Famous people born on October 28 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is October 28, you share it with Bill Gates, Julia Roberts, Joaquin Phoenix — and you were born under Scorpio, the sign of the intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
Birthday basics for October 28
Scorpio ♏
Zodiac sign
Opal
Birthstone
Marigold
Birth flower
301st
Day of the year
October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years), with 64 days still to come.
Famous people born on October 28
Bill Gates — Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist, and tech titan (born 1955).
Julia Roberts — Oscar-winning actor of Pretty Woman and Erin Brockovich (born 1967).
Joaquin Phoenix — Oscar-winning actor of Joker and Walk the Line (born 1974).
Also sharing the day:
Evelyn Waugh (b. 1903) — English satirical novelist who wrote Brideshead Revisited.
Jonas Salk (b. 1914) — American scientist who developed the first successful polio vaccine.
Frank Ocean (b. 1987) — American singer-songwriter behind the acclaimed albums Channel Orange and Blonde.
October 28 in history
1886 — The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor.
1962 — Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove missiles from Cuba, ending the Cuban Missile Crisis.
1965 — The Gateway Arch was completed in St. Louis as a memorial to westward expansion.
1636 — Harvard, the first college in the American colonies, was founded.
1893 — Tchaikovsky conducted the premiere of his Sixth Symphony, the Pathétique, in St. Petersburg.
1958 — Cardinal Angelo Roncalli was elected Pope John XXIII.
October 28 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is October 28?
Anyone born on October 28 is a Scorpio — intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
What is the birthstone for October 28?
The birthstone for a October 28 birthday is Opal, and the birth flower is the Marigold.
Who is the most famous person born on October 28?
Bill Gates is among the best known — Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist, and tech titan (born 1955).
What happened on October 28?
In 1886, The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor.
What day of the year is October 28?
October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years), with 64 days still to come.
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