who perform Québécois Les Cowboys Fringants ( English: The Frisky Cowboys) are a popular band and Cult phenomenon from Quebec, who perform Québécois Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Marta Etura (born San Sebastián, 28 October, 1978) is a Spanish film and television Actress. Justin Guarini (born Justin Eldrin Bell on October 28, 1978 in Columbus Georgia) is an American Singer / Songwriter Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were still in high school The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were still in high school Martin Škoula (born October 28, 1979 in Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia) is a professional Ice hockey defenceman, currently Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Alan Smith (born 28 October 1980 in Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Christina Lee " Christy " Hemme (born October 28 1980 but she grew up in Temecula California. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Kanzi (born October 28, 1980) is a male Bonobo who has been featured in several studies on Great ape language. Dimitri (or Dimitris Liakopoulos (born October 28 1984, Athens Greece) is a Greek Theatre and Television actor Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Milan Baroš (born 28 October, 1981 in Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is a Czech international Solomon Andargachew (born October 28, 1981 in Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian football defender currently playing for Al Sha'ab Ibb. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Jeremy Allen Bonderman (born October 28, 1982 in) is a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. born October 28, 1982 in Funabashi Chiba) is a Japanese pop Singer-songwriter. Anthony Allen Lerew (born October 28, 1982 in Carlisle Pennsylvania) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Atlanta Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Jarrett Matthew Jack (born October 28, 1983 in Fort Washington, Maryland) is a Basketball player for the NBA 's Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins (born 28 October, 1984 in Lagos) is a Nigerian football player who plays as a Striker for the Amanda Paige (also known as Paige Gellar) was born on October 28, 1984 in North Carolina, United States and is an American model Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Richard Smith is the name of Richard Smith (American football, American football player Richard Smith (chancellor (1500–1563 first Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Naelee Rae is a singer and actress She has appeared on the Apollo stage numerous times and has been featured as "Star of Tomorrow" on Showtime at the Apollo Jasmine Jessica Anthony (born October 28, 1996, in Tarzana, California) is an American actress Events By Place Roman Empire October 28 — Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine I defeats Maxentius and Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius (c 278 - 28 October 312) was Western Roman Emperor from 306 to 312 c. 278)
• 1225 - Jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. Events Births Abaye — Babylonian 'amora (religious scholar Maxentius, Roman emperor Jien (慈円 ( 17 May 1155 in Kyoto &ndash 28 October 1225 in Omi (now Shiga) was a Japanese 1155)
• 1312 - Elisabeth of Tirol, German queen
• 1412 - Margaret I of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway (b. Margaret Valdemarsdatter (Margrete Valdemarsdotter ( 1353 - October 28 1412) was Queen of Denmark and of Norway and Regent of Haakon VI Magnusson (Håkan Magnusson (appr 1340 &ndash 1380 was King of Norway 1343-80 and co-king of Sweden 1362-64 1353)
• 1485 - Rodolphus Agricola, Dutch humanist (b. Rodolphus Agricola ( Phrisius) ( February 17, 1443 &ndash October 27, 1485) was a pre- Erasmian humanist of the 1443)
• 1520 - Pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter
• 1568 - Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. Pier Gerlofs Donia of Kimswerd (c1480 &ndash 1520 was a Frisian Warrior, Pirate, Freedom fighter, Folk hero, Knight was the 14th Shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who held nominal power for a few months in 1568 during the Muromachi period of Japan. 1539)
• 1627 - Jahangir, Mughal Emperor of India (b. Nuruddin Salim Jahangir (full title Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram Khushru-i-Giti Panah Abu'l-Fath Nur ud-din Muhammad Jahangir Padshah Ghazi ''( September 20 1569)
• 1639 - Stefano Landi, Italian composer (b. Stefano Landi (baptized February 26, 1587 &ndash October 28, 1639) was an Italian composer and teacher of the early Baroque 1587)
• 1646 - William Dobson, English painter (b. William Dobson ( March 4 1610 – October 28 1646) was a Portraitist and one of the first notable English painters 1610)
• 1661 - Agustín Moreto y Cavana, Spanish playwright (b. Agustín Moreto y Cavana (April 1618 - October 28, 1669) was a Spanish Dramatist and Playwright. 1518)
