October 28
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October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 64 days remaining until the end of the year.
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Births [change]
- 1017 - Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1056)
- 1510 – Francisco Borgia, Spanish Jesuit (d. 1572)
- 1536 - Felix Platter, Swiss writer and physician (d. 1614)
- 1667 - Maria Anna of Neuburg, Queen of Spain (d. 1740)
- 1691 – Peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720)
- 1697 – Canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768)
- 1703 - Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician (d. 1768)
- 1718 - Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian Jesuit missionary (d. 1793)
- 1733 - Franz Ignaz von Beecke, German composer (d. 1803)
- 1767 – Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel, Queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1852)
- 1793 – Caroline of Denmark (d. 1881)
- 1803 - Caroline Unger, Austrian singer (d. 1877)
- 1804 - Pierre Francois Verhulst, Belgian mathematician (d. 1849)
- 1818 - Ivan Turgenev, Russian writer (d. 1883) (November 9 in Gregorian calendar)
- 1837 – Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japanese shogun (d. 1913)
- 1845 - Zymunt Florenty Wroblewski, Polish physicist (d. 1888)
- 1846 - Auguste Escoffier, French chef (d. 1935)
- 1854 - Jean-Marie Guyau, French philosopher and poet (d. 1888)
- 1860 - Jigoro Kano, Japanese martial artist (d. 1938)
- 1860 - Hugo Preuss, German politician (d. 1938)
- 1864 - Adolfo Camarillo, American-born Mexican land owner and rancher (d. 1958)
- 1866 - Ramon del Valle-Inclan, Galician writer (d. 1936)
- 1875 - Gilbert H. Grosvenor, American geographer and editor (d. 1966)
- 1879 - Channing H. Cox, 49th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1968)
- 1882 - Grigol Robakidze, Georgian writer (d. 1962)
- 1885 – Per Albin Hansson, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1946)
- 1896 – Howard Hanson, American composer (d. 1981)
- 1897 – Edith Head, American costume designer (d. 1981)
- 1902 – Elsa Lanchester, Anglo-American actress (d. 1986)
- 1903 – Evelyn Waugh, British writer (d. 1966)
- 1907 - Tommy Hampson, British athlete (d. 1965)
- 1908 – Arturo Frondizi, President of Argentina (d. 1995)
- 1909 – Francis Bacon, Anglo-Irish painter (d. 1992)
- 1912 – Richard Doll, British epidemiologist (d. 2005)
- 1914 – Jonas Salk, American doctor, developed the Polio vaccine (d. 1996)
- 1914 – Richard Laurence Millington Synge, British biochemist (d. 1994)
- 1922 - Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwean politician (d. 2003)
- 1927 - Roza Makagonova, Russian writer (d. 1995)
- 1927 – Cleo Laine, British singer
- 1928 – Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Egyptian Muslim cleric (d. 2010)
- 1929 – Joan Plowright, British actress
- 1929 - John Hollander, American poet
- 1930 – Bernie Ecclestone, British Formula 1 executive
- 1932 – Spyros Kyprianou, President of Cyprus (d. 2002)
- 1933 – Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (d. 1983)
- 1935 - Alan Clarke, British film director (d. 1990)
- 1936 - Carl Davis, American-born British conductor and composer
- 1936 - Charlie Daniels, American country musician
- 1937 - Lenny Wilkins, American basketball player
- 1938 – David Dimbleby, British broadcaster
- 1938 - Dave Budd, American basketball player
- 1938 - Anne Perry, British writer
- 1939 – Jane Alexander, American actress
- 1939 - Miroslav Cerar, Yugoslavian gymnast
- 1941 - Hank Marvin, English guitarist
- 1941 - Curtis Lee, American singer
- 1943 – Cornelia Froboess, German actress
- 1944 – Anton Schlecker, German businessman
- 1944 - Dennis Franz, American actor
- 1945 - Wayne Fontana, American singer
- 1946 - Wim Jansen, Dutch footballer and coach
- 1949 – Bruce Jenner, American athlete
- 1951 - Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, American conjoined twins
- 1952 - Annie Potts, American actress
- 1954 - Christopher Benfey, American literary critic
- 1955 – Bill Gates, American entrepreneur
- 1956 – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran
- 1957 - Stephen Paul David Morris, British musician
- 1957 - Scott Hahn, American theologian
- 1962 - Scotty Nguyen, Vietnamese-born American professional poker player
- 1962 - Erik Thorstvedt, Norwegian footballer
- 1962 – Daphne Zuniga, American actress
- 1963 - Lauren Holly, American actress
- 1965 - Jami Gertz, American actress
- 1966 - Andy Richter, American actor and comedian
- 1967 - Richard Bona, Cameroonian musician
- 1967 - Kevin Macdonald, Scottish film director
- 1967 – Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
- 1967 – Julia Roberts, American actress
- 1968 – Marc Lievremont, French rugby player and coach
- 1969 - Ben Harper, American rock musician
- 1969 - Jeremy Davies, American actor
- 1972 – Brad Paisley, American musician
- 1973 – Alvin Burke, Jr., American professional wrestler known under the ring name Montel Vontavious Porter or MVP.
