The 301st day of the year, the 302nd in a leap year
Born on 28 October
Every 28 October birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Scorpio, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- ScorpioWater, fixed, ruled by Mars.
- Birthstone
- Opal, TourmalineThe same as on the 1912 list.
- Birth flower
- Marigold, CosmosUsually taken today to mean warmth and order.
- Most common weekdays
- Friday and Wednesday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 28 October in any year.
Which weekday 28 October falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 28 October falls on every day of the week: Friday 16, Wednesday 16, Thursday 15, Saturday 15, Sunday 15, Tuesday 15, Monday 15.
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How common a birthday 28 October is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,795 babies were born on 28 October in each year of the twenty, making it the 222nd most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 28 October
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Gates | 1955– | American businessman, investor, and philanthropist |
| Erasmus | 1466–1536 | Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian |
| Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | 1956– | 6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2005 to 2013 |
| Julia Roberts | 1967– | American actress |
| Joaquin Phoenix | 1974– | American actor |
| Jonas Salk | 1914–1995 | American virologist who developed one of the first polio vaccines |
| Garrincha | 1933–1983 | Brazilian association football player |
| Evelyn Waugh | 1903–1966 | British writer and journalist |
| Francis Bacon | 1909–1992 | Irish-born British figurative painter |
| Matt Smith | 1982– | English actor |
| Caitlyn Jenner | 1949– | American media personality and retired decathlete |
| Milan Baroš | 1981– | Czech association football player |
| Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor | 1016–1056 | Holy Roman Emperor |
| Kanō Jigorō | 1860–1938 | Japanese educator and judoka; born on the 28th day of the 10th month in the Japanese lunar calendar then in use, which is 10 December in the Gregorian |
| Richard Laurence Millington Synge | 1914–1994 | British biochemist |
| Bernie Ecclestone | 1930– | British business magnate |
| Obafemi Martins | 1984– | Nigerian footballer |
| Frank Ocean | 1987– | American singer, songwriter, and rapper |
Died on 28 October
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| John Locke | 1632–1704 | English philosopher and physician; died 28 October in the Julian calendar, which is 8 November in the Gregorian |
| Matthew Perry | 1969–2023 | American-Canadian actor |
| Abigail Adams | 1744–1818 | First Lady of the United States from 1797 to 1801 |
| Jahangir | 1569–1627 | Mughal emperor from 1605 to 1627 |
| Anna of Russia | 1693–1740 | Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740 |
| Max Müller | 1823–1900 | German-born British philologist, orientalist and indologist |
| Jerry Lee Lewis | 1935–2022 | American rock 'n' roll musician |
| Maxentius | died 312 | Roman emperor from 306 to 312 |
| Margaret I of Denmark | 1353–1412 | Queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden |
| Richard Smalley | 1943–2005 | American chemist |
| Bernhard von Bülow | 1849–1929 | German and Prussian politician |
| Tadeusz Mazowiecki | 1927–2013 | Polish politician and prime minister |
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