Historical Events In October - 28

1981  On October - 28 edward M McIntrye elected 1st black mayor of Augusta Georgia  

1982  NASA launches RCA-E on this day in history.  

1986  Margaretha "Marga" Klompe, Dutch 1st female minister (CRM), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1987  Andre Masson, France, surrealist artist (Labyrinth), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

1988  On October - 28 jurors award $147,000 to Tacoma parishioner seduced by her minister  

1988  Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen gives $10 million to U Wash library on this day in history.  

1989  Oakland A's sweep SF Giants in earthquake/BART series on October - 28.  

1991  On October - 28 dudley McConnell, headed NASA's Earth Science Division, dies  

1992  Joan Maloney Rio, dancer, dies of cancer at 57 on October - 28.  

1993  Carmino Baelen, Belgian sleder, dies at 22 on October - 28.  

1994  On this day in history sjlomo Goren, Polish/Israeli supreme rabbi, dies  

1995  Allan Leslie Merson, historian, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1996  On October - 28 jack Tinker, drama critic, dies at 58  

1997  On this day in history toni Carabillo, writer (Feminist Chronicles), dies of lymphoma at 71  

2005  Vice presidential adviser Lewis "Scooter" Libby resigns after being charged with obstruction of justice, perjury and making a false statement in the CIA leak investigation on October - 28.  

2007  Elections in Argentina for the President and members of the National Congress. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner wins presidential elections and becomes the first female elected president in Argentina on this day in history.  

2007  The Boston Red Sox win the 2007 World Series in a four-game sweep against the Colorado Rockies on October - 28.  

2007  On this day in history the Vatican beatifies 498 Spanish victims of religious persecution from before and during the Spanish Civil War.[21]  

2012  On this day in history syrian ceasefire collapses and 128 people are killed in ongoing civil war violence  

2014  On this day in history kansas City Royals defeat the San Francisco Giants 10–0 in the 6th game to tie the 2014 World Series 3-3  

2017  Twin car bomb attacks in Mogadishu, Somalia, kill at least 27, Islamist militant group al-Shabab claim responsibility on this day in history.  

2018  On this day in history michael D. Higgins is re-elected Irish president  

2018  On October - 28 political crisis in Sri Lanka after President Sirisena sacks Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe and the cabinet, suspends parliament for two weeks with one man killed in protests  

2018  On October - 28 british Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes 4th in the Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez to clinch his 5th Formula 1 World Drivers Championship  

2018  On October - 28 boston Red Sox beats LA Dodgers, 5-1 in Game 5 at Dodger Stadium to win 9th Baseball World Series in franchise history  

2018  Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina registers biggest win of her career when she rallies for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 triumph over American Sloane Stephens in a classic WTA Finals title decider in Singapore on this day in history.  

2018  On this day in history the far-right Jair Bolsonaro is elected as the next President of Brazil, with 55% of the vote.  

2021  Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook will change its corporate name to Meta amid increased public scrutiny over leaked internal documents on October - 28.  

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1017  On October - 28 birth of henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56)  

1510  On October - 28 birth of francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint  

1510  On this day in history birth of francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572)  

1585  On this day in history birth of cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader  

1667  On October - 28 birth of maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740)  

1689  Michel Mathieu, composer was born on October - 28.  

1691  Peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720) was born on this day in history.  

1697  On October - 28 birth of canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768)  

0312  On this day in history death of maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278)  

0900  On this day in history alfred the Great, English monarch, dies  

1138  Boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies on this day in history.  

1225  Death of Jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155) on this day in history.  

1312  On October - 28 death of elisabeth of Tirol, German queen  

1412  On this day in history death of margaret I of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway (b. 1353)  

1520  On October - 28 death of pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter  

1568  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539) on this day in history.