• 1676 - Jean Desmarets, French writer (b. Jean Desmarets (or Desmaretz) Sieur de Saint-Sorlin ( 1595 - October 28, 1676) French writer and dramatist was born in Paris in 1595)
• 1703 - John Wallis, English mathematician (b. Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Wallis ( November 23, 1616 - October 28, 1703) was an English mathematician who is given partial credit for the 1616)
• 1704 - John Locke, English philosopher (b. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704 was an English Philosopher. 1632)
• 1708 - Prince George of Denmark, Consort of Queen Anne of England (b. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Prince George of Denmark and Norway Duke of Cumberland ( Danish: Prins Jørgen hertug af Cumberland 2 April 1653 &ndash 28 October 1708 was the Prince consort Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714 became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702 succeeding William III of England and II of 1653)
• 1716 - Stephen Fox, British politician (b. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sir Stephen Fox ( March 27, 1627 – October 28, 1716) was an English Politician. 1627)
• 1740 - Empress Anna of Russia (b. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Anna Ivanovna (Анна Иоанновна Anna Ioannovna) ( Moscow –) reigned as Duchess of Courland from 1711 to 1730 and as Empress of Russia 1693)
• 1754 - Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (b. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Friedrich von Hagedorn ( April 23, 1708 - October 28, 1754) German Poet, was born at Hamburg, where his father 1708)
• 1755 - Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer (b. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Joseph Bodin de Boismortier ( December 23, 1689 in Thionville – October 28, 1755 in Roissy-en-Brie) was a French 1689)
• 1763 - Heinrich, count von Brühl, German statesman (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Heinrich count von Brühl ( August 13, 1700 &ndash October 28, 1763) German statesman at the court of Saxony, was 1700)
• 1768 - Michel Blavet, French flutist (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Michel Blavet ( March 13, 1700 &ndash October 28, 1768) was a French Flute Virtuoso. 1700)
• 1792 - Paul Möhring, German physician and scientist (b. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Paul Heinrich Gerhard Möhring AKA Paul Mohr ( July 21, 1710 - October 28, 1792) was a German Physician, 1710)
• 1792 - John Smeaton, British civil engineer (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year This article is about the 18th century civil engineer For the baggage handler involved in the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack, see John Smeaton (baggage 1724)
• 1800 - Artemas Ward, American politician and soldier (b. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Artemas Ward ( November 26, 1727 &ndash October 28, 1800) was an American Major general in the American Revolutionary 1727)
• 1806 - Charlotte Turner Smith, British poet and novelist (b. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charlotte Turner Smith (4 May 1749 - 28 October 1806 was an English Poet and Novelist whose works have been credited with influencing Jane Austen 1749)
• 1818 - Abigail Adams, First Lady of the United States (b. Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Abigail Adams (née Smith (November 11 1744 &ndash October 28 1818 was the wife of John Adams, the second President of the United States, and mother of John First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1744)
• 1841 - Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist (b. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Johan August Arfvedson ( January 12, 1792 &ndash October 28, 1841) was a Swedish chemist who discovered the chemical element 1792)
• 1857 - Louis Eugène Cavaignac, French soldier and politician (b. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (15 October 1802 - 28 October 1857 French general second son of Jean-Baptiste Cavaignac and brother of Éléonore Louis Godefroi Cavaignac 1802)
• 1877 - Robert Swinhoe, British naturalist (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Robert Swinhoe ( September 1, 1836 - October 28, 1877) was an English naturalist. 1835)
• 1879 - Marie Roch Louis Reybaud, French writer (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marie Roch Louis Reybaud ( August 15, 1799 - October 28, 1879) French Writer, political economist and Politician 1799)
• 1899 - Ottmar Mergenthaler, German-born inventor (tuberculosis) (b. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ottmar Mergenthaler ( May 11, 1854 &ndash October 28, 1899) was a German Inventor, who has been called a second 1854)
• 1900 - Max Müller, German-born orientalist (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar For the Danish Colonel Max Müller see Second War of Schleswig. 1823)
