What Day of the Week

October 28, 2021 is the 301^st day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 64 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.

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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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• 1531

  Battle of Amba Sel: Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi again defeats the army of Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia. The southern part of Ethiopia falls under Imam Ahmad’s control.
• 1664

  The Duke of York and Albany’s Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established.
• 1776

  American Revolutionary War: Battle of White Plains – British Army forces arrive at White Plains, attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Americans.
• 1848

  The first railroad in Spain – between Barcelona and Mataró – is opened.
• 1918

  World War I: Czechoslovakia is granted independence from Austria-Hungary marking the beginning of an independent Czechoslovak state, after 300 years.
• 1922

  March on Rome: Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government.
• 1962

  Cuban Missile Crisis: Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that he had ordered the removal of Soviet missile bases in Cuba.
• 1964

  Vietnam War: U.S. officials deny any involvement in bombing North Vietnam.
• 1982

  The Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party wins elections, leading to the first Socialist government in Spain after death of Franco. Felipe Gonzalez becomes Prime Minister-elect.
• 2006

  The funeral service takes place for those executed at Bykivnia forest, outside Kiev, Ukraine. 817 Ukrainian civilians (out of some 100,000) executed by Bolsheviks at Bykivnia in 1930s – early 1940s are reburied.

• 1818

  Ivan Turgenev, Russian writer (d. 1883)
• 1881

  Bruno Söderström, Swedish athlete (d. 1969)
• 1927

  Roza Makagonova, Russian actress (d. 1995)
• 1938

  Dave Budd, American basketball player
• 1957

  Zach Wamp, American politician
• 1967

  Kevin Macdonald, Scottish film director
• 1970

  Greg Eagles, American voice actor
• 1979

  Aki Hakala, Finnish musician
• 1981

  Nick Montgomery, English footballer
• 1982

  Jeremy Bonderman, American baseball player

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