October 28th, 1978

Born on October 28th, 1978

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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The funerary mask of Tutankhamun , possibly originally made for Queen Neferneferuaten, was uncovered for the first time in approximately 3,250 years.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, 1978

45

Gwendoline Christie

British actress

*October 28th, 1978, Worthing

45

Marta Etura

Spanish actress

*October 28th, 1978, San Sebastián

45

Justin Guarini

American singer

*October 28th, 1978, Columbus

45

Lara Joy Körner

German actress

*October 28th, 1978, London

45

Vivan Bhatena

Indian actor

*October 28th, 1978, Amritsar

45

Mark Cullen

American ice hockey player

*October 28th, 1978, Moorhead

39

Lisa Berg

Luxembourgian cello player and composer (1978-2017)

*October 28th, 1978, Luxembourg †December 21st, 2017, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg

45

Martina Gusmán

Actress, film producer

*October 28th, 1978, Buenos Aires

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

68

Bill Gates

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)

*October 28th, 1955, Seattle

66

Stephen Morris

British drummer

*October 28th, 1957, Macclesfield

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

59

Jan Suski

German illustrator

*October 28th, 1964, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

49

Joaquin Phoenix

American actor

*October 28th, 1974, Río Piedras

44

Jawed Karim

Co-founder of YouTube

*October 28th, 1979, Merseburg

56

Julia Roberts

American actress (born 1967)

*October 28th, 1967, Smyrna

39

Finn Wittrock

American actor

*October 28th, 1984, Lenox

42

Milan Baroš

Czech footballer

*October 28th, 1981, Valašské Meziříčí

56

John Romero

American video game designer

*October 28th, 1967, Colorado Springs

41

Matt Smith

English actor (born 1982)

*October 28th, 1982, Northampton

25

Camille Muffat

French swimmer

*October 28th, 1989, Nice †March 9th, 2015, Villa Castelli

60

Eros Ramazzotti

Italian musician (born 1963)

*October 28th, 1963, Rome

53

Ayad Akhtar

American actor and playwright

*October 28th, 1970, Staten Island

43

Alan Smith

English footballer, born 1980

*October 28th, 1980, Rothwell

42

Jan Komasa

Polish film director and screenwriter

*October 28th, 1981, Poznań

84

Jane Alexander

American actress (b. 1939)

*October 28th, 1939, Boston

36

Frank Ocean

American singer, songwriter, and rapper

*October 28th, 1987, Long Beach

59

Kurt Nowak

German theologian and church historian

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

46

Lauren Woodland

American actress

*October 28th, 1977, Carson City

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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