• 1916 - Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Cleveland Abbe ( December 3, 1838 in New York City &ndash December 29, 1916 in Chevy Chase, Maryland) was a 1838)
• 1916 - Oswald Boelcke, German pilot (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Oswald Boelcke (ˈbœlkə 19 May, 1891 &ndash 28 October, 1916) was a German Flying ace of the First World 1891)
• 1917 - Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For the son of Prince Christian see Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, or see Prince Christian. 1831)
• 1918 - Ulisse Dini, Italian mathematician (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ulisse Dini ( November 14, 1845 - October 28, 1918) was an Italian Mathematician and Politician born in 1845)
• 1929 - Bernhard von Bülow, Chancellor of Germany (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prince Bernhard Heinrich Karl Martin von Bülow, born Bernhard Heinrich Karl Martin von Bülow ( May 3, 1849 October 28, 1929) The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1849)
• 1939 - Alice Brady, American actress (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alice Brady ( November 2, 1892 - October 28,) was an Academy Award -winning American actress who began her career in the Silent 1892)
• 1952 - Billy Hughes, seventh Prime Minister of Australia (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Morris 'Billy' Hughes, CH, KC (25 September 1862 &ndash 28 October 1952 Australian politician was the seventh Prime Minister of Australia The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1862)
• 1957 - Ernst Gräfenberg, German physician and scientist (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Ernst Gräfenberg ( 26 September 1881 in Adelebsen near Göttingen, Germany – 28 October 1957 in New York 1881)
• 1959 - Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban revolutionary (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán ( February 6, 1932 – October 28, 1959) was a Cuban Revolutionary born in Lawton Havana 1932)
• 1965 - Earl Bostic, American saxophonist (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Earl Bostic ( April 25 1913 &ndash October 28 1965) was an American Jazz and Rhythm and blues alto 1913)
• 1969 - Constance Dowling, American actress (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Constance Dowling ( July 21, 1920 &ndash October 28, 1969) was an American model turned actress of the 1920)
• 1973 - Taha Hussein, Egyptian writer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Taha Hussein ( November 14, 1889 &mdash October 28, 1973) ( طه حسين) (nicknamed "the dean of Arabic literature"was 1889)
• 1973 - Sergio Tofano, Italian actor (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sergio Tòfano (born Rome, Italy, August 20, 1883 &ndash October 28, 1973) was an Italian Actor, 1883)
• 1975 - Georges Carpentier, French boxer (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georges Carpentier (pronouced car-pun-tee-eh)( January 12, 1894 – October 28, 1975) was a French boxer 1894)
• 1975 - Oliver Nelson, American jazz composer and arranger (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Oliver Edward Nelson ( June 4, 1932 in St Louis Missouri &ndash October 28, 1975) was an American Jazz 1932)
• 1986 - John Braine, British novelist (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) John Gerard Braine ( April 13, 1922 &ndash October 28, 1986) was an English novelist 1922)
• 1987 - André Masson, French artist (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) André-Aimé-René Masson ( January 4, 1896 &ndash October 28, 1987) was a French Artist. 1896)
• 1997 - Paul Jarrico, American screenwriter (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Paul Jarrico ( January 12, 1915 – October 28, 1997) was an American Screenwriter and Film producer who was 1915)
• 1998 - Ted Hughes, British poet (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Edward James Hughes OM ( 17 August 1930 &ndash 28 October 1998) was an English Poet and children's 1930)
• 2000 - Lída Baarová, Czech actress (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Lída Baarová ( September 07 1914 &ndash October 27 2000) was a legendary Czech actress, regarded as one of the most 1914)
• 2000 - Carlos Guastavino, Argentine composer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Carlos Guastavino ( April 5, 1912 - October 29, 2000) was an Argentine Composer. 1912)
• 2001 - Gerard Hengeveld, Dutch composer (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Gerard Hengeveld ( 7 December 1910, Kampen - October 28, 2001, Bergen North Holland) was a Dutch classical 1910)
• 2002 - Margaret Booth, American film editor (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Margaret Booth ( January 16, 1898 &ndash October 28, 2002) was an American Film editor. 1898)
• 2002 - Erling Persson, Swedish entrepreneur (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Erling Persson ( January 17, 1917 - October 28, 2002) was the founder of H&M (Hennes&Mauritz 1917)
