Public Holidays on October 28

• 🌍 Den vzniku samostatného československého státu (Czech Republic)
• 🌍 Independent Czechoslovak State Day (Czech Republic)
• 🌍 Ochi Day (Greece)
• 🌍 Ημέρα του Όχι (Greece)

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On This Day in History — October 28

• 2014 — An unmanned Antares 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 Virginia.
• 2013 — Five people are killed and 38 are injured after a car crashes into barriers just outside the Forbidden City in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China.
• 2009 — The 28 October 2009 Peshawar bombing kills 117 and wounds 213.
• 2009 — NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its later-cancelled Constellation program.
• 2007 — Cristina Fernández de Kirchner becomes the first woman elected President of Argentina.
• 2006 — The funeral service takes place for those executed at Bykivnia forest, outside Kiev, Ukraine. 817 Ukrainian civilians (out of some 100,000) executed by Bolsheviks at Bykivnia in 1930s/1940s are reburied.

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Notable Births on October 28

• 1998 — Nolan Gould, American actor
• 1997 — Taylor Fritz, American tennis player
• 1996 — Jasmine Jessica Anthony, American actress
• 1996 — Jack Eichel, American ice hockey player
• 1996 — Una Raymond-Hoey, Irish cricketer
• 1995 — Glen Kamara, Finnish footballer

Notable Deaths on October 28

• 2014 — Galway Kinnell, American poet and academic (b. 1927)
• 2014 — Michael Sata, Zambian police officer and politician, 5th President of Zambia (b. 1937)
• 2013 — Tetsuharu Kawakami, Japanese baseball player and manager (b. 1920)
• 2013 — Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Polish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1927)
• 2013 — Aleksandar Tijanić, Serbian journalist (b. 1949)
• 2013 — Rajendra Yadav, Indian author (b. 1929)

Sports on October 28

• NBA: Detroit Pistons @ New York Knicks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Sacramento Kings @ San Antonio Spurs — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Milwaukee Brewers @ Tampa Bay Rays — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Sam Houston Bearkats @ Missouri State Bears — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Boston Bruins @ Carolina Hurricanes — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Los Angeles Kings @ Chicago Blackhawks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on October 29

• 🌍 Cumhuriyet Bayramı (Turkey)
• 🌍 Republic Day (Turkey)

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On This Day in History — October 29

• 2015 — China announces the end of One-child policy after 35 years.
• 2012 — Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing 148 directly and 138 indirectly, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages.
• 2008 — Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
• 2005 — Bombings in Delhi, India kill more than 60.
• 2004 — The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references...
• 2002 — Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire, a fire destroys a luxurious department store where 1500 people are shopping. Over 60 people die and over 100 are unaccounted for. It is the deadliest disaster in Vietnam during peacetime.

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Notable Births on October 29

• 1998 — Lance Stroll, Canadian race car driver
• 1993 — Ágnes Bukta, Hungarian tennis player
• 1993 — India Eisley, American actress
• 1991 — Grant Hall, English footballer
• 1990 — Eric Saade, Swedish singer
• 1989 — Primož Roglič, Slovenian ski jumper and cyclist

Notable Deaths on October 29

• 2015 — Luther Burden, American basketball player and coach (b. 1953)
• 2015 — Ernesto Herrera, Filipino businessman and politician (b. 1942)
• 2015 — Boris Kristančič, Slovene basketball player and coach (b. 1931)
• 2015 — Ranko Žeravica, Serbian basketball player and coach (b. 1929)
• 2014 — Roger Freeman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1965)
• 2014 — Klas Ingesson, Swedish footballer and manager (b. 1968)

Sports on October 29

• College Football: Jacksonville State Gamecocks @ New Mexico State Aggies — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: New York Knicks @ Chicago Bulls — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Milwaukee Brewers @ Tampa Bay Rays — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Houston Rockets @ Milwaukee Bucks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Golden State Warriors @ Minnesota Timberwolves — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Denver Nuggets @ New Orleans Pelicans — 00:00 UTC Scheduled

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