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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 97|97]] &ndash; Roman emperor [[Nerva]] is forced by the [[Praetorian Guard]] to adopt general [[Trajan|Marcus Ulpius Trajanus]] as his heir and successor.
* [[306]] &ndash; [[Maxentius]] is proclaimed [[Roman emperor]].
* [[312]] &ndash; Constantine I [[Battle of the Milvian Bridge|defeats Maxentius]], becoming the sole Roman emperor in the West.
* [[969]] &ndash; The [[Byzantine Empire]] [[Siege of Antioch (968–969)|recovers Antioch]] from Arab rule.
*[[1344]] &ndash; The lower town of Smyrna is captured by Latin Christians in response to [[Aydınids|Aydınid]] piracy during the [[Smyrniote crusades]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Setton |first1=Kenneth Meyer |title=The Papacy and the Levant, 1204–1571: The thirteenth and fourteenth centuries |date=1976 |publisher=American Philosophical Society |isbn=978-0-87169-114-9 |page=191 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5Gm79HuBY0cC |access-date=1 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1420]] &ndash; [[Beijing]] is officially designated the capital of the [[Ming dynasty]] when the [[Forbidden City]] is completed.
*[[1449]] &ndash; [[Christian I of Denmark|Christian I]] is crowned king of Denmark.
*[[1453]] &ndash; [[Ladislaus the Posthumous]] is crowned king of Bohemia in Prague.
*[[1492]] &ndash; [[Christopher Columbus]] lands in [[Cuba]] on his [[Voyages of Christopher Columbus|first voyage to the New World]], surmising that it is Japan.<ref>{{cite book|first=Clifton|last=Daniel|title=Chronicle of America|publisher=Chronicle publication|year=1989|page=16|isbn=0-13-133745-9}}</ref> 
*[[1516]] &ndash; [[Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–17)|Second Ottoman–Mamluk War]]: Mamluks fail to stop the Ottoman advance towards Egypt at the [[Battle of Yaunis Khan]].
*[[1520]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand Magellan]] reaches the Pacific Ocean.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the 20th Century|publisher=Ecam Publication|year=1987|page=12|isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref>
*[[1531]] &ndash; [[Abyssinian–Adal war]]: The [[Adal Sultanate]] [[Battle of Amba Sel|seizes]] southern Ethiopia.
*[[1538]] &ndash; The [[Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino]] is founded in what is now the Dominican Republic.

===1601–1900===
*[[1628]] &ndash; [[French Wars of Religion]]: The [[Siege of La Rochelle]] ends with the surrender of the Huguenots after fourteen months.
*[[1636]] &ndash; The [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] votes to establish a theological college, which would later become [[Harvard University]].
*[[1640]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Ripon]] is signed, ending the hostilities of the [[Second Bishops’ War]].<ref>*{{cite thesis|last1=Gericke |first1=Bradley T |title=Civil Wars in Britain; 1640–1646 |type=PhD |publisher=U.S. Army Command and General Staff College|date=2001 |url=http://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a395649.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309234541/http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a395649.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=9 March 2014}}</ref>
*[[1664]] &ndash; The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the [[Royal Marines]], is established.
*[[1707]] &ndash; The [[1707 Hōei earthquake]] causes more than 5,000 deaths in Japan.
*[[1726]] &ndash; The novel ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' written by [[Jonathan Swift]] is published.
*[[1776]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: British troops [[Battle of White Plains|attack and capture]] Chatterton Hill from the Continental Army.
*[[1834]] &ndash; The [[Pinjarra massacre]] occurs in the Swan River Colony. An estimated 30 Noongar people are killed by British colonists.
*[[1835]] &ndash; The [[United Tribes of New Zealand]] are established with the signature of the [[Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand|Declaration of Independence]].
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: A [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] [[Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road|attack]] on the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] capital of [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] is repulsed.
*[[1886]] &ndash; US president [[Grover Cleveland]] dedicates the [[Statue of Liberty]].
*[[1891]] &ndash; The [[1891 Mino–Owari earthquake|Mino–Owari earthquake]], the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history, occurs.
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Pyotr Tchaikovsky]]'s [[Symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky)|Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, ''Pathétique'']] receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death.

===1901–present===
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the [[Polish–Ukrainian War]].
*  1918   &ndash; World War I: Czech politicians peacefully take over the city of Prague, thus establishing the [[First Czechoslovak Republic]].<ref>Preclík, Vratislav. Masaryk a legie (TGM and legions), váz. kniha, 219 str., vydalo nakladatelství Paris Karviná, Žižkova 2379 (734 01 Karviná) ve spolupráci s Masarykovým demokratickým hnutím (Masaryk Democratic Movement in Prague), 2019, {{ISBN|978-80-87173-47-3}}, pp. 19–25, 84–99, 128–129, 132–146, 164–171</ref>
*[[1919]] &ndash; The U.S. Congress passes the [[Volstead Act]] over President [[Woodrow Wilson]]'s veto, paving the way for [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] to begin the following January.
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Italian Fascism|Italian fascists]] led by Benito Mussolini [[march on Rome]] and take over the Italian government.
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Indonesia Raya]], now the national anthem of Indonesia, is first played during the [[Youth Pledge|Second Indonesian Youth Congress]].<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Funston|editor1-first=John|title=Government & Politics in Southeast Asia|date=2001|publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies|isbn=9789812301345|page=75|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O4zGBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA75|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: Greece [[Ohi Day|rejects]] Italy's ultimatum. [[Italian invasion of Greece|Italy invades Greece]] through [[Italian Albania|Albania]] a few hours later.
