Historical Events In October - 28

1981  Edward M McIntrye elected 1st black mayor of Augusta Georgia on October - 28.  

1982  NASA launches RCA-E on October - 28.  

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

1987  On October - 28 andre Masson, France, surrealist artist (Labyrinth), dies at 91  

1988  On this day in history 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  On this day in history oakland A's sweep SF Giants in earthquake/BART series  

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

1992  On October - 28 joan Maloney Rio, dancer, dies of cancer at 57  

1993  On this day in history carmino Baelen, Belgian sleder, dies at 22  

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

1995  On this day in history allan Leslie Merson, historian, dies at 79  

1996  Jack Tinker, drama critic, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history the Boston Red Sox win the 2007 World Series in a four-game sweep against the Colorado Rockies.  

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  Syrian ceasefire collapses and 128 people are killed in ongoing civil war violence on this day in history.  

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

2017  Twin car bomb attacks in Mogadishu, Somalia, kill at least 27, Islamist militant group al-Shabab claim responsibility on October - 28.  

2018  On October - 28 michael D. Higgins is re-elected Irish president  

2018  On this day in history 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  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 on this day in history.  

2018  On this day in history 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.  

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

1510  Francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint was born on October - 28.  

1510  Francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572) was born on October - 28.  

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

1667  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740)  

1689  On October - 28 birth of michel Mathieu, composer  

1691  Peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720) was born on October - 28.  

1697  Canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768) was born on October - 28.  

0312  Death of Maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278) on this day in history.  

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

1138  On October - 28 boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies  

1225  On October - 28 death of jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155)  

1312  Death of Elisabeth of Tirol, German queen on October - 28.  

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

1520  Death of Pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter on this day in history.  

1568  On October - 28 death of ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539)