On This Day

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October 28 2004

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Events on This Day

Acted in 'Without a Trace'
Allan Katz
milestone

Born on This Day

Died on This Day

A. Linwood Holton, Jr.🇺🇸
deceased
American politician (1923–2021) · 1923–2021
Days lived
35,832
Albert Grünwedel🇩🇪
deceased
German explorer, tibetologist (1856-1935) · 1856–1935
Days lived
28,942

Who Was Alive

Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Born on October 28 Died on October 28 On This Day Day Lookup

🇺🇸

Figure skater · b. 1999

Days alive

1,827

Anthony Lerew🇺🇸

film director · b. 1982

Days alive

8,036

Anton Schlecker🇩🇪

entrepreneur · b. 1944

Days alive

21,915

Artyom Kuklev🇷🇺

Russian professional football player · b. 1991

Days alive

4,749

Bernhard Wicki🇨🇭

deceased

Austrian actor and film director (1919–2000) · 1919–2000

Days lived

29,289

Bernie Ecclestone

Formula One driver · b. 1930

Days alive

27,029

Bill Gates

entrepreneur · b. 1955

Days alive

17,898

Bob Stuart🇳🇿

deceased

New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach (1920-2005) · 1920–2005

Days lived

30,876

Brad Paisley🇺🇸

singer · b. 1972

Days alive

11,688

Butch van Breda Kolff🇺🇸

deceased

basketball player · 1922–2007

Days lived

30,979

Caitlyn Jenner

film producer · b. 1949

Days alive

20,089

Carl Andreas Koefoed

deceased

Russian anthropologist (1855–1948) · 1855–1948

Days lived

33,704

Chris Bauer🇺🇸

actor · b. 1966

Days alive

13,880

Christian Berkel🇩🇪

German actor · b. 1957

Days alive

17,167

Cleo Laine🇬🇧

deceased

English jazz singer and actress (1927–2025) · 1927–2025

Days lived

35,699

Coluche🇫🇷

deceased

actor · 1944–1986

Days lived

15,209

Cornelia Froboess🇩🇪

German actress · b. 1943

Days alive

22,281

Digby Jones🇬🇧

politician · b. 1955

Days alive

17,898

Eros Ramazzotti🇮🇹

singer-songwriter · b. 1963

Days alive

14,976

Fernando Gamboa🇦🇷

football player · b. 1970

Days alive

12,419

Francis Bacon🇮🇪

deceased

artist · 1909–1992

Days lived

30,133

Friedrich Hopfner🇦🇹

deceased

Austrian geodesist, geophysicist and planetary scientist (1881–1949) · 1881–1949

Days lived

24,536

Garrincha🇧🇷

deceased

Brazilian association football player (1933–1983) · 1933–1983

Days lived

17,981

George Buck Flower

deceased

Actor · 1937–2004

Days lived

24,340

Gershon Kingsley🇺🇸

deceased

American composer and musician (1922–2019) · 1922–2019

Days lived

35,472

Géza Petényi🇭🇺

deceased

Hungarian physician (1889-1965) · 1889–1965

Days lived

27,704

Hans Adolf Eduard Driesch

deceased

philosopher · 1867–1941

Days lived

26,833

Jami Gertz🇺🇸

Actor · b. 1965

Days alive

14,245

Janne Müller-Wieland🇩🇪

Olympic field hockey player · b. 1986

Days alive

6,575

Jawed Karim🇺🇸

entrepreneur · b. 1979

Days alive

9,132

Joaquin Phoenix🇵🇷

Oscar Winners · b. 1974

Days alive

10,958

José Ignacio Rivero🇨🇺

deceased

Cuban journalist (1920–2011) · 1920–2011

Days lived

33,003

Juan Guzmán🇩🇴

film director · b. 1966

Days alive

13,880

Julia Roberts🇺🇸

actor · b. 1967

Days alive

13,515

Karl Farkas🇦🇹

deceased

Austrian actor and writer (1893–1971) · 1893–1971

Days lived

28,323

Kim J. Henriksen🇩🇰

singer · b. 1960

Days alive

16,071

Linda Maria Koldau🇩🇪

entrepreneur · b. 1971

Days alive

12,054

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad🇮🇷

University teacher · b. 1956

Days alive

17,532

Michael Joiner🇺🇸

American basketball player · b. 1981

Days alive

8,401

Milan Baroš🇨🇿