*[[1942]] &ndash; The [[Alaska Highway]] first connects Alaska to the North American railway network at [[Dawson Creek]] in Canada.
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Paul Hermann Müller]] is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT.
*  1948 &ndash; [[1948 Donora smog|Ecological disaster]] in [[Donora, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Hamill, Sean D. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/us/02smog.html |title=Unveiling a Museum, a Pennsylvania Town Remembers the Smog That Killed 20|newspaper=The New York Times|date= November 1, 2008|access-date= November 2, 2008}}</ref>
*[[1949]] &ndash; An [[Air France]] [[Lockheed Constellation]] [[Air France Flight 009|crashes]] in the Azores, killing all 48 people on board.
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956|Hungarian Revolution]]: A ''de facto'' ceasefire comes into effect between armed revolutionaries and Soviet troops, who begin to withdraw from Budapest. Communist officials and facilities come under attack by revolutionaries. 
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Aeroflot Flight 136]] crashes near [[Krasnoyarsk]], killing 19.<ref name="AirDisaster">{{cite web |title=Катастрофа Ил-12 МУТА ГВФ в Красноярской тайге (борт СССР-Л1789), 28 октября 1954 года. |trans-title=Il-12 Catastrophe MUTA GVF in Krasnoyarsk Taiga (Board USSR-L1789), October 28, 1954. |url=http://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=600 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209170935/http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=600 |archive-date=2014-02-09 |access-date=2015-01-06 |publisher=AirDisaster.ru |language=ru}}</ref> 
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Pope John XXIII|John XXIII]] is [[1958 papal conclave|elected Pope]].
*[[1962]] &ndash; The [[Cuban Missile Crisis]] ends and Premier [[Nikita Khrushchev]] orders the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba.
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Pope Paul VI]] promulgates ''[[Nostra aetate]]'', by which the [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]] officially recognizes the legitimacy of non-Christian faiths.
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Prospero (spacecraft)|Prospero]] becomes the only British satellite to be launched by a British rocket.
*[[1982]] &ndash; The [[1982 Spanish general election|Spanish general election]] begins fourteen years of rule by the [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]].
*[[1990]] &ndash; Georgia holds its [[1990 Georgian Supreme Soviet election|only free election]] under Soviet rule.
*[[1995]] &ndash; The [[1995 Baku Metro fire|Baku Metro fire]] sees 289 people killed and 270 injured.
*[[2006]] &ndash; A funeral service takes place at the [[Bykivnia graves]] for Ukrainians who were killed by the Soviet secret police.
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Cristina Fernández de Kirchner]] becomes the first directly elected female [[President of Argentina]].
*[[2009]] &ndash; The [[28 October 2009 Peshawar bombing]] kills 117 and wounds 213.
*  2009   &ndash; [[NASA]] successfully launches the [[Ares I-X]] mission, the only rocket launch for its short-lived [[Constellation program]].
*  2009   &ndash; US President [[Barack Obama]] signs the [[Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-07|title=Barack Obama – Key Events {{!}} Miller Center|url=https://millercenter.org/president/barack-obama/key-events|access-date=2022-01-11|website=millercenter.org|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; Five people are killed and 38 are injured after a [[2013 Tiananmen Square attack|car crashes]] into barriers at [[Tiananmen Square]] in China.
*[[2014]] &ndash; A rocket carrying NASA's [[Cygnus Orb-3|Cygnus CRS Orb-3]] resupply mission to the [[International Space Station]] explodes seconds after taking off from the [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport]] in [[Wallops Island|Wallops Island, Virginia]].
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Jair Bolsonaro]] is [[2018 Brazilian general election|elected]] [[President of Brazil|president of]] [[Brazil]] with 57 million votes, with [[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Workers' Party]] candidate [[Fernando Haddad]] as the runner-up. It is the first time in 16 years that a Workers' Party candidate is not elected president.
