óæå ïðîøëî 28 October

1886 : Statue of Liberty inaugurated


On October 28, 1886, U.S. President Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island in New York. Bartholdi's statue, a gift from France, had arrived dismantled in June 1885.

1940 : Italy invaded Greece


On October 28, 1940, Mussolini's troops invaded Greece, against the advice of Hitler, who wanted Italy to stayed focused on Egypt. Due to a very bad preparation, a non conducive period, a rugged and strong determination from the Greek troops, the Italians were pushed back in Albania in just one week.

1962 : End of the missile crisis in Cuba


On October 28, 1962, Nikita Khrushchev agreed to withdraw Soviet missiles from Cuba in exchange for a promise that the United States would respect the sovereignty of Cuba. The hard-line in the Soviet Communist Party did not forgive the withdrawal and 2 years later, a conspiracy led by Leonid Brezhnev "resigned" Khrushchev.

1982 : The Spanish Socialist Workers Party wins parliamentary elections in Spain


On October 28, 1982, the Spanish Socialist Workers Party won the general election in Spain, seven years after the end of Francoism. It remained over 13 years in power.

1995 : Metro fire in Baku


On October 28, 1995, a fire broke out in the metro in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. 289 people were killed, most by breathing carbon monoxide in the train where they were. The fire was probably caused by an electrical fault but the exact cause is still unknown.

2009 : Car bombing in Peshawar


On October 28, 2009, a car bomb killed 137 people in Peshawar, Pakistan. The government accuses the Taliban of having carried out the attack but they have always denied to be the instigators.

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Ochi Day in Greece
October 28 is Ochi Day in Greece which commemorates the no given by the Greeks on 28 October 1940 to the Italians who demanded that their troops could enter and occupy the country.
National holiday in the Czech Republic
October 28 is a national holiday in the Czech Republic and Slovakia which celebrate the independence of Czechoslovakia gained against Austria-Hungary on October 28, 1918.

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Canaletto, Italian painter (1697)
Auguste Escoffier, French chef (1846)
Kanō Jigorō, Founder of judo (1860)
Edith Head, American costume designer (1897)
Francis Bacon, Scottish painter (1909)
Richard Millington Synge, English biochemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (1914)
Marcel Bozzuffi, French actor (1928)
Suzy Parker, American actress (1932)
Anne Perry, English writer (1938)
Jane Alexander, American actress (1939)
Coluche, French actor and comedian (1944)
Bruce Jenner, American athlete (1949)
Indra Nooyi, American businesswoman, CEO of PepsiCo (1955)
Bill Gates, American business magnate and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft (1955)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran (1956)
Florence Arthaud, French navigator (1957)
Daphne Zuniga, American actress (1962)
Lauren Holly, American actress (1963)
Eros Ramazzotti, Italian singer (1963)
Isabelle Giordano, French journalist and television host (1963)
Jami Gertz, American actress (1965)
Julia Roberts, American actress (1967)
Ben Harper, American musician (1969)
Joaquin Phoenix, American actor (1974)
Bryn Evans, New Zealand All Black rugby player (1984)
Devon Murray, Irish actor (1988)
Camille Muffat, French swimmer (1989)

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John Locke, English philosopher (1704)
Alphonse Allais, French journalist and humorist (1905)
Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (1949)
Ginette Neveu, French violinist (1949)
Ted Hughes, English poet (1998)
Georges Poujouly, French actor (2000)
Richard Smalley, American chemist, Nobel Laureate (2005)

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Remove stains


To remove stains from felt, ink, coffee, wine, fruit or grass on clothing even wool, you can use rubbing alcohol. It is still preferable to do a test on the fabric first.
Attention, rubbing alcohol is highly toxic and flammable: Use in a ventilated area and keep out of reach of children.

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