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28 October 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2013 - The first terrorist attack in Beijing's recent history took place when members of the Turkistan Islamic Party drove a vehicle into a crowd, killing five people and injuring thirty-eight others.Islamic military organization in China and Syria
Anniversary
2007 - In the Argentine general election, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the first woman to be elected president of Argentina.Anniversary
1992 - Hans-Adam II threatened to dismiss the Landtag of Liechtenstein over disagreements on the date of a referendum for the country's accession to the EEA.Prince of Liechtenstein since 1989
Anniversary
1971 - Prospero (flight spare pictured), the first British satellite launched on a British rocket, lifted off from Launch Area 5B in Woomera, South Australia.British experimental satellite launched in 1971
Anniversary
1965 - In St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., the 630-foot (190 m)-tall steel catenary Gateway Arch was completed.Independent city in Missouri, United States
Historical events
History
2025 - Hurricane Melissa makes landfall near Black River, Jamaica, killing over 30 people, as well as tying the 1935 Labor Day hurricane as the most intense landfall in the North Atlantic.Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2025
History
2023 - The 2023 Rugby World Cup final is held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France. It saw South Africa defeat New Zealand 12 to 11, claiming their fourth Webb Ellis Cup, becoming the first nation to do so.Rugby competition in Paris, France
History
2018 - Jair Bolsonaro is elected president of Brazil with 57 million votes, with Workers' Party candidate Fernando Haddad as the runner-up. It is the first time in 16 years that a Workers' Party candidate is not elected president.President of Brazil from 2019 to 2023
History
2014 - A rocket carrying NASA's Cygnus CRS Orb-3 resupply mission to the International Space Station explodes seconds after taking off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops Island, Virginia.Failed late 2014 cargo mission to the ISS
History
2013 - Five people are killed and 38 are injured after a car crashes into barriers at Tiananmen Square in China.Terrorist attack in Beijing, China
History
2009 - The 28 October 2009 Peshawar bombing kills 117 and wounds 213.Terrorist attack in Pakistan
History
2009 - NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its short-lived Constellation program.American space and aeronautics agency
History
2009 - US President Barack Obama signs the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.President of the United States from 2009 to 2017
History
2007 - Cristina Fernández de Kirchner becomes the first directly elected female President of Argentina.President of Argentina from 2007 to 2015
History
2006 - A funeral service takes place at the Bykivnia graves for Ukrainians who were killed by the Soviet secret police.Memorial and mass grave for Soviet dissidents in Kyiv, Ukraine
Notable births
Born
2006 - Yoon Do-young, South Korean footballerSouth Korean footballer (born 2006)
Born
1997 - Stetson Bennett, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1997)
Born
1997 - Taylor Fritz, American tennis playerAmerican tennis player (born 1997)
Born
1997 - Georgia Godwin, Australian artistic gymnastAustralian artistic gymnast
Born
1996 - Jasmine Jessica Anthony, American actress2005 American political drama series
Born
1996 - Jack Eichel, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Renato Martino, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1932)Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (1932–2024)
Died
2024 - Paul Morrissey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1938)American film director (1938–2024)
Died
2024 - Jamshid Sharmahd, German-American affiliate of Kingdom Assembly of Iran (born 1955)German affiliate of Kingdom Assembly of Iran (1955–2024)
Died
2024 - Kazuo Umezu, Japanese manga artist (born 1936)Japanese manga artist (1936–2024)
Died
2023 - Matthew Perry, American-Canadian actor (born 1969)American and Canadian actor (1969–2023)
Died
2023 - Adam Johnson, American ice hockey player (born 1994)American ice hockey player (1994–2023)
Died
2022 - Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1935)American musician (1935–2022)
Died
2018 - Colin Sylvia, Australian rules footballer (born 1985)Australian rules footballer (1985–2018)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated
Lunar age: 22.0 days
Sun zodiac
Scorpio
5.28 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Moon zodiac
Leo
1.47 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.