Page 7: Historical Events In October - 28
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
1981 Edward M McIntrye elected 1st black mayor of Augusta Georgia on this day in history.
1982 On October - 28 nASA launches RCA-E
1986 On this day in history margaretha "Marga" Klompe, Dutch 1st female minister (CRM), dies at 74
1987 On this day in history andre Masson, France, surrealist artist (Labyrinth), dies at 91
1988 Jurors award $147,000 to Tacoma parishioner seduced by her minister on this day in history.
1988 On October - 28 microsoft cofounder Paul Allen gives $10 million to U Wash library
1989 Oakland A's sweep SF Giants in earthquake/BART series on this day in history.
1991 Dudley McConnell, headed NASA's Earth Science Division, dies on this day in history.
1992 Joan Maloney Rio, dancer, dies of cancer at 57 on this day in history.
1993 Carmino Baelen, Belgian sleder, dies at 22 on October - 28.
1994 Sjlomo Goren, Polish/Israeli supreme rabbi, dies on this day in history.
1995 Allan Leslie Merson, historian, dies at 79 on October - 28.
1996 Jack Tinker, drama critic, dies at 58 on this day in history.
1997 Toni Carabillo, writer (Feminist Chronicles), dies of lymphoma at 71 on this day in history.
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 October - 28.
2007 On this day in history the Boston Red Sox win the 2007 World Series in a four-game sweep against the Colorado Rockies.
2007 The Vatican beatifies 498 Spanish victims of religious persecution from before and during the Spanish Civil War.[21] on this day in history.
2012 On October - 28 syrian ceasefire collapses and 128 people are killed in ongoing civil war violence
2014 Kansas City Royals defeat the San Francisco Giants 10–0 in the 6th game to tie the 2014 World Series 3-3 on October - 28.
2017 On October - 28 twin car bomb attacks in Mogadishu, Somalia, kill at least 27, Islamist militant group al-Shabab claim responsibility
2018 Michael D. Higgins is re-elected Irish president on this day in history.
2018 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 on October - 28.
2018 On this day in history british Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes 4th in the Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos RodrÃguez 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 On October - 28 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
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.