Czech association football player · b. 1981

Days alive

8,401

Mirco Reseg🇩🇪

actor · b. 1972

Days alive

11,688

Montel Vontavious Porter🇺🇸

American professional wrestler · b. 1973

Days alive

11,323

Moritz Fürste🇩🇪

German field hockey player · b. 1984

Days alive

7,305

Obafemi Martins🇳🇬

football player · b. 1984

Days alive

7,305

Park Kyung-ni🇰🇷

deceased

South Korean writer (1926-2008) · 1926–2008

Days lived

29,775

Richard Bona

singer · b. 1967

Days alive

13,515

Roza Rymbayeva

actor · b. 1957

Days alive

17,167

Sergio Ruiz Mulas🇪🇸

athlete · b. 1986

Days alive

6,575

Troian Bellisario🇺🇸

actor · b. 1985

Days alive

6,940

Uwe Tellkamp🇩🇪

German writer and physician · b. 1968

Days alive

13,149

Wilhelm Uhde🇫🇷

deceased

German art historian, dealer and collector (1874-1947) · 1874–1947

Days lived

26,590

Ann Bonfoey Taylor🇺🇸

deceased

American aviator and fashion designer (1910-2007) · 1910–2007

Days lived

35,393

Camilo Cienfuegos🇪🇸

deceased

Cuban revolutionary fighter and guerilla (1932–1959) · 1932–1959

Days lived

10,126

Charles Despiau🇫🇷

deceased

artist · 1874–1946

Days lived

26,290

Dean L. Larsen🇺🇸

deceased

Mormon leader · 1927–2019

Days lived

33,760

Edith Peters🇺🇸

deceased

American singer and actress (1926-2000) · 1926–2000

Days lived

27,226

Ernst Gräfenberg🇩🇪

deceased

German gynaecologist and medical researcher (1881–1957) · 1881–1957

Days lived

27,790

Jack Robinson🇬🇧

deceased

film director · 1870–1931

Days lived

22,468

Jerry Lee Lewis🇺🇸

deceased

singer-songwriter · 1935–2022

Days lived

31,806

Jiří Gruša🇩🇪

deceased

Czech diplomat, poet and writer (1938-2011) · 1938–2011

Days lived

26,650

Marianne Kehlau🇩🇪

deceased

German actress (1925-2002) · 1925–2002

Days lived

28,394

Matthew Perry🇨🇦

deceased

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023) · 1969–2023

Days lived

19,793

Oswald Boelcke

deceased

military person · 1891–1916

Days lived

9,293

Porter Wagoner🇺🇸

deceased

Singer · 1927–2007

Days lived

29,297

Rafael Alberti🇪🇸

deceased

Spanish poet (1902–1999) · 1902–1999

Days lived

35,380

Richard Smalley🇺🇸

deceased

scientist · 1943–2005

Days lived

22,790

Tadeusz Mazowiecki🇵🇱

deceased

Polish politician and prime minister (1927-2013) · 1927–2013

Days lived

31,605

Theodor Reuss🇩🇪

deceased

singer · 1855–1923

Days lived

24,958

Tina Aumont🇺🇸

deceased

French actress (1946–2006) · 1946–2006

Days lived

22,171

Walter Held

deceased

German journalist (1910-1942) · 1910–1942

Days lived

11,629

Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

41,478

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

41,141

Silas Simmons🇺🇸

deceased

American baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006

Days lived

40,557

George Polley🇺🇸

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

39,016

Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

37,921

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,921

Fee Plumley🇬🇧

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,921

Shaherose Charania🇨🇦

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

37,921

Clifford Swann🇦🇺

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

37,921

Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,921

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

37,921

David Segal🇺🇸

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,921

Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,921

Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

