Tukuk-OS📅 October 28
17 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on October 28? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2013 — Members of the Turkistan Islamic Party drove a vehicle into a crowd in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China, killing five people and injuring thirty-eight others.
Turkistan Islamic Party2013 Tiananmen Square attackTiananmen Square
- 2007 — In the Argentine general election, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the first woman to be elected president of Argentina.
2007 Argentine general electionCristina Fernández de KirchnerPresident of Argentina
- 1992 — Hans-Adam II threatened to dismiss the Landtag of Liechtenstein over disagreements on the date of a referendum for the country's accession to the EEA.
Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein1992 Liechtenstein constitutional crisisEuropean Economic Area
- 1971 — Prospero (flight spare pictured), the first British satellite launched on a British rocket, lifted off from Launch Area 5B in Woomera, South Australia.
Prospero (spacecraft)Woomera Launch Area 5Woomera, South Australia
- 1965 — In St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., the 630-foot (190 m)-tall steel catenary Gateway Arch was completed.
- 1940 — World War II: Italy invaded Greece after Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas rejected Benito Mussolini's ultimatum demanding the cession of Greek territory.
- 1928 — Indonesian composer Wage Rudolf Supratman introduced "Indonesia Raya", now the country's national anthem.
- 1925 — The funerary mask of Tutankhamun, possibly originally made for Queen Neferneferuaten, was uncovered for the first time in approximately 3,250 years.
- 1919 — The U.S. Congress passed the Volstead Act over president Woodrow Wilson's veto, reinforcing Prohibition in the United States.
- 1886 — In New York Harbor, U.S. president Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty (pictured), a gift from France commemorating the Declaration of Independence.
- 1835 — In the first major engagement of the Texas Revolution, the Texian Army repelled a Mexican attack at the grounds of Mission Concepcion south of Downtown San Antonio.
- 1776 — American Revolutionary War: As George Washington's Continental Army retreated northward from New York City, the British Army captured the village of White Plains.
- 1707 — The Hōei earthquake ruptured all segments of the Nankai megathrust simultaneously – the only earthquake recorded to have done so.
- 1664 — The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, the forerunner to the Royal Marines, was established at the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company in London.
- 1640 — The Treaty of Ripon was agreed, ending the Second Bishops' War and forcing Charles I to summon the Long Parliament, ultimately leading to the First English Civil War.
- 1453 — Ladislaus the Posthumous was crowned King of Bohemia, although George of Poděbrady remained in control of the government.
Ladislaus the PosthumousList of Bohemian monarchsGeorge of Poděbrady
- 312 — Civil wars of the Tetrarchy: Constantine the Great defeated Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in Rome.
Births
- 2006 — Yoon Do-young, South Korean footballer
- 2001 — Sonay Kartal, British tennis player
- 1998 — Nolan Gould, American actor
- 1997 — Stetson Bennett, American football player
- 1997 — Taylor Fritz, American tennis player
- 1997 — Georgia Godwin, Australian artistic gymnast
- 1996 — Jasmine Jessica Anthony, American actress
- 1996 — Jack Eichel, American ice hockey player
- 1996 — Una Raymond-Hoey, Irish cricketer
- 1995 — Glen Kamara, Finnish footballer
- 1995 — Jae'Sean Tate, American basketball player
- 1995 — An Ye-seul, South Korean singer
Deaths
- 2026 — Dolores Huerta, American labor leader (born 1930)
- 2024 — Renato Martino, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1932)
- 2024 — Paul Morrissey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1938)
- 2024 — Jamshid Sharmahd, German-American affiliate of Kingdom Assembly of Iran (born 1955)
- 2024 — Kazuo Umezu, Japanese manga artist (born 1936)
- 2023 — Matthew Perry, American-Canadian actor (born 1969)
- 2023 — Adam Johnson, American ice hockey player (born 1994)
- 2022 — Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1935)
- 2018 — Colin Sylvia, Australian rules footballer (born 1985)
- 2014 — Galway Kinnell, American poet and academic (born 1927)
- 2014 — Michael Sata, Zambian police officer and politician, 5th President of Zambia (born 1937)
- 2013 — Tetsuharu Kawakami, Japanese baseball player and manager (born 1920)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Abdias of Babylon
- Christian feast day: Abgar V of Edessa (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Eadsige
- Christian feast day: Faro
- Christian feast day: Fidelis of Como (Roman Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: Firmilian
- Christian feast day: Francis Serrano
- Christian feast day: Godwin of Stavelot
- Christian feast day: Job of Pochayiv (repose) (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: The Apostles Simon and Jude (Western Christianity)
- Christian feast day: Lord of Miracles (Lima)
- Christian feast day: 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)
Public holidays in the Czech RepublicCzechoslovakiaAustria-Hungary
- International Animation Day (ASIFA)
International Animation DayInternational Animated Film Association
- Ohi Day (Greece, Cyprus and the Greek communities), a national day in Greece.
- Prefectural Earthquake Disaster Prevention Day (Gifu Prefecture)
- Youth Pledge Day or Hari Sumpah Pemuda (Indonesia)
- Anniversary of the liberation of Ukraine from the Nazis, celebrating the liberation from Nazi German troops of the territory of current Ukraine
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