eso ha pasado un 28 Octubre

1886 : Statue of Liberty inaugurated


On October 28, 1886, U.S. President Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island in New York. Bartholdi's statue, a gift from France, had arrived dismantled in June 1885.

1940 : Italy invaded Greece


On October 28, 1940, Mussolini's troops invaded Greece, against the advice of Hitler, who wanted Italy to stayed focused on Egypt. Due to a very bad preparation, a non conducive period, a rugged and strong determination from the Greek troops, the Italians were pushed back in Albania in just one week.

1962 : End of the missile crisis in Cuba


On October 28, 1962, Nikita Khrushchev agreed to withdraw Soviet missiles from Cuba in exchange for a promise that the United States would respect the sovereignty of Cuba. The hard-line in the Soviet Communist Party did not forgive the withdrawal and 2 years later, a conspiracy led by Leonid Brezhnev "resigned" Khrushchev.

1982 : The Spanish Socialist Workers Party wins parliamentary elections in Spain


On October 28, 1982, the Spanish Socialist Workers Party won the general election in Spain, seven years after the end of Francoism. It remained over 13 years in power.

1995 : Metro fire in Baku


On October 28, 1995, a fire broke out in the metro in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. 289 people were killed, most by breathing carbon monoxide in the train where they were. The fire was probably caused by an electrical fault but the exact cause is still unknown.

2009 : Car bombing in Peshawar


On October 28, 2009, a car bomb killed 137 people in Peshawar, Pakistan. The government accuses the Taliban of having carried out the attack but they have always denied to be the instigators.

Actualidad del día : 28 Octubre

Ochi Day in Greece
October 28 is Ochi Day in Greece which commemorates the no given by the Greeks on 28 October 1940 to the Italians who demanded that their troops could enter and occupy the country.
National holiday in the Czech Republic
October 28 is a national holiday in the Czech Republic and Slovakia which celebrate the independence of Czechoslovakia gained against Austria-Hungary on October 28, 1918.

Cita del día : 28 Octubre

Bill Gates
If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.

Cumpleaños : 28 Octubre

Canaletto, Pintor italiano (1697)
Auguste Escoffier, Chef francés (1846)
Kanō Jigorō, Fundador del judo (1860)
Edith Head, Diseñadora de vestuario estadounidense (1897)
Francis Bacon, Pintor escocés (1909)
Richard Millington Synge, Bioquímico inglés, Premio Nóbel (1914)
Marcel Bozzuffi, Actor francés (1928)
Suzy Parker, Actriz americana (1932)
Anne Perry, Escritora inglesa (1938)
Jane Alexander, Actriz americana (1939)
Coluche, Actor y comediante francés (1944)
Bruce Jenner, Atleta estadounidense (1949)
Bill Gates, Magnate de los negocios y filántropo estadounidense, co-fundador de Microsoft (1955)
Indra Nooyi, Empresaria estadounidense, CEO de PepsiCo (1955)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Presidente de Irán (1956)
Florence Arthaud, Navegante francesa (1957)
Daphne Zuniga, Actriz americana (1962)
Lauren Holly, Actriz americana (1963)
Eros Ramazzotti, Cantante italiano (1963)
Isabelle Giordano, Periodista y presentadora de TV francesa (1963)
Jami Gertz, Actriz americana (1965)
Julia Roberts, Actriz americana (1967)
Ben Harper, Músico estadounidense (1969)
Joaquin Phoenix, Actor americano (1974)
Bryn Evans, Jugador de rugby de Nueva Zelanda (1984)
Devon Murray, Actor irlandés (1988)
Camille Muffat, Nadadora francesa (1989)

Nos han dejado un 28 Octubre

John Locke, Filósofo inglés (1704)
Alphonse Allais, Periodista y humorista francés (1905)
Marcel Cerdan, Boxeador francés (1949)
Ginette Neveu, Violinista francesa (1949)
Ted Hughes, Poeta Inglés (1998)
Georges Poujouly, Actor francés (2000)
Richard Smalley, Químico estadounidense, premio Nobel (2005)
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