October, 28th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Wednesday 28, 1998:
An Air China jetliner is hijacked by disgruntled pilot Yuan Bin and flown to Taiwan. After landing the plane safely, Yuan Bin was arrested.

Tuesday 28, 1997:
The bulls come running back as the Dow Jones Industrial Average gains a record 337.17 points to close at 7,498.32. The massive rally comes a day after a 554 point drop. One billion shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange for the first time ever.

Friday 28, 1988:
Abortion: 48 hours after announcing it was abandoning RU-486, French manufacturer Roussel Uclaf states that it would resume distribution of the drug, bowing to pressure from the government of France.

Tuesday 28, 1986:
Jeremy Bamber is found guilty of the murder of his parents, sister and twin nephews and is given five life sentences.

Thursday 28, 1976:
John D. Ehrlichman, former domestic policy adviser of President Nixon and convicted Watergate felon, arrives at the Swift Trail Camp minimum-security facility in southeastern Arizona.

Wednesday 28, 1970:
Land speed record set by Gary Gabelich in a rocket powered automobile called the Blue Flame

Thursday 28, 1965:
In St. Louis, Missouri, the 630-foot-tall parabolic (catenarian) steel Gateway Arch is completed.

Sunday 28, 1962:
Cuban Missile Crisis: Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that he had ordered the removal of Soviet missile bases in Cuba.

Tuesday 28, 1958:
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli becomes Pope and takes the name Pope John XXIII.

Saturday 28, 1950:
The Jack Benny Show, starring Jack Benny, premiers (it ran for 15 years).

Friday 28, 1949:
Georges Bidault becomes Prime Minister of France

Thursday 28, 1948:
Swiss chemist Paul Müller is awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT.

Thursday 28, 1943:
The Philadelphia Experiment supposedly occured.

Wednesday 28, 1942:
The Alaska Highway is completed.

Monday 28, 1940:
World War II: Italy invades Greece.

Wednesday 28, 1936:
US President Franklin Roosevelt rededicates the Statue of Liberty on its 50th anniversary.

Saturday 28, 1922:
March on Rome: Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government with the assistance of the Catholic Church; pope Pius XI declares that "Mussolini is a man sent by divine providence."

Tuesday 28, 1919:
Prohibition begins: The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.

Monday 28, 1918:
New Polish government in Western Galicia (Central Europe).

Thursday 28, 1886:
In New York Harbor, US President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.

Wednesday 28, 1868:
Thomas Edison applied for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

Friday 28, 1864:
Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant withdraw from Fair Oaks, Virginia, after failing to breach the Confederate defenses around Richmond, Virginia.

Monday 28, 1776:
British forces arrive at White Plains, attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Americans.

Wednesday 28, 1531:
Battle of Amba Sel: Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi again defeats the army of Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia. The southern part of Ethiopia falls under Imam Ahmad's control.

Saturday 28, 1516:
Battle of Yaunis Khan: Turkish forces under the Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha defeat the Mameluks near Gaza.

Friday 28, 1492:
Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba.

Monday 28, 312:
Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine the Great defeats the forces of Maxentius.

Sunday 28, 306:
Maxentius is proclaimed Roman emperor.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/28-october/on-this-day.html


People born on October 28

1981:
Milan Baros, Czech footballer (b: October 28, 1981) (Biography of Milan Baros)

1980:
Alan Smith, English footballer (b: October 28, 1980) (Biography of Alan Smith)

1979:
Aki Hakala, The drummer of The Rasmus (b: October 28, 1979) (Biography of Aki Hakala)

1974:
Joaquin Phoenix, Puerto Rican-born actor (b: October 28, 1974) (Biography of Joaquin Phoenix)

1972:
Terrell Davis, American football player (b: October 28, 1972) (Biography of Terrell Davis)

1967:
Julia Roberts, American actress (b: October 28, 1967) (Biography of Julia Roberts)
John Romero, American video game designer (b: October 28, 1967) (Biography of John Romero)

1966:
Steve Atwater, American football player (b: October 28, 1966) (Biography of Steve Atwater)

1963:
Eros Ramazzotti, Italian singer (b: October 28, 1963) (Biography of Eros Ramazzotti)

1955:
Bill Gates, American software pioneer (b: October 28, 1955) (Biography of Bill_gates)

1949:
Bruce Jenner, American athlete (b: October 28, 1949) (Biography of Bruce Jenner)

1948:
Telma Hopkins, American singer (b: October 28, 1948) (Biography of Telma Hopkins)

1944:
Dennis Franz, American actor (b: October 28, 1944) (Biography of Dennis Franz)

1939:
Jane Alexander, American actress (b: October 28, 1939) (Biography of Jane Alexander)

1938:
Anne Perry, English-born novelist (b: October 28, 1938) (Biography of Anne Perry)

1937:
Charlie Daniels, American musician (b: October 28, 1937) (Biography of Charlie Daniels)

1932:
Suzy Parker, American actress (b: October 28, 1932 ; d: May 3, 2003) (Biography of Suzy Parker)

1930:
Bernie Ecclestone, English racing official (b: October 28, 1930) (Biography of Bernie Ecclestone)

1922:
Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwean politician (b: October 28, 1922 ; d: September 20, 2003) (Biography of Simon Muzenda)
Gershon Kingsley, German composer (b: October 28, 1922) (Biography of Gershon Kingsley)

1915:
Paul Jarrico, American screenwriter (b: October 28, 1915) (Biography of Paul Jarrico)

1914:
Jonas Salk, American medical scientist (b: October 28, 1914 ; d: June 23, 1995) (Biography of Jonas Salk)

1912:
Richard Doll, English epidemiologist (b: October 28, 1912 ; d: July 24, 2005) (Biography of Richard Doll)

1909:
Francis Bacon, Irish painter (b: October 28, 1909 ; d: April 28, 1992) (Biography of Francis Bacon (painter))

1907:
Edith Head, American costum designer (b: October 28, 1907) (Biography of Edith Head)

1903:
Evelyn Waugh, English writer (b: October 28, 1903) (Biography of Evelyn Waugh)

1902:
Elsa Lanchester, British-born actress (b: October 28, 1902 ; d: December 26, 1986) (Biography of Elsa Lanchester)

1896:
Howard Hanson, American composer (b: October 28, 1896 ; d: February 26, 1981) (Biography of Howard Hanson)

1892:
Dink Johnson, American musician (b: October 28, 1892 ; d: November 29, 1954) (Biography of Dink Johnson)

1846:
Georges Auguste Escoffier, French chef (b: October 28, 1846) (Biography of Georges Auguste Escoffier)

1804:
Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician (b: October 28, 1804) (Biography of Pierre François Verhulst)

1793:
Eliphalet Remington, American firearms manufacturer (b: October 28, 1793) (Biography of Eliphalet Remington)

1718:
Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian geographer (b: October 28, 1718 ; d: April 15, 1718) (Biography of Ignacije Szentmartony)

1703:
Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician (b: October 28, 1703 ; d: September 2, 1768) (Biography of Antoine Deparcieux)

1691:
Peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (b: October 28, 1691) (Biography of Peder Tordenskjold)

1585:
Cornelius Jansen, French bishop and religious reformer (b: October 28, 1585 ; d: May 6, 1638) (Biography of Cornelius Jansen)

1510:
St. Francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (b: October 28, 1510 ; d: September 30, 1572) (Biography of Francis Borgia)

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