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October 28

This year marks the 250th anniversary of American Revolutionary War — October 28 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♏ZodiacScorpio ◈BirthstoneOpal ❀Birth flowerMarigold

Scorpio is the sign for October 28 — read more on the Scorpio page, or see October's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on October 28?

October 28 is the 301st day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1420 and 2009. Famous people born on October 28 include Coluche, Troian Bellisario and Bill Gates.

Released on October 28

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Simon the Sorcerer Origins
  • Game Legend of Ymir
  • Game Space Chef
  • Game Battlefield REDSEC
  • Game Wreckreation

2024

  • Game Fruitbus
  • Game Sulfur

2023

  • Game Sands of Aura

2022

  • Game Bayonetta 3
  • Game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
  • Game The Classrooms
  • TV Cranberry Sorbet

2021

  • Game Age of Empires IV
  • Game Riders Republic

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1420

    Beijing

  2. 1453

    Ladislaus the Posthumous

  3. 1520

    Ferdinand Magellan

  4. 1640

    Treaty of Ripon

  5. 1707

    1707 Hōei earthquake

  6. 1776

    American Revolutionary War

  7. 1918

    World War I

  8. 1940

    World War II

  9. 1971

    Prospero (spacecraft)

  10. 2009

    Barack Obama

Famous birthday twins

Born on October 28

Coluche

b. 1944

Troian Bellisario

b. 1985

Bill Gates

b. 1955

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

b. 1956

Brad Paisley

b. 1972

Chris Bauer

b. 1966

Julia Roberts

b. 1967

Erasmus

b. 1466

Deaths

  • 2013Tadeusz Mazowiecki
  • 1959Camilo Cienfuegos
  • 1916Oswald Boelcke
  • 1704John Locke
  • 1646William Dobson
  • 1138Bolesław III Wrymouth

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Abdias of Babylon
  • —Christian feast day: Abgar V of Edessa (Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Eadsige
  • —Christian feast day: Faro
  • —Christian feast day: Fidelis of Como (Roman Catholic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Firmilian
  • —Christian feast day: Godwin of Stavelot
  • —Christian feast day: Job of Pochayiv (repose) (Eastern Orthodox Church)

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