Historical Events In October - 28
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1951 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.
1952 On this day in history babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open
1953 Bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record) on this day in history.
1954 On this day in history ernest Hemingway wins Nobel prize for literature
1955 On October - 28 egypt & Saudi-Arabia sign defense treaty
1956 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Luctuosissimi eventus on October - 28.
1957 WMVS TV channel 10 in Milwaukee, WI (PBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history anthony J Morabito, co-owner of SF '49ers, dies while watching a game
1958 On October - 28 angelo Giuseppe Roncalli is elected Pope; he takes the name John XXIII.
1958 On October - 28 angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII
1959 On this day in history buffalo Bills enter AFL
1959 Abe Waddington, cricketer (Yorks left-arm quick, Test avg 119), dies on this day in history.
1961 On October - 28 ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for NY Mets
1961 "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 796 performances on October - 28.
1962 On this day in history khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis
1962 On this day in history pierre Froidebise, composer, dies at 48
1963 On October - 28 mart Saar, composer, dies at 81
1964 On this day in history reginald Horace Blyth, Zen teacher/scholar, dies in Japan at 66
1965 Gateway Arch (630' (190m) high) completed in St Louis, Missouri on this day in history.
1965 Pope Paul VI decrees that Jews are absolved of blame for the crucifixion of Christ on October - 28.
1965 Ben Barka, Moroccan opposition leader, kidnapped & murdered in Paris on October - 28.
1966 Belgium's Gaston Roelants runs 12-4/5 miles in 1 hour on this day in history.
1968 On October - 28 henricus WJM Keuls, lawyer/poet, dies at 85
1969 On October - 28 constance Dowling, actress (Blind Spot), dies of cardiac arrest at 49
1970 On this day in history uS/USSR sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts
1970 NBA Cleve Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99 on this day in history.
1970 On this day in history baby Huey, [James Ramey], vocalist (Baby Huey & Babysitters), dies
1971 England becomes 6th nation to have a satellite (Prospero) in orbit on October - 28.
1971 John & Yoko record "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in NYC on this day in history.
1971 Yves de La Casiniere, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1972 On October - 28 "Mother Earth" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 12 performances
1977 On this day in history tV's Rhoda gets married
1979 USS Kitty Hawk and her escort ships were directed to operate south of the Korean peninsula in response to the assassination of South Korean President Park on 26 October on this day in history.
1980 On October - 28 leon Janney, actor (Jim Matthews-Another World, Hawk), dies at 63
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