October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining.
Events:
Births:
- 1467 - Erasmus, philosopher (+ 1536)
- 1793 - Eliphalet Remington[?], firearm manufacturer (+ 1861)
- 1846 - Georges Auguste Escoffier[?], chef
- 1875 - Gilbert Grosvenor[?]
- 1879 - E.M. Forster, novelist (+ 1970)
- 1896 - Howard Hansen[?], composer
- 1902 - Elsa Lanchester, actress (+ 1986)
- 1903 - Evelyn Waugh, novelist (+ 1966)
- 1907 - Edith Head[?], costumer (+ 1981)
- 1909 - Francis Bacon, painter
- 1912 - Richard Doll[?], epidemiologist
- 1914 - Dr. Jonas Salk, scientist, discoverer of polio vaccine (+ 1995)
- 1915 - Paul Jarrico[?], screenwriter (+ 1997)
- 1916 - Jack Soo[?], actor (+ 1979)
- 1937 - Charlie Daniels[?], musician
- 1938 - Anne Perry[?], novelist
- 1939 - Jane Alexander, actress
- 1942 - Michael Crichton, novelist
- 1944 - Dennis Franz[?], actor
- 1945 - Wayne Fontana[?], musician
- 1948 - Telma Hopkins[?], singer
- 1949 - Bruce Jenner[?], athlete
- 1955 - Bill Gates, software tycoon, co-founder and Chairman of Microsoft Corporation
- 1964 - Paul Wylie[?], figure skating champion
- 1967 - Julia Roberts, actress
- 1974 - Joaquin Phoenix, actor
Deaths:
Holidays:
See Also: January,
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December
October 27 - October 29 - November 28 - September 28 - more historical anniversaries