On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 28 1967
Born on This Day
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Aditi Rao Hydari🇮🇳
Actor · b. 1986

Alan Smith🇬🇧
English footballer, born 1980 · b. 1980

Amber Glenn🇺🇸
Figure skater · b. 1999

Anthony Lerew🇺🇸
film director · b. 1982
Anton Schlecker🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1944
Days alive
8,400
Artyom Kuklev🇷🇺
Russian professional football player · b. 1991
Bernhard Wicki🇨🇭
deceasedAustrian actor and film director (1919–2000) · 1919–2000
Days lived
29,289
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Bernie Ecclestone
Formula One driver · b. 1930
Days alive
13,514

Bill Gates
entrepreneur · b. 1955
Days alive
4,383

Bob Stuart🇳🇿
deceasedNew Zealand rugby union footballer and coach (1920-2005) · 1920–2005
Days lived
30,876

Brad Paisley🇺🇸
singer · b. 1972

Butch van Breda Kolff🇺🇸
deceasedbasketball player · 1922–2007
Days lived
30,979

Caitlyn Jenner
film producer · b. 1949
Days alive
6,574

Carl Andreas Koefoed
deceasedRussian anthropologist (1855–1948) · 1855–1948
Days lived
33,704

Chris Bauer🇺🇸
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
365

Christian Berkel🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1957
Days alive
3,652
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Cleo Laine🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish jazz singer and actress (1927–2025) · 1927–2025
Days lived
35,699

Coluche🇫🇷
deceasedactor · 1944–1986
Days lived
15,209

Cornelia Froboess🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1943
Days alive
8,766

Digby Jones🇬🇧
politician · b. 1955
Days alive
4,383
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Eros Ramazzotti🇮🇹
singer-songwriter · b. 1963
Days alive
1,461

Fernando Gamboa🇦🇷
football player · b. 1970

Francis Bacon🇮🇪
deceasedartist · 1909–1992
Days lived
30,133
Friedrich Hopfner🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian geodesist, geophysicist and planetary scientist (1881–1949) · 1881–1949
Days lived
24,536

Garrincha🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian association football player (1933–1983) · 1933–1983
Days lived
17,981
George Buck Flower
deceasedActor · 1937–2004
Days lived
24,340

Gershon Kingsley🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican composer and musician (1922–2019) · 1922–2019
Days lived
35,472

Géza Petényi🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian physician (1889-1965) · 1889–1965
Days lived
27,704

Hans Adolf Eduard Driesch
deceasedphilosopher · 1867–1941
Days lived
26,833

Jami Gertz🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1965
Days alive
730

Janne Müller-Wieland🇩🇪
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1986

Jawed Karim🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1979

Joaquin Phoenix🇵🇷
Oscar Winners · b. 1974

José Ignacio Rivero🇨🇺
deceasedCuban journalist (1920–2011) · 1920–2011
Days lived
33,003

Juan Guzmán🇩🇴
film director · b. 1966
Days alive
365
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Julia Roberts🇺🇸
actor · b. 1967
Days alive
0

Karl Farkas🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actor and writer (1893–1971) · 1893–1971
Days lived
28,323

Kim J. Henriksen🇩🇰
singer · b. 1960
Days alive
2,556

Linda Maria Koldau🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1971

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad🇮🇷
University teacher · b. 1956
Days alive
4,017
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Michael Joiner🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1981

Milan Baroš🇨🇿
Czech association football player · b. 1981
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Mirco Reseg🇩🇪
actor · b. 1972

Montel Vontavious Porter🇺🇸
American professional wrestler · b. 1973

Moritz Fürste🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1984

Obafemi Martins🇳🇬
football player · b. 1984

Park Kyung-ni🇰🇷
deceasedSouth Korean writer (1926-2008) · 1926–2008
Days lived
29,775

Richard Bona
singer · b. 1967
Days alive
0

Roza Rymbayeva
actor · b. 1957
Days alive
3,652
Sergio Ruiz Mulas🇪🇸
athlete · b. 1986

Troian Bellisario🇺🇸
actor · b. 1985

Uwe Tellkamp🇩🇪
German writer and physician · b. 1968

Wilhelm Uhde🇫🇷
deceasedGerman art historian, dealer and collector (1874-1947) · 1874–1947
Days lived
26,590
Died on This Day
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A. Linwood Holton, Jr.🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician (1923–2021) · 1923–2021
Days lived
35,832

