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EVENTS ON OCTOBER 28

Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels
Year: 1726
The novel Gulliver's Travels written by Jonathan Swift is published.
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American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
Year: 1776
American Revolutionary War: British troops attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Continental Army.
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1707 Hōei earthquake
1707 Hōei earthquake
Year: 1707
The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Japan.
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Royal Marines
Royal Marines
Year: 1664
The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established.
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Treaty of Ripon
Treaty of Ripon
Year: 1640
The Treaty of Ripon is signed, ending the hostilities of the Second Bishops' War.
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Pinjarra massacre
Pinjarra massacre
Year: 1834
The Pinjarra massacre occurs in the Swan River Colony. An estimated 30 Noongar people are killed by British colonists.
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United Tribes of New Zealand
United Tribes of New Zealand
Year: 1835
The United Tribes of New Zealand are established with the signature of the Declaration of Independence.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Year: 1893
Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death.
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First Czechoslovak Republic
First Czechoslovak Republic
Year: 1918
World War I: Czech politicians peacefully take over the city of Prague, thus establishing the First Czechoslovak Republic.
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1891 Mino–Owari earthquake
1891 Mino–Owari earthquake
Year: 1891
The Mino–Owari earthquake, the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history, occurs.
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BIRTHS ON OCTOBER 28

Garrincha
Garrincha
Year of birth: 1933
Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (died 1983)
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Alan Clarke
Alan Clarke
Year of birth: 1935
Alan Clarke, English director and screenwriter (died 1990)
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Spyros Kyprianou
Spyros Kyprianou
Year of birth: 1932
Spyros Kyprianou, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Cyprus (died 2002)
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Suzy Parker
Suzy Parker
Year of birth: 1932
Suzy Parker, American model and actress (died 2003)
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Harold Battiste
Harold Battiste
Year of birth: 1931
Harold Battiste, American saxophonist, pianist, and composer (died 2015)
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Ted Hawkins
Ted Hawkins
Year of birth: 1936
Ted Hawkins, American soul-blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1995)
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Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels
Year of birth: 1936
Charlie Daniels, American singer-songwriter, fiddle-player and guitarist (died 2020)
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David Dimbleby
David Dimbleby
Year of birth: 1938
David Dimbleby, English journalist
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Gary Cowan
Gary Cowan
Year of birth: 1938
Gary Cowan, Canadian golfer
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Anne Perry
Anne Perry
Year of birth: 1938
Anne Perry, English author (died 2023)
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DEATHS ON OCTOBER 28

Max Müller
Max Müller
Year of death: 1900
Max Müller, German philologist and orientalist (born 1823)
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Ottmar Mergenthaler
Ottmar Mergenthaler
Year of death: 1899
Ottmar Mergenthaler, German-American engineer, invented the Linotype machine (born 1854)
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Jean Benner
Jean Benner
Year of death: 1906
Jean Benner, French artist (born 1836)
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Richard Heuberger
Richard Heuberger
Year of death: 1914
Richard Heuberger, Austrian composer and critic (born 1850)
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Oswald Boelcke
Oswald Boelcke
Year of death: 1916
Oswald Boelcke, German WWI flying ace (born 1891)
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Marie Roch Louis Reybaud
Marie Roch Louis Reybaud
Year of death: 1879
Marie Roch Louis Reybaud, French economist and politician (born 1799)
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Robert Swinhoe
Robert Swinhoe
Year of death: 1877
Robert Swinhoe, English ornithologist and entomologist (born 1835)
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Charlotte Smith (writer)
Charlotte Smith (writer)
Year of death: 1806
Charlotte Turner Smith, English poet and author (born 1749)
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Artemas Ward
Artemas Ward
Year of death: 1800
Artemas Ward, American general and politician (born 1727)
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Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams
Year of death: 1818
Abigail Adams, American writer and second First Lady of the United States (born 1744)
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HOLIDAYS ON OCTOBER 28

October 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
October 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: October 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Lord of Miracles
Lord of Miracles
Christian feast day: Lord of Miracles (Lima)
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Ohi Day
Ohi Day
Ohi Day (Greece, Cyprus and the Greek communities), a national day in Greece.
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1891 Mino–Owari earthquake
1891 Mino–Owari earthquake
Prefectural Earthquake Disaster Prevention Day (Gifu Prefecture)
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Liberation Day (Ukraine)
Liberation Day (Ukraine)
Anniversary of the liberation of Ukraine from the Nazis, celebrating the liberation from Nazi German troops of the territory of current Ukraine
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Job of Pochayev
Job of Pochayev
Christian feast day: Job of Pochayiv (repose) (Eastern Orthodox Church)
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Simon the Zealot
Simon the Zealot
Christian feast day: The Apostles Simon and Jude (Western Christianity)
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Fidelis of Como
Fidelis of Como
Christian feast day: Fidelis of Como (Roman Catholic Church)
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Abgar V
Abgar V
Christian feast day: Abgar V of Edessa (Eastern Orthodox Church)
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Eadsige
Eadsige
Christian feast day: Eadsige
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