*[[2023]] &ndash; The [[2023 Rugby World Cup final]] is held at the [[Stade de France]] in [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], [[France]]. It saw [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] defeat [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] 11 to 12, claiming their fourth [[Webb Ellis Cup]], becoming the first nation to do so.<ref>{{cite news|author=World Rugby|url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/news/888593/nzl-11-12-rsa-south-africa-win-tense-final-to-claim-fourth-rugby-world-cup |title=NZL 11 – 12 RSA, South Africa win tense final to claim fourth rugby world cup|newspaper=Rugby World Cup|date= October 28, 2023|access-date= October 28, 2023}}</ref>
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==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1017]] &ndash; [[Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor]] (d. 1056)
*[[1466]] &ndash; [[Erasmus]], Dutch philosopher (d. 1536)
*[[1479]] &ndash; [[John Gage (Tudor politician)|John Gage]], English courtier (d. 1556)
*[[1510]] &ndash; [[Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía]], Spanish priest and saint, 3rd [[Superior General of the Society of Jesus]] (d. 1572)
*[[1550]] &ndash; [[Stanislaus Kostka]], Polish saint (d. 1568)
*[[1585]] &ndash; [[Cornelius Jansen]], Dutch bishop and theologian (d. 1638)
*[[1599]] &ndash; [[Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline)|Marie of the Incarnation]], foundress of the Ursuline Monastery in Quebec (d. 1672)

===1601–1900===
*[[1610]] &ndash; [[Jacob Kettler]], 3rd [[Duchy of Courland and Semigallia|duke of Courland and Semigallia]] (d. 1682)
*[[1667]] &ndash; [[Maria Anna of Neuburg]], Queen consort of Spain
*[[1690]] &ndash; [[Peter Tordenskjold]], Norwegian admiral (d. 1720)
*[[1693]] &ndash; [[Šimon Brixi]], Czech composer (d. 1735)
*[[1696]] &ndash; [[Maurice de Saxe]], French general (d. 1750)
*[[1703]] &ndash; [[Antoine Deparcieux]], French mathematician and engineer (d. 1768)
*[[1718]] &ndash; [[Ignacije Szentmartony]], Croatian priest, mathematician, astronomer, and explorer (d. 1793)
*[[1733]] &ndash; [[Franz Ignaz von Beecke]], German composer (d. 1803)
*[[1754]] &ndash; [[John Laurens]], American soldier (d. 1782)
*[[1767]] &ndash; [[Marie of Hesse-Kassel]] (d. 1852)
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[Eliphalet Remington]], American businessman, founded [[Remington Arms]] (d. 1861)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[Robert Liston]], Scottish surgeon (d. 1847)
*[[1804]] &ndash; [[Pierre François Verhulst]], Belgian mathematician and theorist (d. 1849)
*[[1815]] &ndash; [[Ľudovít Štúr]], Slovak philologist and politician (d. 1856)
*[[1816]] &ndash; [[Malwida von Meysenbug]], German writer (d. 1903)
*[[1837]] &ndash; [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]], Japanese shōgun (d. 1913)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Shimamoto |first1=Mayako |last2=Ito |first2=Koji |last3=Sugita |first3=Yoneyuki |title=Historical Dictionary of Japanese Foreign Policy |date=2015 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4422-5067-3 |pages=297–298 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g8PyCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA298 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1839]] &ndash; [[Edward P. Allen]], American captain, lawyer, and politician (d. 1909)
*[[1845]] &ndash; [[Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski]], Polish physicist and chemist (d. 1888)
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[Auguste Escoffier]], French chef and author (d. 1935)
*[[1854]] &ndash; [[Jean-Marie Guyau]], French philosopher and poet (d. 1888)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Kanō Jigorō]], Japanese martial artist (d. 1938)
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Adolfo Camarillo]], Mexican-American rancher and philanthropist (d. 1958)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Sister Nivedita]], Irish-Indian nurse, author, and educator (d. 1911)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor]], Turkish-Canadian journalist (d. 1966)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Joe Adams (baseball)|Joe Adams]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1952)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Channing H. Cox]], American lawyer and politician, 49th [[Governor of Massachusetts]] (d. 1968)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Wilhelm Anderson]], Belarusian-Estonian astrophysicist and astronomer (d. 1940)
*  1880   &ndash; [[Billy Wedlock]], English footballer (d. 1965)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Vin Coutie]], Australian footballer (d. 1951)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[William Douglas Cook]], New Zealand horticulturalist, founded [[Eastwoodhill Arboretum]] (d. 1967)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[O. G. S. Crawford]], British archaeologist (d. 1957)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Myres |first=John L. |year=1951 |contribution=The Man and his Past |editor-first=W. F. |editor-last=Grimes |editor-link=W. F. Grimes |title=Aspects of Archaeology in Britain and Beyond |pages=1–17 |location=London |publisher=H. W. Edwards }}</ref>
*  1886   &ndash; [[Noel Macklin]], English soldier and engineer (d. 1946)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Christopher Vane, 10th Baron Barnard]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Durham]] (d. 1964)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Juliette Béliveau]], Canadian actress and singer (d. 1975)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Dink Johnson]], American pianist, drummer, and clarinet player (d. 1954)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Christopher Kelk Ingold]], British chemist (d. 1970)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Howard Hanson]], American composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1981)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Edith Head]], American costume designer (d. 1981)
*  1897   &ndash; [[Hans Speidel]], German general (d. 1984)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Eileen Shanahan]], Irish poet (d. 1979)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Elsa Lanchester]], English-American actress and singer (d. 1986)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Oct. 28: Matt Smith, Brad Paisley |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/10/28/Famous-birthdays-for-Oct-28-Matt-Smith-Brad-Paisley/1941666916703/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=28 October 2022}}</ref>
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[John Chamberlain (journalist)|John Chamberlain]], American historian, journalist, and critic (d. 1995)