Albert Grünwedel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman explorer, tibetologist (1856-1935) · 1856–1935
Days lived
28,942
Ann Bonfoey Taylor🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican aviator and fashion designer (1910-2007) · 1910–2007
Days lived
35,393
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Barbara Barrie🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1931–2026
Days lived
34,857

Camilo Cienfuegos🇪🇸
deceasedCuban revolutionary fighter and guerilla (1932–1959) · 1932–1959
Days lived
10,126
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Charles Despiau🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1874–1946
Days lived
26,290
Dean L. Larsen🇺🇸
deceasedMormon leader · 1927–2019
Days lived
33,760

Edith Peters🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer and actress (1926-2000) · 1926–2000
Days lived
27,226
Elke Sommer🇩🇪
deceasedActor · 1940–2026
Days lived
31,403

Ernst Gräfenberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman gynaecologist and medical researcher (1881–1957) · 1881–1957
Days lived
27,790

Jack Robinson🇬🇧
deceasedfilm director · 1870–1931
Days lived
22,468

Jerry Lee Lewis🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1935–2022
Days lived
31,806

Jiří Gruša🇩🇪
deceasedCzech diplomat, poet and writer (1938-2011) · 1938–2011
Days lived
26,650
Marianne Kehlau🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1925-2002) · 1925–2002
Days lived
28,394

Matthew Perry🇨🇦
deceasedAmerican-Canadian actor (1969–2023) · 1969–2023
Days lived
19,793

Oswald Boelcke
deceasedmilitary person · 1891–1916
Days lived
9,293
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Porter Wagoner🇺🇸
deceasedSinger · 1927–2007
Days lived
29,297

Rafael Alberti🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish poet (1902–1999) · 1902–1999
Days lived
35,380

Richard Smalley🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1943–2005
Days lived
22,790

Tadeusz Mazowiecki🇵🇱
deceasedPolish politician and prime minister (1927-2013) · 1927–2013
Days lived
31,605

Theodor Reuss🇩🇪
deceasedsinger · 1855–1923
Days lived
24,958

Tina Aumont🇺🇸
deceasedFrench actress (1946–2006) · 1946–2006
Days lived
22,171
Walter Held
deceasedGerman journalist (1910-1942) · 1910–1942
Days lived
11,629
Who Was Alive
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
41,937

Annette Kolb🇫🇷
deceasedGerman writer (1870-1967) · 1870–1967
Days lived
35,731

Gertrude W. Hoffmann🇩🇪
deceasedcharacter actress (1871-1968) · 1871–1968
Days lived
35,335

Camille Huysmans🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1871–1968
Days lived
35,338

Bertrand Russell🇬🇧
deceasedYouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688

Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1873–1969
Days lived
34,997

Charles Foulkes🇬🇧
deceasedBritish general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969
Days lived
34,427

Henry Hallett Dale🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish pharmacologist, Nobel laureate · 1875–1968
Days lived
34,012

Gertrud von Le Fort🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1876–1971
Days lived
34,718

Natalie Clifford Barney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972
Days lived
34,791
Edward Roberts
deceasedBritish priest · 1877–1968
Days lived
33,236

Rudolph Dirks🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1877–1968
Days lived
33,290

Lillian Moller Gilbreth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972
Days lived
34,190

E. M. Forster🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish novelist (1879-1970) · 1879–1970
Days lived
33,394
Margarete Bieber🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978
Days lived
36,003

Adolf Strauss🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Wehrmacht general (1879–1973) · 1879–1973
Days lived
34,163

Kenneth Edgeworth🇮🇪
deceasedIrish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,829
Arthur Mallwitz🇩🇪
deceasedathlete · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115

Helen Keller🇺🇸
deceasedYouTube personality · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115
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Emma P. Carr🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,404
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
49,608
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Sergeant Reckless🇺🇸
deceasedMongolian mare · 1948–1968
Days lived
7,438
Ham🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1957–1983
Days lived
9,333
Shamu🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1962–1971
Days lived
3,521
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,781
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,478
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,051
HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,493
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,459
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,093
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,537
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,189
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
652,988
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,502
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,520
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,189
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,541
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,084
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
10,994
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
8,971
Already Released
Films already out by this date.