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Oct 28 1017

Henry III Holy Roman emperor (1046-56) (d. 1056)

Oct 28 1510

Francis Borgia 4th Duke of Ganda and Jesuit priest born in Duchy of Ganda Kingdom of Valencia Spain (d. 1572)

Oct 28 1585

Cornelius Jansen French Roman Catholic reform leader (Jansenism) born in Acquoy County of Holland Dutch Republic (d. 1638)

Oct 28 1667

Maria Anna of Neuburg second wife of Charles II of Spain born in Benrath Palace Dsseldorf Electoral Palatinate (d. 1740)

Oct 28 1733

Ignaz Franz von Beecke German composer born in Wimpfen Germany (d. 1803)

Oct 28 1793

Eliphalet Remington US gun maker born in Suffield Connecticut (d. 1861)

Oct 28 1801

Karl Georg Lickl Austrian composer born in Vienna (d. 1877)

Oct 28 1805

John Thomson Scottish composer born in Sprouston Scotland (d. 1841)

Oct 28 1842

Anna Elizabeth Dickinson American orator (Joan of Arc of the Civil War) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1932)

Oct 28 1845

Zygmunt Florenty Wrblewski Polish physicist (d. 1888)

Oct 28 1846

Auguste Escoffier French chef and culinary writer king of chefs & chef of kings born in Villeneuve-Loubet France (d. 1935)

Oct 28 1855

Ivan V Mitshurin Russian botanist (new types of fruit) (d. 1935)

Oct 28 1856

Franz Xavier Arens American composer born in Neef Germany (d. 1932)

Oct 28 1864

Adolfo Camarillo American prominent land owner horse breeder and rancher born in Ventura California (d. 1958)

Oct 28 1864

Dmitry Ivanovsky Russian botanist who discovered the organisms that came to be known as viruses born in Gdov Russia (d. 1920)

Oct 28 1879

Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta Spanish composer born in Madrid (d. 1953)

Oct 28 1881

Bruno Sderstrm Swedish athlete (d. 1969)

Oct 28 1889

Juliette Bliveau Quebec comedian (d. 1975)

Oct 28 1903

Evelyn Waugh English author (Brideshead Revisited Scoop) born in London England (d. 1966)

Oct 28 1919

Bernhard Wicki Austrian director and actor (Morituri Crime & Passion) born in St. Plten Austria (d. 2000)

Oct 28 1921

Peggy Kirk American golfer (Titleholders Championship 1949) born in Findlay Ohio (d. 2016)

Oct 28 1938

Anne Perry [Juliet Marion Hulme] English-born novelist born in London England

Oct 28 1953

Mark James British golfer (Senior Players Championship 2004) born in Manchester England

Oct 28 1963

Kevin Dineen Canadian NHL right wing coach (Hartford Whalers Philadelphia Flyers) born in Quebec City Qubec

Oct 28 1964

Griffin ONeal American actor (April Fools Day Wraith) born in Los Angeles California

Oct 28 1966

Andy Richter American actor comedian and writer (Conan OBriens sidekick) born in Yorkville Illinois

Oct 28 1966

Benoit Hogue Canadian NHL center (Dallas Stars) born in Repentigny Quebec

Oct 28 1966

Tim Bogar infielder (NY Mets) born in Indianapolis Indiana

Oct 28 1968

Marc Livremont French rugby union footballer and coach

Oct 28 1973

Frank Juric Australian soccer goalie (Olyroos Olympics 1996)

Oct 28 1973

Alvin Burke Jr. American professional wrestler

Oct 28 1974

Braden Looper American baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996) born in Weatherford Oklahoma

Oct 28 1974

Henri Crockett NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)

Oct 28 1420 Beijing is declared the capital of the Ming dynasty under the Yongle Emperor

Oct 28 1538 The first university in the New World the Universidad Santo Toms de Aquino is established on Hispaniola

Oct 28 1636 Harvard University Cambridge founded by a vote of the Massachusetts General Court

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