Anniversaries 28 October

Birth

Desiderius Erasmus36

Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian 1466–1536

Jones Very10

American poet and essayist 1813–1880

Ivan Turgenev7

Russian writer 1818–1883

Wilhelm von Pressel1

German official and railway engineer 1821–1902

Auguste Escoffier2

French chef, restaurateur, and culinary writer 1846–1935

Jean-Marie Guyau4

French writer and philosopher 1854–1888

Kanō Jigorō19

Japanese educator and judoka 1860–1938

Sister Nivedita9

Scots-Irish social worker, author, teacher and a disciple o… 1867–1911

Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis7

Dutch historian 1892–1965

Conway Zirkle1

1895–1972

Edith Head2

American film and television costumer 1897–1981

Abba Lerner3

American economist 1903–1982

Evelyn Waugh123

British writer 1903–1966

Francis Bacon (artist)2

Irish-born British painter 1909–1992

Jonas Salk47

Inventor of polio vaccine 1914–1995

José Leite Lopes1

Brazilian physicist 1918–2006

Max DePree3

American businessman and writer 1924–2017

Ian Hamilton Finlay2

Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener 1925–2006

John Hollander31

American poet 1929–2013

Bernie Ecclestone3

British business magnate 1930

Charlie Daniels4

American singer and musician 1936

Anne Perry2

English author 1938

Ayi Kwei Armah2

Ghanaian writer 1939

Coluche5

French comedian and actor 1944–1986

Sandy Berger1

US National Security Advisor 1945–2015

Bruce Jenner3

American reality television personality and retired Olympic… 1949

Peter Hitchens22

author, journalist 1951

Joe R. Lansdale3

American novelist, short story writer, martial arts instruc… 1951

Indra Nooyi43

Indian-born, naturalized American, business executive 1955

Bill Gates92

American business magnate and philanthropist 1955

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad77

6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran 1956

Scott Hahn4

American theologian 1957

Catherine Fisher14

Welsh children's writer 1957

Mark Haddon35

English writer and illustrator 1962

Julia Roberts1

American actress and producer 1967

John Romero3

American video game designer 1967

Ben Harper29

singer-songwriter and musician 1969

Gilmar Pisas1

Curaçaoan politician and civil servant 1971

Brad Paisley28

American country music singer 1972

Joaquin Phoenix3

American actor, music video director, producer, musician, a… 1974

Matt Smith (actor)2

English actor 1982

Obafemi Martins3

Nigerian footballer 1984

Frank Ocean1

American musician 1987

Death

Philippe de Commines7

writer and diplomat 1447–1511

Pier Gerlofs Donia1

Frisian warrior, pirate, and rebel 1480–1520

Giovanni Maria Cecchi11

Italian poet, playwright, writer and notary 1518–1587

Jahangir23

4th Mughal Emperor 1569–1627

John Wallis34

English mathematician 1616–1703

John Locke144

English philosopher and physician 1632–1704

William Julius Mickle17

British writer 1734–1788

Abigail Adams40

2nd First Lady of the United States (1797–1801) 1744–1818

Max Müller25

German-born philologist and orientalist 1823–1900

Max Müller2

German-born philologist and orientalist 1823–1900

Richard Realf1

American poet 1832–1878

Paul Rée1

Prussian Doctor 1849–1901

Edward Bouchet1

African American academic 1852–1918

Alphonse Allais3

French writer and humourist 1854–1905

Theodor Reuss8

German singer 1855–1923

Billy Hughes6

Australian politician, seventh prime minister of Australia 1862–1952

Sylvia Fine2

American lyricist and songwriter 1913–1991

Sheldon Vanauken2

American journalist 1914–1996

Red Auerbach1

Hall of Fame basketball coach 1917–2006

John Braine1

English novelist 1922–1986

Galway Kinnell10

Poet 1927–2014

Tadeusz Mazowiecki3

Polish politician and prime minister 1927–2013

James Goldman2

American screenwriter, playwright, novelist 1927–1998

Ted Hughes55

English poet and children's writer 1930–1998

Richard Smalley1

American chemist 1943–2005

Jean-Gabriel Diarra1

Malian catholic priest 1945–2019