October 28th, 1940

Born on October 28th, 1940

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 28th, 1940?

October 28th, 1940

World War II: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania a few hours later.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

October 28th, 1940

World War II: Italy invaded Greece after Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas rejected Benito Mussolini's ultimatum demanding the cession of Greek territory.

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What else happened on October 28th?

October 28th, 2013

The first terrorist attack in Beijing's recent history took place when members of the Turkistan Islamic Party drove a vehicle into a crowd, killing five people and injuring thirty-eight others.

October 28th, 2007

In the Argentine general election, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the first woman to be elected president of Argentina.

October 28th, 1995

A fire broke out on a Baku Metro train in Azerbaijan's capital, killing 289 people and injuring 270 others in the world's deadliest subway disaster.

October 28th, 1971

Prospero (flight spare pictured), the first British satellite launched on a British rocket, lifted off from Launch Area 5B in Woomera, South Australia.

October 28th, 1965

In St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., the 630-foot (190 m)-tall steel catenary Gateway Arch was completed.

October 28th, 1928

Indonesian composer Wage Rudolf Supratman introduced "Indonesia Raya", now the country's national anthem.

October 28th, 1925

The funerary mask of Tutankhamun , possibly originally made for Queen Neferneferuaten, was uncovered for the first time in approximately 3,250 years.

October 28th, 1919

The U.S. Congress passed the Volstead Act over president Woodrow Wilson's veto, reinforcing Prohibition in the United States.

October 28th, 1891

The Mino–Owari earthquake, the strongest known inland earthquake in Japan's history, caused widespread damage and 7,273 deaths.

October 28th, 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; New York City office workers responded by spontaneously holding the first ticker-tape parade.

October 28th, 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.

October 28th, 1707

The Hōei earthquake ruptured all segments of the Nankai megathrust simultaneously – the only earthquake recorded to have done so.

October 28th, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 28th

Born on October 28th, 1940

83

Danièle Sallenave

French writer

*October 28th, 1940, Angers

83

Susan Harris

American television comedy writer and producer

*October 28th, 1940, Mount Vernon

71

Karl Arnold

German weightlifter

*October 28th, 1940, Dittelsdorf †February 28th, 2012

83

Rosemary Nicols

Actress

*October 28th, 1940, Bradford

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 28th?

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

84

Jane Alexander

American actress (b. 1939)

*October 28th, 1939, Boston

68

Bill Gates

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)

*October 28th, 1955, Seattle

59

Kurt Nowak

German theologian and church historian

*October 28th, 1942, Leipzig †December 31st, 2001, Leipzig

66

Stephen Morris

British drummer

*October 28th, 1957, Macclesfield

59

Jan Suski

German illustrator

*October 28th, 1964, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

94

Joan Plowright

British actress

*October 28th, 1929, Brigg

41

Coluche

French comedian and actor (1944-1986)

*October 28th, 1944, 14th arrondissement of Paris †June 19th, 1986, Opio

65

John Hallam

1941–2006; British character actor

*October 28th, 1941, Lisburn †November 14th, 2006, Clifton

96

Cleo Laine

English jazz singer and actress

*October 28th, 1927, Middlesex

86

Philip Saville

British screenwriter (1930–2016)

*October 28th, 1930, London †December 22nd, 2016, Hampstead

81

Terence Donovan

Actor.

*October 28th, 1942, United Kingdom

56

Julia Roberts

American actress (born 1967)

*October 28th, 1967, Smyrna

49

Garrincha

Brazilian association football player (1933-1983)

*October 28th, 1933, Pau Grande †January 20th, 1983, Rio de Janeiro

82

Francis Bacon

Irish-born British figurative painter, 1909–1992

*October 28th, 1909, Dublin †April 28th, 1992, Madrid

56

John Romero

American video game designer

*October 28th, 1967, Colorado Springs

60

Eros Ramazzotti

Italian musician (born 1963)

*October 28th, 1963, Rome

49

Joaquin Phoenix

American actor

*October 28th, 1974, Río Piedras

77

Giulio Angioni

Italian anthropologist and writer

*October 28th, 1939, Guasila †January 12th, 2017, Cagliari

39

Finn Wittrock

American actor

*October 28th, 1984, Lenox

Same year
Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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