According to Gregory calendar, October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in a leap year). There are 64 more days left in the year.
Important events of 28 October
1886 - The then US President Grover Cleveland ceremonially unveils the 'Statue of Liberty' gifted from France as a token of friendship.
1891 - An earthquake in Japan kills 7300 people.
1918 - Czechoslovakia becomes independent after the separation of Austria and Hungary.
1954 - Ernest Hemingway received the Nobel Prize for Literature.
1955 - Egypt and Saudi Arabia sign defense treaty.
1998 - The 67th General Assembly of Interpol concludes with a new strategy to tackle cutting-edge technology, terrorism and other modern organized crimes.
2001 - German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder visits India, Yosito Mori, Special Envoy of Japanese Prime Minister Junishiro Kojumi, visits India.
2004 - 4000 year old tombs unearthed in Beijing. EU negotiations with Iraq on nuclear issue fail.
2009 - 117 killed, 213 injured in a bomb blast in Peshawar, Pakistan.
2012 - Ceasefire violation in Syria, killing 128 people.
Germany's Sebastian Vettel won the 2012 Formula One Indian Grand Prix title.
Born on 28 October
1883 - Maurice Garnier Hallett - Home Secretary in the Government of India.
1955 - Bill Gates - Washington, founder of Microsoft.
1963 - Urjit Patel - 24th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
1930 - Anjaan - Famous lyricist of Indian Hindi films and well known poet of his time.
1871 - Atul Prasad Sen - was a famous jurist, education lover, creator and famous Bengali poet and musician.
1867 - Sister Nivedita - Vivekananda's associate and teacher and social worker.
Died on 28 October
1900 - Max Müller - Famous German Sanskritist, oriental scholar, author and philologist.
2011 - Srilal Shukla - Eminent writer of satirical writing.
2013 - Rajendra Yadav- Popular novelist.
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