- 1974 – Joaquin Phoenix, American actor
- 1979 – Ali Hakala, Finnish drummer
- 1979 - Martin Skoula, Czech ice hockey player
- 1979 - Natina Reed, American actress, rapper and singer-songwriter (d. 2012)
- 1980 – Alan Smith, English footballer
- 1981 – Milan Baros, Czech footballer
- 1981 - Solomon Andargachew, Ethiopian footballer
- 1982 – Matt Smith, British actor
- 1984 – Obafemi Martins, Nigerian footballer
- 1984 - Bryn Evans, New Zealand rugby player
- 1985 - Troian Bellisario, American actress
- 1986 - Aki Toyosaki, Japanese voice actress
- 1987 - Frank Ocean, American singer-songwriter
Deaths [change]
- 312 – Maxentius, Roman Emperor (b. 278)
- 1225 - Jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155)
- 1312 - Elisabeth of Tirol (b. 1262)
- 1412 – Margaret I of Denmark (b. 1353)
- 1485 - Rodolphus Agricola, Dutch humanist (b. 1443)
- 1568 - Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539)
- 1627 – Jahangir, Mughal Emperor (b. 1569)
- 1703 – John Wallis, English mathematician (b. 1616)
- 1704 – John Locke, English philosopher (b. 1632)
- 1708 – Prince George of Denmark, Prince Consort of Great Britain (b. 1653)
- 1740 – Empress Anna of Russia (b. 1693)
- 1754 - Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (b. 1708)
- 1792 - John Smeaton, British civil engineer (b. 1724)
- 1818 – Abigail Adams, First Lady of the United States (b. 1744)
- 1900 – Max Mueller, German philologist (b. 1823)
- 1917 - Dimitrios Votsis, Greek politician (b. 1841)
- 1918 – Ulisse Dini, Italian mathematician (b. 1845)
- 1929 – Bernhard von Buelow, German chancellor (b. 1849)
- 1939 - Alice Brady, American actress (b. 1892)
- 1952 – Billy Hughes, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1862)
- 1959 – Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban revolutionary (b. 1932)
- 1969 - Constance Dowling, American actress (b. 1920)
- 1975 - Georges Carpentier, French boxer (b. 1894)
- 1998 – Ted Hughes, British poet (b. 1930)
- 2005 – Richard Smalley, American chemist (b. 1943)
- 2005 - Tony Jackson, American basketball player (b. 1942)
- 2005 - Fernando Quejas, Cape Verdean singer and musician (b. 1922)
- 2006 – Red Auerbach, American basketball coach and executive (b. 1917)
- 2007 - Evelyn Hamann, German actress (b. 1942)
- 2007 – Porter Wagoner, American country singer (b. 1927)
- 2009 – Taylor Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1990)
- 2010 – Jonathan Motzfeldt, 1st Prime Minister of Greenland (b. 1938)
- 2011 - Jiri Grusa, Czech writer and diplomat (b. 1938)
- 2012 - Terry Callier, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (b. 1945)
Events [change]
- 306 – Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. Also on this day, in 312, he is defeated in battle and drowns in the River Tiber.
- 312 - Battle of Milvain Bridge: Constantine I defeats Maxentius to become Roman Emperor.
- 1492 – Christopher Columbus reaches Cuba.
- 1516 - Battle of Yaunis Khan: Turkish forces under Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha defeat the Mameluks near Gaza.
- 1628 - The Siege of La Rochelle, France, is ended through forces loyal to King Louis XIII of France, following the surrender of the mainly Huguenot challenge.
- 1636 – Harvard University is founded.
- 1707 - The Hoei earthquake causes over 5,000 deaths in Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu, Japan.
- 1746 - An earthquake of Lima, Peru, of estimated magnitude 8.4, kills around 18,000 people. The coastal city of Callao is almost completely destroyed.
- 1775 - American Revolutionary War: A British proclamation forbids residents from leaving Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1776 - American Revolutionary War: British forces arrive at White Plains, New York and attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Americans.
- 1834 - Battle of Pinjarra: In present-day Western Australia, British colonists kill between 14 and 40 Aborigines.
- 1835 - The United Tribes of New Zealand are founded, signed by 31 Maori chiefs.
- 1836 - The Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation is formed.
- 1848 – Spain's first railway line is opened.
- 1856 – Portugal's first railway line is completed.
- 1869 – Dmitry Mendeleyev publishes the Periodic Table of the elements.
- 1886 – The Statue of Liberty is dedicated by Grover Cleveland.
- 1891 - An earthquake in Japan kills 7,273 people.
- 1900 - The 1900 Olympics in Paris end after five months.
- 1918 – Czechoslovakia becomes independent.
- 1918 - A new Polish government is created in Galicia.
- 1919 - United States Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto, paving the way for prohibition to begin in January 1920.
- 1922 – Fascists led by Benito Mussolini take over the Italian government.
- 1929 - Black Monday during the Wall Street Crash.
- 1940 - World War II: Italy invades Greece through Albania.
- 1942 – The Alaska Highway is completed.
- 1951 - Juan Manuel Fangio wins the Formula One championship.
- 1954 - Ernest Hemingway wins the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- 1954 – The Modern Kingdom of the Netherlands is re-founded as a federal monarchy.
- 1958 – Pope John XIII becomes Pope.
- 1962 – The Cuban Missile Crisis ends.
- 1964 - Vietnam War: US officials deny involvement in the bombing of North Vietnam.
- 1965 - The Saint Louis Arch in Saint Louis, Missouri is completed.
- 1981 – The band Metallica is founded.
- 1982 – Felipe Gonzalez is elected Prime Minister of Spain.
- 1990 - The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic holds its first election involving more than one political party.
- 1995 – A train fire in the Baku Metro kills 289 people.
- 1995 - Antonio Guterres becomes Prime Minister of Portugal.
- 1998 - An Air China jetliner is hijacked by disgruntled pilot Yuan Bin and flown to Taiwan.
- 2005 - American politician Lewis Libby resigns over the Valerie Plame Affair.
- 2007 – Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is elected President of Argentina.
- 2009 - A bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan, kills 117 people and injures 213.
- 2009 - Angela Merkel begins her second term as Chancellor of Germany.
Observances [change]
- Czech Republic and Slovakia: National holiday marking the independence of Czechoslovakia in 1918
- Ochi Day in Greece, Cyprus and Greek communities