*  1903   &ndash; [[Evelyn Waugh]], English journalist, author, and critic (d. 1966)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[George Dangerfield]], English-American historian, journalist, and author (d. 1986)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Tatyana Ehrenfest]], Dutch mathematician (d. 1984)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[John Hewitt (poet)|John Hewitt]], Irish poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1987)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Arturo Frondizi]], Argentinian lawyer and politician, 32nd [[President of Argentina]] (d. 1995)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Francis Bacon (artist)|Francis Bacon]], Irish painter and illustrator (d. 1992)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Richard Doll]], English physiologist and epidemiologist (d. 2005)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Glenn Robert Davis]], American lieutenant and politician (d. 1988)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Jonas Salk]], American biologist and physician (d. 1995)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1914   &ndash; [[Richard Laurence Millington Synge]], English biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1994)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Pearl Hackney]], English actress (d. 2009)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Jack Soo]], American actor and singer (d. 1979)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Walt Hansgen]], American race car driver (d. 1966)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Hans Klenk]], German race car driver (d. 2009)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Azumafuji Kin'ichi]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 40th [[Yokozuna (sumo)|Yokozuna]] (d. 1973)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Gershon Kingsley]], German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2019)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Simon Muzenda]], Zimbabwe politician, 1st [[Vice President of Zimbabwe]] (d. 2003)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Butch van Breda Kolff]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2007)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[John Connell (actor)|John Connell]], American actor (d. 2015)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Antonio Creus]], Spanish race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1996)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Suryakantam (actress)|Peddibhotla Suryakantam]], Telugu actress (d. 1994)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Ian Hamilton Finlay]], Bahamian-Scottish poet, sculptor, and gardener (d. 2006)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Bowie Kuhn]], American lawyer and businessman, 5th [[Commissioner of Baseball]] (d. 2007)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Cleo Laine]], English singer and actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Ion Mihai Pacepa]], Romanian general (d. 2021)
*  1928   &ndash; [[William Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank]], English politician, [[Shadow Secretary of State for Defence]]
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Marcel Bozzuffi]], French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1988)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Virginia Held]], American philosopher, author, and academic
*  1929   &ndash; [[John Hollander]], American poet, critic, and educator (d. 2013)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Joan Plowright]], English actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Bernie Ecclestone]], English businessman
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Harold Battiste]], American saxophonist, pianist, and composer (d. 2015)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Spyros Kyprianou]], Cypriot lawyer and politician, 2nd [[President of Cyprus]] (d. 2002)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Suzy Parker]], American model and actress (d. 2003)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Garrincha]], Brazilian footballer (d. 1983)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Michael Noakes]], English painter and illustrator (d. 2018)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Charles A. Gargano]], American diplomat, businessman and government official
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Alan Clarke]], English director and screenwriter (d. 1990)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Charlie Daniels]], American singer-songwriter, fiddle-player and guitarist (d. 2020)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1936   &ndash; [[Ted Hawkins]], American soul-blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Graham Bond]], English keyboard player, singer, and saxophonist (d. 1974)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Lenny Wilkens]], American basketball player and coach<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Keigo Abe]], Japanese martial artist and coach (d. 2019)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Kenneth Best]], Liberian journalist, founded ''[[The Daily Observer]]''
*  1938   &ndash; [[Howard Blake]], English composer and conductor
*  1938   &ndash; [[Dave Budd]], American basketball player
*  1938   &ndash; [[Gary Cowan]], Canadian golfer
*  1938   &ndash; [[David Dimbleby]], English journalist
*  1938   &ndash; [[Anne Perry]], English author (d. 2023)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Jane Alexander]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP" />
*  1939   &ndash; [[Andy Bey]], American singer and pianist
*  1939   &ndash; [[Miroslav Cerar]], Slovenian gymnast and lawyer
*  1939   &ndash; [[Curtis Lee]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Susan Harris]], American screenwriter and producer
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Hank Marvin]], English singer and guitarist
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Terence Donovan (actor)|Terence Donovan]], English-Australian actor
*  1942   &ndash; [[Abdelkader Fréha]], Algerian footballer (d. 2012)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Gillian Lovegrove]], English computer scientist and academic
*  1942   &ndash; [[Kees Verkerk]], Dutch speed skater
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Jimmy McRae]], Scottish race car driver
*  1943   &ndash; [[Karalyn Patterson]], English psychologist and academic
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Gerry Anderson (broadcaster)|Gerry Anderson]], Irish radio and television host (d. 2014)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Coluche]], French comedian and actor (d. 1986)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Dennis Franz]], American actor<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 28, 2022 includes celebrities Julia Roberts, Matt Smith |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-28-2022-includes-celebrities-julia-roberts-matt-smith.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |agency=Associated Press |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=28 October 2022}}</ref>
*  1944   &ndash; [[Anton Schlecker]], German businessman, founded the [[Schlecker|Schlecker Company]]
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Sandy Berger]], American lawyer and politician, 19th [[National Security Advisor (United States)|United States National Security Advisor]] (d. 2015)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Wayne Fontana]], English pop singer (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bestclassicbands.com/wayne-fontana-obituary-mindbenders-game-of-love-8-6-20|author=Jef Tamarkin|title=Wayne Fontana, 'Game of Love' British Invasion Singer, Dead at 74|website=Best Classic Bands|date=6 August 2020|access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref>
*  1945   &ndash; [[Don Iverson]], American golfer
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[John Hewson]], Australian economist and politician
*  1946   &ndash; [[Wim Jansen]], Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2022)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Sharon Thesen]], Canadian poet and academic
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Telma Hopkins]], American singer and actress<ref name="AP" /> 
