What are the important events that happened on October 28? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 28: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 28 is the 301st day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 64 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 15, 2025 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 29,360,160 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectahenagon’ day.
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Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 112 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,694 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 28 Historical Events
- 306 –Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor.
- 1664 –The Duke of York and Albany’s Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established.
- 1775 –American Revolutionary War: A British proclamation forbids residents from leaving Boston.
- 1834 –The Battle of Pinjarra is fought in the Swan River Colony in present-day Pinjarra, Western Australia. Between 14 and 40 Aborigines are killed by British colonists.
- 1886 –In New York Harbor, President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
- 1918 –A new Polish government in Western Galicia is established.
- 1928 –Declaration of the Youth Pledge in Indonesia, the first time Indonesia Raya, now the national anthem, was sung.
- 1965 –Construction on the St. Louis Arch is completed.
- 2007 –Cristina Fernández de Kirchner becomes the first woman elected President of Argentina.
- 2009 –The 28 October 2009 Peshawar bombing kills 117 and wounds 213.
Who were born on October 28?
- 1896 –Howard Hanson, American composer (d. 1981)
- 1914 –Jonas Salk, American biologist and physician (d. 1995)
- 1917 –Jack Soo, American actor (d. 1979)
- 1928 –Ion Mihai Pacepa, Romanian general
- 1944 –Dennis Franz, American actor
- 1959 –James Keelaghan, Canadian folk singer-songwriter
- 1963 –Eros Ramazzotti, Italian singer
- 1977 –Lauren Woodland, American actress
- 1981 –Solomon Andargachew, Ethiopian footballer
- 1984 –Obafemi Martins, Nigerian footballer
Who died on October 28?
- 1568 –Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539)
- 1627 –Emperor Jahangir of India (b. 1569)
- 1704 –John Locke, English philosopher (b. 1632)
- 1740 –Empress Anna of Russia (b. 1693)
- 1914 –Richard Heuberger, Austrian composer, music critic and teacher (b. 1850)
- 1980 –Gregory Bateson, English anthropologist (b. 1904)
- 1989 –Henry Hall, British bandleader (b. 1898)
- 2006 –Marijohn Wilkin, American songwriter (b. 1920)
- 2007 –Porter Wagoner, American country singer (b. 1927)
- 2010 –Liang Congjie, Chinese environmentalist (b. 1932)
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