What happened on October 28 in other years, from the events Wikipedia's editors chose for its "On this day":
- 312: Civil wars of the Tetrarchy: Constantine the Great defeated Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in Rome. → Maxentius
- 1664: The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, the forerunner to the Royal Marines, was established at the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company in London. → Royal Marines
- 1835: In the first major engagement of the Texas Revolution, the Texian Army repelled a Mexican attack at the grounds of Mission Concepcion south of Downtown San Antonio. → Texian Army
- 1928: Indonesian composer Wage Rudolf Supratman introduced "Indonesia Raya", now the country's national anthem. → Indonesia Raya
- 1971: Prospero, the first British satellite launched on a British rocket, lifted off from Launch Area 5B in Woomera, South Australia. → Prospero (spacecraft)
- 2013: The first terrorist attack in Beijing's recent history took place when members of the Turkistan Islamic Party drove a vehicle into a crowd, killing five people and injuring thirty-eight others. → 2013 Tiananmen Square attack
Born on October 28
- 1466: Erasmus, Dutch philosopher (died 1536)
- 1955: Bill Gates, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft
- 1956: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian engineer and politician, 6th President of Iran
- 1967: Julia Roberts, American actress and producer
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