37,921

Keith Padgett🇬🇧

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

37,921

Alice Herz-Sommer🇮🇱

deceased

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

Johannes Heesters🇦🇹

deceased

Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011

Days lived

39,466

Pete Briggs🇺🇸

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

36,826

Lonesome George🇪🇨

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,430

Washoe🇺🇸

deceased

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,399

Koko🇺🇸

deceased

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,152

Alex🇺🇸

deceased

African grey parrot · 1976–2007

Days lived

11,433

Kanzi🇺🇸

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

8,766

Tilikum🇺🇸

deceased

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

60,566

HSBC🇬🇧

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

51,008

Tata Group🇮🇳

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

49,974

Goldman Sachs🇺🇸

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

49,608

Eli Lilly🇺🇸

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

47,052

Chevron🇺🇸

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

45,704

Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

70,035

Crime and Punishment🇷🇺

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

50,704

The Great Gatsby🇺🇸

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

29,056

Brave New World🇬🇧

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

26,599

The Hobbit🇬🇧

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

24,509

The Little Prince🇫🇷

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

22,486

The Godfather🇺🇸

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

11,906

Jaws🇺🇸

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

10,723

Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

10,018

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

9,331

Alien🇺🇸

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

9,288

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

9,067

On This Day

Events on This Day

Born on This Day

Aditi Rao Hydari🇮🇳

Alan Smith🇬🇧

Amber Glenn

Died on This Day

A. Linwood Holton, Jr.🇺🇸

Albert Grünwedel🇩🇪

Who Was Alive

Sándor Farkas

Horst von der Goltz

Animals Alive

Harriet🇦🇺

Jonathan🇸🇭

Companies That Existed

Hermes🇫🇷

Procter & Gamble🇺🇸

Already Published

Meditations🇮🇹

Don Quixote🇪🇸

Already Released

Wuthering Heights

12 Angry Men🇺🇸

Anthony Lerew🇺🇸

Anton Schlecker🇩🇪

Artyom Kuklev🇷🇺

Bernhard Wicki🇨🇭

Bernie Ecclestone

Bill Gates

Bob Stuart🇳🇿

Brad Paisley🇺🇸

Butch van Breda Kolff🇺🇸

Caitlyn Jenner

Carl Andreas Koefoed

Chris Bauer🇺🇸

Christian Berkel🇩🇪

Cleo Laine🇬🇧

Coluche🇫🇷

Cornelia Froboess🇩🇪

Digby Jones🇬🇧

Eros Ramazzotti🇮🇹

Fernando Gamboa🇦🇷

Francis Bacon🇮🇪

Friedrich Hopfner🇦🇹

Garrincha🇧🇷

George Buck Flower

Gershon Kingsley🇺🇸

Géza Petényi🇭🇺

Hans Adolf Eduard Driesch

Jami Gertz🇺🇸

Janne Müller-Wieland🇩🇪

Jawed Karim🇺🇸

Joaquin Phoenix🇵🇷

José Ignacio Rivero🇨🇺

Juan Guzmán🇩🇴

Julia Roberts🇺🇸

Karl Farkas🇦🇹

Kim J. Henriksen🇩🇰

Linda Maria Koldau🇩🇪

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad🇮🇷

Michael Joiner🇺🇸

Milan Baroš🇨🇿

Mirco Reseg🇩🇪

Montel Vontavious Porter🇺🇸

Moritz Fürste🇩🇪

Obafemi Martins🇳🇬

Park Kyung-ni🇰🇷

Richard Bona

Roza Rymbayeva

Sergio Ruiz Mulas🇪🇸

Troian Bellisario🇺🇸

Uwe Tellkamp🇩🇪

Wilhelm Uhde🇫🇷

Ann Bonfoey Taylor🇺🇸

Camilo Cienfuegos🇪🇸

Charles Despiau🇫🇷

Dean L. Larsen🇺🇸

Edith Peters🇺🇸

Ernst Gräfenberg🇩🇪