Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/October 28
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Births
- 1902 - Elsa Lanchester, British-born actress (d. 1986)
- 1903 - Evelyn Waugh, English writer (d. 1966) (pictured)
- 1907 - Edith Head, American costume designer (d. 1981)
- 1914 - Jonas Salk, American medical scientist (d. 1995)
- 1955 - Bill Gates, American software pioneer
- 1956 - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran
- 1967 - Julia Roberts, American actress
- 1974 - Joaquin Phoenix, Puerto Rican-born actor
Deaths
- 1704 - John Locke, English philosopher (b. 1632)
- 1818 - Abigail Adams, First Lady of the United States (b. 1744)
- 1929 - Bernhard von Bülow, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1849)
- 1998 - Ted Hughes, English poet (b. 1930)