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Dwight Davis (basketball)|Dwight Davis]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Dwight Davis |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4788/2016 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=26 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1949   &ndash; [[Caitlyn Jenner]], American decathlete and actress<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Sihem Bensedrine]], Tunisian journalist and activist
*  1950   &ndash; [[Ludo Delcroix]], Belgian cyclist
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Peter Hitchens]], English journalist and author
*  1951   &ndash; [[Joe R. Lansdale]], American martial artist and author
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Annie Potts]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Pierre Boivin]], Canadian businessman
*  1953   &ndash; [[Desmond Child]], American musician, songwriter, and producer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Bill Gates]], American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded [[Microsoft]]<ref name="UPI" />
*  1955   &ndash; [[Indra Nooyi]], Indian-American businesswoman
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]], Iranian engineer and politician, 6th [[President of Iran]]<ref name="UPI" />
*  1956   &ndash; [[Volker Zotz]], Austrian philosopher, scholar, and author
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Marian Bell (economist)|Marian Bell]], English economist and academic
*  1957   &ndash; [[Stephen Morris (musician)|Stephen Morris]], English drummer<ref name="AP" /> 
*  1957   &ndash; [[Zach Wamp]], American businessman and politician
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Concha García Campoy]], Spanish journalist (d. 2013)
*  1958   &ndash; [[Ashok Chavan]], Indian businessman and politician, 16th [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]
*  1958   &ndash; [[William Reid (musician)|William Reid]], Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> 
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[James Keelaghan]], Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
*  1959   &ndash; [[Toshio Masuda (composer)|Toshio Masuda]], Japanese composer
*  1959   &ndash; [[Randy Wittman]], American basketball player and coach
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Landon Curt Noll]], American computer scientist and mathematician
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Erik Thorstvedt]], Norwegian footballer and manager
*  1962   &ndash; [[Daphne Zuniga]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Kevin Dineen]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Kevin Dineen |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/kevin-dineen-8446423 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=26 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1963   &ndash; [[Lauren Holly]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> 
*  1963   &ndash; [[Sheryl Underwood]], American comedian, actress, and talk show host<ref name="AP" />
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Andrew Bridgen]], English soldier and politician
*  1964   &ndash; [[Peter Coyne (rugby league)|Peter Coyne]], Australian rugby league player
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Jami Gertz]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> 
*  1965   &ndash; [[David Warburton]], English composer, businessman, and politician
*  1965   &ndash; [[Miyako Yoshida]], Japanese ballerina
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Steve Atwater]], American football player
*  1966   &ndash; [[Chris Bauer]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1966   &ndash; [[Matt Drudge]], American blogger and activist, founded the ''[[Drudge Report]]''
*  1966   &ndash; [[Andy Richter]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" />
*  1966   &ndash; [[Aris Spiliotopoulos]], Greek politician, [[Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs (Greece)|Greek Minister of Education and Religious Affairs]]
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Kevin Macdonald (director)|Kevin Macdonald]], Scottish director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1967   &ndash; [[Julia Roberts]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP" />
*  1967   &ndash; [[John Romero]], American video game designer, co-founded [[Id Software]]
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Chris Broussard]], American journalist and sportscaster
*  1968   &ndash; [[Marc Lièvremont]], French rugby player and coach
*  1968   &ndash; [[Mayumi Ozaki]], Japanese wrestler
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Steven Chamuleau]], Dutch cardiologist<ref>See Curriculum Vitae in {{Cite book |last=Chamuleau |first=S. a. J. |url=https://dare.uva.nl/search?identifier=f54b06d1-c204-4744-b30b-f1e19a0ccdd2 |title=Intracoronary derived physiological parameters for clinical decision-making in patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease |date=2001 |publisher=Universiteit van Amsterdam [Host] |isbn=978-90-5170-571-3 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1969   &ndash; [[Jeremy Davies]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1969   &ndash; [[Javier Grillo-Marxuach]], Puerto Rican screenwriter and producer
*  1969   &ndash; [[Ben Harper]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" />
*  1969   &ndash; [[Wolfgang Kocevar]], Austrian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Personen – Wolfgang Kocevar |url=https://noe-landtag.gv.at/personen/wolfgang_kocevar |publisher=[[Landtag of Lower Austria]] |access-date=20 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929154757/https://noe-landtag.gv.at/personen/wolfgang_kocevar|archive-date=29 September 2024 |location=St. Pölten, Austria |language=de}}</ref>
*  1969   &ndash; [[Noriyoshi Omichi]], Japanese baseball player and coach
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Alan Peter Cayetano]], Filipino politician and [[Secretary of Foreign Affairs|Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines]]
*  1970   &ndash; [[Greg Eagles]], American voice actor and producer
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Roxana Briban]], Romanian soprano and actress (d. 2010)
*  1971   &ndash; [[Caroline Dinenage]], English businesswoman and politician
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Terrell Davis]], American football player and sportscaster
*  1972   &ndash; [[Brad Paisley]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" />
*  1972   &ndash; [[Trista Sutter]], American reality star
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Montel Vontavious Porter]], American wrestler and actor
*  1973   &ndash; [[Aleksandar Stanojević]], Serbian footballer and manager
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Braden Looper]], American baseball player
*  1974   &ndash; [[Vicente Moreno]], Spanish footballer and manager
*  1974   &ndash; [[Joaquin Phoenix]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP" />
*  1974   &ndash; [[Dejan Stefanović]], Serbian footballer and coach
*  1974   &ndash; [[Dayanara Torres]], Puerto Rican actress and singer, [[Miss Universe 1993]]
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Keiron Cunningham]], British rugby league player and coach
*  1976   &ndash; [[Martin Lepa]], Estonian footballer
*  1976   &ndash; [[Simone Loria]], Italian footballer
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Gwendoline Christie]], English actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1978   &ndash; [[Justin Guarini]], American singer-songwriter and actor<ref name="AP" />
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Olcay Çetinkaya]], Turkish footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Jawed Karim]], American computer scientist
*  1979   &ndash; [[Natina Reed]], American rapper and actress (d. 2012)
