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October 28 Events in History - October 28 Birthdays - October 28 Deaths
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October 28, 1997 NBA announces hiring of Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer as 1st women to officiate a major-league all-male sports league October 28, 1996 Goa upset Karnataka to win their 1st Ranji Cricket Trophy game ever October 28, 1995 Atlanta Braves beat Cleveland Indians in 6 games in World Series October 28, 1995 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Cigar, Desert Stormer, Inside Information, My Flag, Northern Spur, Ridgewood Pearl, Unbridled's Song October 28, 1994 Japanese space probe Sakigake passes Earth for 3rd time October 28, 1993 Cleveland Metroparks lease Brookside Park from Cleveland for 99-years October 28, 1993 Dutch Antilles government of Liberia-Peters resigns October 28, 1992 Lee Jang Rim predicts that today would be the end of the world! October 28, 1989 Oakland A's sweep San Francisco Giants in earthquake/BART series October 28, 1988 Jurors award $147,000 to Tacoma parishioner seduced by her minister October 28, 1988 Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen gives $10 million to University Washington library October 28, 1986 KOB-AM in Albuquerque New Mexico changes call letters to KKOB October 28, 1986 KOB-TV in Albuquerque NM's final transmission October 28, 1985 Ravi Ratnayeke takes 8-83 for Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan October 28, 1984 14th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:29:30 October 28, 1984 15th New York City Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:14:53 October 28, 1984 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Nichirei Cup Team Match Golf Tournament October 28, 1982 NASA launches RCA-E October 28, 1982 Spain's socialists win/communists lose elections October 28, 1981 Edward M McIntrye elected 1st black mayor of Augusta Georgia October 28, 1981 New York Yankee George Frazier loses 3 World Series games October 28, 1979 Dick Howser (best Yank mngr win-lost pct .636) replaces Billy Martin October 28, 1979 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. October 28, 1978 Don Ritchie runs world record 100k (6:10:20) October 28, 1976 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (New York Yankees) October 28, 1976 Train collision at Goes Neth, 7 die October 28, 1975 Calvin Murphy (Houston) begins NBA free throw streak of 58 games October 28, 1975 Cleveland Metroparks assume operating responsibilities for Zoo October 28, 1974 1st time 2 Islanders hat trick in same game-MacMillian and Westfall October 28, 1974 Luna 23 launched (landing on Moon) October 28, 1974 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 28, 1973 Elmore Smith of Lakers blocks 17 shots in a game (NBA record) October 28, 1973 Sharon Miller wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open October 28, 1972 "Mother Earth" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 12 performances October 28, 1971 England becomes 6th nation to have a satellite (Prospero) in orbit October 28, 1971 John and Yoko record "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in New York City October 28, 1970 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99 October 28, 1970 US/U.S.S.R. sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts October 28, 1966 Belgium's Gaston Roelants runs 12-4/5 miles in 1 hour October 28, 1965 630 foot high Gateway Arch completed in St. Louis October 28, 1965 Pope Paul VI proclaims Jews not collectively guilty for crucifixion October 28, 1962 Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis October 28, 1962 New York Giant YA Tittle passes for 7 touchdowns vs Washington Redskins (49-34) October 28, 1962 Radio Moscow reports nuclear missiles in Cuba deactivated October 28, 1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. October 28, 1961 "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 796 performances October 28, 1961 Ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for New York Mets October 28, 1959 Buffalo Bills enter AFL October 28, 1959 Jean Genet's "Les Nigres," premieres in Paris October 28, 1958 Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII October 28, 1958 Pete Runnels wins Comeback Player of Year (avg went from .230 to .322) October 28, 1957 WMVS TV channel 10 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (PBS) begins broadcasting October 28, 1956 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Luctuosissimi eventus October 28, 1955 Egypt and Saudi-Arabia sign defense treaty October 28, 1954 Ernest Hemingway wins Nobel prize for literature October 28, 1954 Major league owners vote down sale of A's to a Philadelphia syndicate October 28, 1954 N Richard Nash' "Rainmaker," premieres in New York City October 28, 1954 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Ernest Hemingway October 28, 1953 Bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record) October 28, 1953 Red Barber, resigns as Dodger sportscaster to join Yankees October 28, 1952 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open October 28, 1951 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 28, 1949 Eugenie Anderson is 1st woman U.S. ambassador October 28, 1949 Georges Bidault elected president of France October 28, 1948 Flag of Israel is adopted October 28, 1946 German rocket engineers begin work in U.S.S.R. October 28, 1944 Russia and Bulgaria sign weapon pact October 28, 1943 U-220 sinks October 28, 1942 6th day battle at El Alamein: British offensive under Montgomery October 28, 1942 Train crashes into bus, killing 16 and injuring 20 (Detroit Michigan) October 28, 1940 Greece successfully resists Italy's attack October 28, 1940 Meeting between Hitler and Mussolini in Florence October 28, 1939 Anti-German demonstrations/strikes in Czechoslovakia October 28, 1939 Spitfire shoots German Heinkel-111 down above Scotland October 28, 1938 Farewell parade of International Brigade (Barcelona) October 28, 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt rededicates Statue of Liberty on its 50th anniversary October 28, 1935 Sidney Kingsley's "Dead End," premieres in New York City October 28, 1934 Brooklyn and Pittsburgh play a penalty free NFL game October 28, 1929 Dow Jones plummets 38.33 pts (13%) to 260.64 October 28, 1928 Bradman scores 131 NSW vs. Queensland, 212 mins, 14 fours October 28, 1928 Indonesian child laws enfoced in Bahasa Indonesia October 28, 1927 Josip Broz (Tito) begins 7 months jail sentence in Croatia October 28, 1927 KLM-plane "Homing Pigeon" leaves Neth-Indies after 1st regular flight October 28, 1924 French-Russian trade agreement signed October 28, 1924 White Sox beat New York Giants 8-4 in Dublin, less than 20 fans attend October 28, 1922 1st coast-to-coast radio broadcast of a football game October 28, 1922 Benito Mussolini takes control of Italy's government October 28, 1921 Amsterdam's Tuschinski movie theater opens October 28, 1919 Volstead Act passed by Congress, start prohibition over Wilson's veto October 28, 1918 Czechoslovakia gains independence as Austria-Hungary breaks up October 28, 1915 Richard Strauss' Alpensymfonie, premieres in Berlin October 28, 1914 German battle cruiser Goeben enters Black Sea October 28, 1914 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, founded at Howard University, incorporates October 28, 1911 Bill Dobbie of Calgary Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game October 28, 1906 Belgian-British "Union Minstry of Haut-Katanga" begins October 28, 1904 St. Louis police try a new investigation method-fingerprints October 28, 1900 After over 5 months 2nd Olympic games in Paris France, close October 28, 1894 German emperor Wilhelm II fires chancellor Leo von Caprivi and premier Botho zu Eulenburg October 28, 1893 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducted 1st performance of "Symphony Number Six in B minor, "Pathetique" October 28, 1891 Quake strikes Mino-Owari, Japan kills 7,300 October 28, 1890 Last NL-AA World Series game Brooklyn ties Louisville 3 games and 1 tie October 28, 1886 Statue of Liberty dedicated by President Grover Cleveland October 28, 1882 Athletics reveal $22,000 profit in their 1st season in the Amer Assn October 28, 1867 Maimonides College in Penns is 1st Jewish college in the US October 28, 1864 Battle at Fair Oaks, Virginia, ends after 1554 casualties October 28, 1864 Battle of Wauhatchie, TN October 28, 1863 Battle at Wauhatchie Georgia: 865 killed or injured October 28, 1858 Macy's Department store opens in New York City October 28, 1846 Pioneers suffer blizzard in Sierra Nevada; 42 die October 28, 1793 Eli Whitney applies for a patent on cotton gin October 28, 1790 New York gives up claims to Vermont for $30,000 October 28, 1776 Battle of White Plains; Washington retreats to NJ October 28, 1746 Peruvian cities of Lima and Callao demolished by earthquake, 18,000 die October 28, 1740 Ivan VI becomes czar of Russia October 28, 1646 1st Protestant church assembly for indians (Massachusetts) October 28, 1636 Harvard University (Cambridge Mass) founded October 28, 1628 Hugenot bulwark La Rochelle surrenders to Cardinal Richelieu October 28, 1612 Robert Dowland appointed court luitist of King James I October 28, 1610 Thomas West baron De La Mar appointed as 1st Governor of Virginia colony October 28, 1595 Battle at Giurgevo: Zsigmond Bathory of Transylvania beats Turks October 28, 1574 Prince Willem van Orange installs university October 28, 1467 Battle at Brustem: Charles the Stoute beats the Luikenaars October 28, 1422 Charles V's son succeeds him as king Charles VII of France October 28, 1061 Emperor disposes of bishop Cadalus and Pope Honorius II October 28, 969 Byzantines troops occupy Antioch Syria October 28, 312 Emperor Constantine the Great beats rivaal Maxentius October 28, 306 Mark Aurelius Valerius Maxentius proclaimed emperor of Rome |