October 28th, 1950

Born on October 28th, 1950

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What 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, 1940

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

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The funerary mask of Tutankhamun , possibly originally made for Queen Neferneferuaten, was uncovered for the first time in approximately 3,250 years.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

October 28th, 1453

Ladislaus the Posthumous was crowned King of Bohemia, although George of Poděbrady remained in control of the government.

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

Born on October 28th, 1950

73

Ludo Delcroix

Road bicycle racer

*October 28th, 1950, Kalmthout

73

Galina Jovovich

Russian-American actress

*October 28th, 1950, Tuapse

73

Annette Humpe

German singer

*October 28th, 1950, Hagen

73

Sihem Bensedrine

Tunisian journalist and human rights activist.

*October 28th, 1950, La Marsa

73

Thomas M. Pollard

American actor

*October 28th, 1950, St. Louis

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Who's birthday is on October 28th?

68

Bill Gates

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)

*October 28th, 1955, Seattle

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

66

Stephen Morris

British drummer

*October 28th, 1957, Macclesfield

59

Jan Suski

German illustrator

*October 28th, 1964, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

74

Caitlyn Jenner

American media personality and retired decathlete

*October 28th, 1949, Mount Kisco

59

Kurt Nowak

German theologian and church historian

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

56

Julia Roberts

American actress (born 1967)

*October 28th, 1967, Smyrna

84

Jane Alexander

American actress (b. 1939)

*October 28th, 1939, Boston

41

Coluche

French comedian and actor (1944-1986)

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

94

Joan Plowright

British actress

*October 28th, 1929, Brigg

60

Eros Ramazzotti

Italian musician (born 1963)

*October 28th, 1963, Rome

67

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

6th President of Iran from 2005 to 2013

*October 28th, 1956, Aradan

56

John Romero

American video game designer

*October 28th, 1967, Colorado Springs

96

Cleo Laine

English jazz singer and actress

*October 28th, 1927, Middlesex

49

Joaquin Phoenix

American actor

*October 28th, 1974, Río Piedras

72

Joe R. Lansdale

American novelist, short story writer, martial arts instructor

*October 28th, 1951, Gladewater

86

Philip Saville

British screenwriter (1930–2016)

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

82

Francis Bacon

Irish-born British figurative painter, 1909–1992

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

39

Finn Wittrock

American actor

*October 28th, 1984, Lenox

71

Annie Potts

American actress

*October 28th, 1952, Nashville

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Born in 1950

67

Jeff Lowe

American mountain climber

*September 13th, 1950, Ogden †August 24th, 2018, Colorado

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

73

Øivind Blunck

Norwegian actor and comedian

*December 28th, 1950, Norway

73

Wayne Eagling

Canadian ballet dancer

*November 27th, 1950, Montreal

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

73

Pedro Barceló

Spanish historian of classical antiquity

*April 30th, 1950, Vinaròs

70

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

Icelandic football player (1950-2021)

*September 3rd, 1950, Reykjavík †January 24th, 2021, Glasgow

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

73

Ed Harris

American actor and director (born 1950)

*November 28th, 1950, Englewood

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

73

Harriet Walter

British actress

*September 24th, 1950, London

74

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

74

Rick Perry

14th United States Secretary of Energy

*March 4th, 1950, Haskell

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No: With 365 days 1950 is a normal year and no leap year.

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