*  1979   &ndash; [[Martin Škoula]], Czech ice hockey player
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Christy Hemme]], American wrestler and ring announcer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Agnes Obel]], Danish singer-songwriter and pianist
*  1980   &ndash; [[Alan Smith (footballer, born 1980)|Alan Smith]], English footballer and coach
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Milan Baroš]], Czech footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Shane Gore]], English footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Nate McLouth]], American baseball player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Nick Montgomery]], English-Scottish footballer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Jeremy Bonderman]], American baseball player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Enver Jääger]], Estonian footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Anthony Lerew]], American baseball player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Hironori Saruta]], Japanese footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]], English actor and director<ref name="AP" />
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Jarrett Jack]], American basketball player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Kayo Noro]], Japanese singer and actress 
*  1983   &ndash; [[Joe Thomas (actor)|Joe Thomas]], English actor and screenwriter
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Bryn Evans (rugby union, born 1984)|Bryn Evans]], New Zealand rugby player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Obafemi Martins]], Nigerian footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Finn Wittrock]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Tyrone Barnett]], English footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Troian Bellisario]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1985   &ndash; [[Anthony Fantano]], American music critic
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[May Calamawy]], Egyptian-Palestinian actress<ref>{{Cite web |title=May Calamawy |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/may_calamawy |access-date=May 1, 2022 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |archive-date=April 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402165609/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/may_calamawy |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1986   &ndash; [[Isabelle Eriksson]], Swedish athlete
*  1986   &ndash; [[Anthony Griffith (football)|Anthony Griffith]], English footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Aki Toyosaki]], Japanese voice actress and singer
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Frank Ocean]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" />
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Edd Gould]], English cartoonist and animator (d. 2012)
*  1988   &ndash; [[Devon Murray]], Irish actor<ref name="UPI" />
*  1988   &ndash; [[Jamie xx]], English musician, DJ, record producer and remixer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Devin Ebanks]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Devin Ebanks |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202365/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=26 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Camille Muffat]], French swimmer (d. 2015)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Lucy Bronze]], English footballer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Lexi Ainsworth]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1992   &ndash; [[Jeon Ji-hee]], South Korean table tennis player<ref name=Tokyo2020>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/table-tennis/athlete-profile-n1336258-jeon-jihee.htm |title=Table Tennis: JEON Jihee |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] |access-date=July 30, 2021 |archive-date=July 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730130540/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/table-tennis/athlete-profile-n1336258-jeon-jihee.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Maria Sergejeva]], Estonian figure skater
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Andrew Harrison (basketball)|Andrew Harrison]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrew Harrison |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1626150/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=26 October 2023}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Glen Kamara]], Finnish footballer
*  1995   &ndash; [[Jae'Sean Tate]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jae'Sean Tate |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630256/jaesean-tate |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=26 October 2023}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Jasmine Jessica Anthony]], American actress
*  1996   &ndash; [[Jack Eichel]], American ice hockey player
*  1996   &ndash; [[Una Raymond-Hoey]], Irish cricketer
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Stetson Bennett]], American football player<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1453754053717069835 |user=KirbySmartUGA |title=Happy birthday @StetsonIV! #GoDawgs https://t.co/hXDYJeD4dW |author-link=Kirby Smart |date=October 28, 2021 |access-date=November 16, 2021 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112015947/https://twitter.com/kirbysmartuga/status/1453754053717069835 |archive-date=November 12, 2021 |url-status=live |last=Smart |first=Kirby}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Taylor Fritz]], American tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taylor Fritz {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Georgia Godwin]], Australian artistic gymnast<ref>{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics {{!}} Athlete Profile: Georgia GODWIN – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/artistic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n6029339-georgia-godwin.htm |website=results.gc2018.com |access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Nolan Gould]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Sonay Kartal]], British tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonay Kartal {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/329918/sonay-kartal |access-date=2022-10-20 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wimbledon Player Profile: Sonay Kartal |url=https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/players/overview/wta329918.html |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=wimbledon.com}}</ref>
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Yoon Do-young]], South Korean footballer<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kwon|first=Tae-jeong|script-title=ko:완전히 새로운 세대가 온다, 윤도영|url=https://www.kfa.or.kr/onside/111/|work=Onside|publisher=Korea Football Association|volume=111|date=August 2023|pages=13|access-date=November 4, 2024|language=ko}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[312]] &ndash; [[Maxentius]], Roman emperor (b. 278)
* [[457]] &ndash; [[Ibas of Edessa]], Syrian bishop
* [[816]] &ndash; [[Beggo, Count of Toulouse|Beggo]], count of [[County of Toulouse|Toulouse]] and [[Paris]]
* [[875]] &ndash; [[Remigius of Lyon]], Frankish [[archbishop]]
*[[1138]] &ndash; King [[Bolesław III Wrymouth]] of [[Poland]]
*[[1225]] &ndash; [[Jien]], Japanese monk, historian, and poet (b. 1155)
*[[1266]] &ndash; [[Arsenije Sremac|Saint Arsenije I Sremac]]
*[[1310]] &ndash; [[Ecumenical Patriarch Athanasius I of Constantinople]] (b. 1230)
*[[1312]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany]] (b. 1262)