• 2004 - Jimmy McLarnin, Northern Irish-born boxer (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " James Archibald "Jimmy" McLarnin ( December 19 1907 &ndash October 28 2004) was a Canadian two-time Welterweight 1907)
• 2005 - Eugene K. Bird, German prison director (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lieutenant Colonel Eugene K Bird ( 11 March, 1926 Lambert Montana &ndash October 28, 2005, Berlin 1926)
• 2005 - Bob Broeg, American sports writer (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert William Patrick Broeg ( March 18 1918 &ndash October 28 2005) was an American sportswriter 1918)
• 2005 - Raymond Hains, French artist (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Raymond Hains ( Dinard, 1926 - Paris, October 28 2005 was a French artist and photographer 1926)
• 2005 - Tony Jackson, American basketball player (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tony B Jackson ( November 7, 1942 &ndash October 28, 2005) was a former professional Basketball player 1942)
• 2005 - Fernando Quejas, Cape Verdean singer and musician (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fernando Quejas (1922 in Cape Verde - October 28, 2005 in Lisbon, Portugal) was a singer and a songwriter of Cape Verde. 1922)
• 2005 - Richard Smalley, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Errett Smalley ( June 6, 1943 – October 28, 2005) was the Gene and Norman Hackerman Professor of Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1943)
• 2005 - Ljuba Tadić, Serbian actor (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ljubomir "Ljuba" Tadić, ( Serbian Cyrillic: Љубомир Тадић (born May 31, 1929 in Uroševac, Kingdom of 1929)
• 2006 - Red Auerbach, American basketball coach and executive (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20 1917 &ndash October 28 2006 was a Basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks 1917)
• 2006 - Trevor Berbick, Jamaican boxer (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Trevor Berbick (August 1 1955 – October 28 2006 was a Jamaican Heavyweight boxer who fought as a professional from 1976 until 2000 1955)
• 2006 - Marijohn Wilkin, American songwriter (b. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Marijohn Wilkin ( July 14, 1920 - October 28, 2006) nee Melson was an American Songwriter, famous in the Country 1920)
• 2007 - Porter Wagoner, American country singer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Porter Wayne Wagoner ( August 12, 1927 &ndash October 28, 2007) was an American Country music singer 1927)

Holidays and observances

• October 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Charlotte, North Carolina - Stephen Colbert Day
• Czechoslovakia - granted its independence from Austria-Hungary (1918); This is a holiday in the Czech Republic and Remembrance Day in Slovakia. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oct 27 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Oct 29 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on November 10 by Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( born May 13 1964 is an American Comedian, satirist, Actor and Writer, known for his ironic style Public holidays in the Czech Republic DateEnglish An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Remembrance Days in Slovakia are working days For Holidays in Slovakia see National holidays in Slovakia.
• Greece - Oxi (No) Day marking the beginning of the invasion of Greece by Italy via Albania (1940)
• Christian feast days
  • Abdias of Babylon
  • Abgar V of Edessa
  • St. Eadsin
  • St. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Celebrated throughout Greece, Cyprus and the Greek communities around the world on October 28 each year Okhi Day (also spelled Ohi Day, A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Abdias first bishop of Babylon ( Obadiah) was said to have been one of the Seventy Apostles mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. For the other historical kings Abgar of Osroene see Osroene. Abgar V or Abgarus V of Edessa (4 BC - AD 7 and AD 13 - 50 St Edsige, also Eadsige, Eadsimus, or Eadsin (died 1050 was Archbishop of Canterbury, and crowned St Fidelis of Como
  • Saint Godwin
  • Saint Job of Pochayiv
  • Saint Jude (a. Saint Fidelis of Como (San Fedele (died ca 304 AD was an Italian Soldier-saint. Saint Godwin of Stavelot was a Benedictine Abbot of the Monastery of Stavelot-Malmedy, Belgium, who died in 690 Saint Job of Pochayiv (c 1551 - 1651 was a Ukrainian Orthodox Monk and Eastern Orthodox Saint. Saint Jude was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is generally identified with Thaddeus, and is also variously called Jude of James k. a Saint Thaddaeus or "of James")
  • St. Simon the Zealot (erroneously a. St Simon redirects here See also Saint-Simon. The apostle called Simon Zelotes, Simon the Zealot, in Luke k. a. "the Canaanite")

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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