What Day of the Week

October 28, 2020 is the 302^nd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 64 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

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

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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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• 97

  Emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard, to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor.
• 312

  Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman Emperor.
• 1664

  The Duke of York and Albany’s Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established.
• 1848

  The first railroad in Spain – between Barcelona and Mataró – is opened.
• 1891

  The Mino-Owari earthquake, the largest inland earthquake in Japan’s history, strikes Gifu Prefecture.
• 1893

  Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique, receives its première performance in St. Petersburg, only nine days before the composer’s death.
• 1940

  World War II: Greece rejects Italy’s ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania, marking Greece’s entry into World War II.
• 1942

  The Alaska Highway (Alcan Highway) is completed through Canada to Fairbanks, Alaska.
• 1962

  Cuban Missile Crisis: Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that he had ordered the removal of Soviet missile bases in Cuba.
• 1998

  An Air China jetliner is hijacked by disgruntled pilot Yuan Bin and flown to Taiwan.

• 1793

  Eliphalet Remington, American firearms manufacturer (d. 1861)
• 1879

  Channing H. Cox, American politician (d. 1968)
• 1942

  Kees Verkerk, Dutch speed skater
• 1946

  John Hewson, Australian politician
• 1955

  Bill Gates, American software executive
• 1955

  Indra Nooyi, Indian born American Corporate Leader, PepsiCo CEO
• 1963

  Eros Ramazzotti, Italian singer
• 1967

  Monica Chan, Hong Kong actress and beauty pageant winner
• 1973

  Hassan Assad, American professional wrestler
• 1984

  Obafemi Martins, Nigerian footballer

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