*[[1412]] &ndash; [[Margaret I of Denmark]] (b. 1353)<ref>{{cite web |title=Margaret I {{!}} queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-I |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=4 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1468]] &ndash; [[Bianca Maria Visconti]], Duchess of Milan (b. 1425)
*[[1568]] &ndash; [[Ashikaga Yoshihide]], Japanese shōgun (b. 1539)
*[[1592]] &ndash; [[Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq]], Flemish diplomat
*[[1594]] &ndash; [[Ōkubo Tadayo]], Japanese general (b. 1532)

===1601–1900===
*[[1627]] &ndash; [[Jahangir]], Mughal Emperor of India (b. 1569)
*[[1639]] &ndash; [[Stefano Landi]], Italian composer and educator (b. 1587)
*[[1646]] &ndash; [[William Dobson]], English painter (b. 1610)
*[[1661]] &ndash; [[Agustín Moreto y Cavana]], Spanish priest and playwright (b. 1618)
*[[1676]] &ndash; [[Jean Desmarets]], French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1595)
*[[1703]] &ndash; [[John Wallis]], English mathematician and cryptographer (b. 1616)
*[[1704]] &ndash; [[John Locke]], English physician and philosopher (b. 1632)
*[[1708]] &ndash; [[Prince George of Denmark]] (b. 1653)
*[[1716]] &ndash; [[Stephen Fox]], English politician (b. 1627)
*[[1740]] &ndash; [[Anna of Russia]] (b. 1693)
*[[1754]] &ndash; [[Friedrich von Hagedorn]], German poet (b. 1708)
*[[1755]] &ndash; [[Joseph Bodin de Boismortier]], French composer (b. 1689)
*[[1763]] &ndash; [[Heinrich von Brühl]], German general and politician (b. 1700)
*[[1768]] &ndash; [[Michel Blavet]], French flute player and composer (b. 1700)
*[[1787]] &ndash; [[Johann Karl August Musäus]], German author (b. 1735)
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[Paul Möhring]], German physician, botanist, and zoologist (b. 1710)
*  1792   &ndash; [[John Smeaton]], English engineer, designed the [[Coldstream Bridge]] and [[Perth Bridge]] (b. 1724)
*[[1800]] &ndash; [[Artemas Ward]], American general and politician (b. 1727)
*[[1806]] &ndash; [[Charlotte Turner Smith]], English poet and author (b. 1749)
*[[1818]] &ndash; [[Abigail Adams]], American writer and second [[First Lady of the United States]] (b. 1744)
*[[1841]] &ndash; [[Johan August Arfwedson]], Swedish chemist and academic (b. 1792)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Louis-Eugène Cavaignac]], French general and politician, 26th [[Prime Minister of France]] (b. 1802)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Robert Swinhoe]], English ornithologist and entomologist (b. 1835)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Marie Roch Louis Reybaud]], French economist and politician (b. 1799)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Ottmar Mergenthaler]], German-American engineer, invented the [[Linotype machine]] (b. 1854)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Max Müller]], German philologist and orientalist (b. 1823)

===1901–present===
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Jean Benner]], French artist (b. 1836)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Oberlé |first1=Raymond |title=BENNER Jean |url=https://www.alsace-histoire.org/netdba/benner-jean-2/ |website=alsace-histoire.org |date=1983}}</ref>
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Richard Heuberger]], Austrian composer and critic (b. 1850)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Cleveland Abbe]], American meteorologist and academic (b. 1838)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Oswald Boelcke]], German WWI flying ace (b. 1891)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein]] (b. 1831)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Dimitrios Votsis]], Greek lawyer and politician (b. 1841)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Ulisse Dini]], Italian mathematician and politician (b. 1845)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Bernhard von Bülow]], German soldier and politician, [[List of Chancellors of Germany|Chancellor of Germany]] (b. 1849)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Newton Moore]], Australian soldier and politician, 8th [[Premier of Western Australia]] (b. 1870) 
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Alice Brady]], American actress (b. 1892)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Filipp Goloshchyokin]], Soviet politician (b. 1876)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Kesago Nakajima]], Japanese general (b. 1881)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Billy Hughes]], English-Australian politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (b. 1862)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fitzhardinge |first1=L. F. |title=Hughes, William Morris (Billy) (1862–1952) |chapter=William Morris (Billy) Hughes (1862–1952) |url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hughes-william-morris-billy-6761 |website=Australian Dictionary of Biography |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Ernst Gräfenberg]], German-American physician and gynecologist (b. 1881)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], Cuban soldier (b. 1932)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Mart Saar]], Estonian organist and composer (b. 1882)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Thomas Graham Brown]], Scottish mountaineer and physiologist (b. 1882)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Constance Dowling]], American model and actress (b. 1920)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Baby Huey (singer)|Baby Huey]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Taha Hussein]], Egyptian historian, author, and academic (b. 1889)
*  1973   &ndash; [[Sergio Tofano]], Italian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1883)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Georges Carpentier]], French boxer and actor (b. 1894)
*  1975   &ndash; [[Oliver Nelson]], American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (b. 1932)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Aarne Juutilainen]], Finnish army captain (b. 1904)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ww2gravestone.com/people/juutilainen-aarne-edward/amp/|title=Juutilainen, Aarne Edward 'The Terror of Morocco'|first=Rob|last=Hopmans|website=WW2 Gravestone|access-date=October 26, 2021}}</ref>
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Rukmani Devi]], Sri Lankan singer and actress (b. 1923)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Otto Messmer]], American animator and screenwriter (b. 1892)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[John Braine]], English author (b. 1922)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[André Masson]], French soldier and painter (b. 1896)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Henry Hall (bandleader)|Henry Hall]], English bandleader, composer, and actor (b. 1898)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Juri Lotman]], Russian-Estonian historian and scholar (b. 1922)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Paul Jarrico]], American screenwriter and producer (b. 1915)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Ted Hughes]], English poet and playwright (b. 1930)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Antonios Katinaris]], Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Andújar Cedeño]], Dominican baseball player (b. 1969)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Gerard Hengeveld]], Dutch pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1910)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Margaret Booth]], American screenwriter and producer (b. 1898)
