Famous Birthdays
- Ādolfs Skulte, Latvian composer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2000)
- Claude Bourdet, French human rights activist and journalist, born in Paris (d. 1996)
- Francis Bacon, Irish-British abstract painter (Study for a Pope), born in Dublin (d. 1992)
- Josef Gingold, Russian-American violinist (Primrose Quartet; Cleveland Orchestra, 1947-60) and pedagogue (Indiana University, 1960-95), born in Brest-Litovsk, Russian Empire (now Brest, Belarus) (d. 1995)
1909 Highlights
About October 28, 1909
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 113 years, 7 months and 1 day
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Scorpio
Augusto Pinochet
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Kim Jong-un
Nicolae Ceausescu
Pol Pot