Anniversaries 28 October
Birth
![Desiderius Erasmus photo]()
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian
1466–1536
![Jones Very photo]()
American poet and essayist
1813–1880
![Wilhelm von Pressel photo]()
German official and railway engineer
1821–1902
![Auguste Escoffier photo]()
French chef, restaurateur, and culinary writer
1846–1935
![Jean-Marie Guyau photo]()
French writer and philosopher
1854–1888
![Kanō Jigorō photo]()
Japanese educator and judoka
1860–1938
![Sister Nivedita photo]()
Scots-Irish social worker, author, teacher and a disciple o…
1867–1911
![Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis photo]()
Dutch historian
1892–1965
![Edith Head photo]()
American film and television costumer
1897–1981
![Abba Lerner photo]()
American economist
1903–1982
![Francis Bacon (artist) photo]()
Irish-born British painter
1909–1992
![Jonas Salk photo]()
Inventor of polio vaccine
1914–1995
![José Leite Lopes photo]()
Brazilian physicist
1918–2006
![Max DePree photo]()
American businessman and writer
1924–2017
![Ian Hamilton Finlay photo]()
Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener
1925–2006
![Bernie Ecclestone photo]()
British business magnate
1930
![Charlie Daniels photo]()
American singer and musician
1936
![Coluche photo]()
French comedian and actor
1944–1986
![Sandy Berger photo]()
US National Security Advisor
1945–2015
![Bruce Jenner photo]()
American reality television personality and retired Olympic…
1949
![Joe R. Lansdale photo]()
American novelist, short story writer, martial arts instruc…
1951
![Indra Nooyi photo]()
Indian-born, naturalized American, business executive
1955
![Bill Gates photo]()
American business magnate and philanthropist
1955
![Mahmoud Ahmadinejad photo]()
6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
1956
![Catherine Fisher photo]()
Welsh children's writer
1957
![Mark Haddon photo]()
English writer and illustrator
1962
![Julia Roberts photo]()
American actress and producer
1967
![John Romero photo]()
American video game designer
1967
![Ben Harper photo]()
singer-songwriter and musician
1969
![Gilmar Pisas photo]()
Curaçaoan politician and civil servant
1971
![Brad Paisley photo]()
American country music singer
1972
![Joaquin Phoenix photo]()
American actor, music video director, producer, musician, a…
1974
Death
![Philippe de Commines photo]()
writer and diplomat
1447–1511
![Pier Gerlofs Donia photo]()
Frisian warrior, pirate, and rebel
1480–1520
![Giovanni Maria Cecchi photo]()
Italian poet, playwright, writer and notary
1518–1587
![Jahangir photo]()
4th Mughal Emperor
1569–1627
![John Wallis photo]()
English mathematician
1616–1703
![John Locke photo]()
English philosopher and physician
1632–1704
![Abigail Adams photo]()
2nd First Lady of the United States (1797–1801)
1744–1818
![Max Müller photo]()
German-born philologist and orientalist
1823–1900
![Max Müller photo]()
German-born philologist and orientalist
1823–1900
![Paul Rée photo]()
Prussian Doctor
1849–1901
![Edward Bouchet photo]()
African American academic
1852–1918
![Alphonse Allais photo]()
French writer and humourist
1854–1905
![Billy Hughes photo]()
Australian politician, seventh prime minister of Australia
1862–1952
![Sylvia Fine photo]()
American lyricist and songwriter
1913–1991
![Sheldon Vanauken photo]()
American journalist
1914–1996
![Red Auerbach photo]()
Hall of Fame basketball coach
1917–2006
![John Braine photo]()
English novelist
1922–1986
![Tadeusz Mazowiecki photo]()
Polish politician and prime minister
1927–2013
![James Goldman photo]()
American screenwriter, playwright, novelist
1927–1998
![Ted Hughes photo]()
English poet and children's writer
1930–1998
![Richard Smalley photo]()
American chemist
1943–2005
![Jean-Gabriel Diarra photo]()
Malian catholic priest
1945–2019