*  2002   &ndash; [[Erling Persson]], Swedish businessman, founded [[H&M]] (b. 1917)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Sally Baldwin]], Scottish social sciences professor (b. 1940)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bradshaw |first1=Jonathan |title=Obituary: Sally Baldwin |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2003/oct/31/socialcare.obituaries |website=The Guardian |access-date=5 November 2020 |language=en |date=31 October 2003}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Eugene K. Bird]], American colonel and author, US Commandant of Spandau Prison (b. 1926)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Bob Broeg]], American soldier and journalist (b. 1918)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Raymond Hains]], French photographer (b. 1926)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Tony Jackson (basketball, born 1942)|Tony Jackson]], American basketball player (b. 1942)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Fernando Quejas]], Cape Verdean-Portuguese singer-songwriter (b. 1922)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Richard Smalley]], American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1943)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Ljuba Tadić]], Serbian actor and screenwriter (b. 1929)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Red Auerbach]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1917)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Trevor Berbick]], Jamaican-Canadian boxer (b. 1954)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Marijohn Wilkin]], American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1920)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Takao Fujinami]], Japanese lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Porter Wagoner]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1927)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Taylor Mitchell]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1990)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Liang Congjie]], Chinese historian and activist, founded [[Friends of Nature (China)|Friends of Nature]] (b. 1932)
*  2010   &ndash; [[James MacArthur]], American actor (b. 1937)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Jonathan Motzfeldt]], Greenlandic politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Greenland]] (b. 1938)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Ehud Netzer]], Israeli archaeologist, architect, and educator (b. 1934)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Tom Addington]], English soldier (b. 1919)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Gordon Bilney]], Australian dentist and politician (b. 1939)
*  2012   &ndash; [[John Cheffers]], Australian footballer and coach (b. 1936)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Jack Dellal]], English businessman (b. 1923)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Tetsuharu Kawakami]], Japanese baseball player and manager (b. 1920)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Tadeusz Mazowiecki]], Polish journalist and politician, [[Prime Minister of Poland]] (b. 1927)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Aleksandar Tijanić]], Serbian journalist (b. 1949)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Rajendra Yadav]], Indian author (b. 1929)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Galway Kinnell]], American poet and academic (b. 1927)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Michael Sata]], Zambian police officer and politician, 5th [[President of Zambia]] (b. 1937)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Colin Sylvia]], Australian rules footballer (b. 1985)
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1935)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/jerry-lee-lewis-dead-165d562af27b23da9d6d11fc480541e8 |title=Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock 'n' roll star, dies at 87 |agency=Associated Press|date=28 October 2022 }}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Matthew Perry]], American-Canadian actor (b. 1969)<ref>{{cite news |title= 'Friends' star Matthew Perry dead at 54, found in hot tub, sources say |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-10-28/freinds-star-matthew-perry-dead-at-56 |last=Winton |first=Richard |work=Los Angeles Times| date=28 October 2023 |access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref>
*2023 &ndash; [[Adam Johnson (ice hockey)|Adam Johnson]], American ice hockey player (b. 1994)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ice hockey player Johnson dies after neck cut |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/ice-hockey/67253892 |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref>
*[[2024]] – [[Renato Martino]], Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite web |last=CNA |title=Cardinal Renato Martino, longtime Vatican diplomat, dies at 91 |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/260141/cardinal-renato-martino-longtime-vatican-diplomat-dies-at-91 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Catholic News Agency |language=en}}</ref>
*2024 – [[Paul Morrissey]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimes |first=William |date=October 28, 2024 |title=Paul Morrissey, Andy Warhol’s Cinematic Collaborator, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/movies/paul-morrissey-dead.html |access-date=October 28, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>
*2024 – [[Jamshid Sharmahd]], German-American affiliate of Kingdom Assembly of Iran (b. 1955)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iran executes German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd – DW – 10/28/2024 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/iran-executes-german-iranian-jamshid-sharmahd/a-70622205 |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref>
*2024 – [[Kazuo Umezu]], Japanese manga artist (b. 1936)<ref>{{Cite web |last=People |first=14 Comments |date=2024-11-05 |title=Kazuo Umezu, Prolific Manga Creator of Horror & Other Genres, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-04/kazuo-umezu-prolific-manga-creator-of-horror-and-other-genres-dies-at-88/.217517 |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*[[Christianity|Christian]] [[feast day]]:
**[[Abdias of Babylon]]
**[[Abgar V]] of Edessa ([[Eastern Orthodox Church]])
**[[Eadsige]]
**[[Saint Faro|Faro]]
**[[Fidelis of Como]] (Roman [[Catholic Church]])
**[[Firmilian]]
**[[Godwin of Stavelot]]
**[[Job of Pochayiv]] (repose) ([[Eastern Orthodox Church]])
**The Apostles [[Simon the Zealot|Simon]] and [[Jude the Apostle|Jude]] ([[Western Christianity]])
**[[Lord of Miracles]] ([[Lima]])
**[[October 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Day of the Establishment of an Independent Czecho-Slovak State]], celebrates the independence of [[Czechoslovakia]] from [[Austria-Hungary]] in 1918. ([[Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia]])
*[[International Animation Day]] ([[ASIFA]])
*[[Ohi Day]] (Greece, [[Cyprus]] and the Greek communities), a [[national day]] in Greece.
*[[1891 Mino–Owari earthquake|Prefectural Earthquake Disaster Prevention Day]] ([[Gifu Prefecture]])
*[[Youth Pledge Day]] or ''Hari Sumpah Pemuda'' ([[Indonesia]])
*[[Liberation Day (Ukraine)|Anniversary of the liberation of Ukraine from the Nazis]], celebrating the liberation from [[Nazi German]] troops of the territory of current [[Ukraine]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/28 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=10|day=28}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/28 |title=Historical Events on October 28 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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